Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 1 - Switching Play

Warmup

Organization: 4 cones set out 1yd apart, 3 players (2 active, 1 resting) - 1 group seen above.

Instructions:

1. Players must pass the soccer ball through any of the 3 gates.

2. Players may not pass the soccer ball through the gate that they just received the ball from.

3. If a player passes the ball back through the same gate, they are replaced by the resting player.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of pass

- Disguise intended direction of pass

- Think ahead, where is your next pass

Progressions:

- Limit number of touches

Main Theme Act. 2

Organization: 18x12 area split in half, 12 players - split into 2 teams of 6, extra soccer balls.

Instructions:

1. 4 players begin in each half with 2 target players on the opposite endline.

2. Team of 4 players are looking to complete a pass into either one of their target players who may move across the endline.

3. A completed pass to the target player inside the gate is 1 point.

4. A completed pass to the target player at the central cone is 2 points.

5. Any completed pass in the air is worth 3 points.

6. First team to 10 points wins the round.

Coaching Points:

- Speed of play - Move the defenders, look to break the line

- Quality of pass - Fire it in to target player

- When to risk and when to retain possession

- Creative play - Find different ways around the defenders

Progressions:

P- Play with 1 target player and 5 field players

P- Defending team can send in 1 defender