Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Monday Gym Session - Transition (Start Time: 2018-04-16 18:05:00)

Transition - Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

Players partner up, one with ball and one with out; pinnie and non-pinnie

8 players per gym half

Activity:

1. Start with player in Red with ball, she plays a pass to opposite player in Blue

2. Blue player now becomes the attacker and looks to dribble to the cone; Red player acts as defender and jockeys the attacker; 

3.  Attacker will start by only dribbling from right to left forcing the defender to shift his body/feet

4. Defender looks to keep the attacker in front of him without trying to win the ball; just be passive

5. When they reach the cone the blue player plays a pass to the Red player and they switch roles and vice versa

Progressions:

1. Attacker looks to move more actively, changing feet, attempting moves to get behind the defender, forcing the defender to change with them; defender remains passive and doesn't win the ball

2. Defender now becomes active and tries to win the ball away from the attacker; if the defender wins the ball, they transition to being the attacker 

Key Coaching Principles:

1. Attacking:  change speed/direction; get to space behind the defender

2. Defending:  close down - arm length away, slow down - delay forward progress, sit down/jocky - be patient and wait for poor 1st touch

Transition - Activity 2 (25 mins)

Organization:

Area - Full Gym, 2 small pug nets in the middle; play 4 teams of 4 - 3 pinnies & 1 non pinnie

Activity:

1. Start with 2 teams playing in the area of play; one team playing as neutral playing on the outside; one team waiting on the side

2. One team starts in possession and must make minimum 5 passes before they can score a goal on any one of 2 middle pug nets; can use neutrals to make minimum passes

3. If goal scored, team on the side replaces the defending team, the attacking team retains possession and must now try to score on the opposite pug net

4. If the defending teams takes the ball away from the attacking team, they must now make minimum 3 passes before scoring on any net

5. Rotate teams to be outside neutral players

Progressions: 

1. Make minimum 3 passes when team starts/restarts; make minimum 2 passes is defending team wins ball

Key Possession Principles:

1. Communication/Eye Contact

2. Movement/Angles to receive the ball & get into space - create width/depth

3. Patient in possession - Play forward - quick to switch the play/transition - when to pass/dribble

4. Support the man

5. Support the ball