Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Combination Play (Start Time: 2014-09-01 17:30:00)

Combination play (40 mins)

Learning Objectives

Warm Up. Ball Retention

Movement, control and pass

Groups of 5 around a 10x10, One player works in the middle around manequin which acts as a distraction.

2 balls with outside players who act as feeders to middle man.

1. Middle man plays 1 or 2 touch passing the ball out to any other player without a ball.

2. Feeders now with ball in hand call out for middle player to have 1,2 or 3 touches before playing back out.

Each player works for 45 secs

3. Player on outside move to corners of the grid. Using one ball players play 1 or 2 touch passing and following around the area. When passing from inside the area player moves to space left by the previous pass.

Technical

Players progress to using all body parts therefore look to keep the ball under close control.

Tactical

What parts of body is the player going to use?

Where is the next avaliable pass?

Does the player need to take an extra touch?

Physical

Middle player looks to play at a quick tempo

Psychological/Social

Concentration and focus on and off the ball.

Screen 3 (40 mins)

Learning Objectives

4 v 4 +4+2

Possession game inside 20 x 20 using extra players as targets

Technical

Tactical

Physical

Psychological/Social