Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U11G Monday Gym #1

Arrival Activity (5 mins)

Arrival Activity

Organization:

 - Place all of the benches around the outside of the gym

 - On arrival players will get a ball each

Activity

- Players pass the ball of the bench using any combination they want

- We are attempting to complete as many passes as possible with a maximum of two touch and the ball always moving

Coaches Emphasis

- Side foot

- Both feet

- First touch sets up the pass

- Angle of the pass 

Passing patterns (15 mins)

Organization:

 - 3 Players begin the activity

 - Two midfielders start in the centre, offset from each other on the diagonal

 - A player starts at one end of the field with the ball

 - At the opposite end place two goals 10 yards apart

Pattern 1

- The player on the line takes a touch out of their feet as a signal

- On the signal the two midfielders switch, with the furthest coming to the ball and the closest going higher

- The player plays a 1-2 with the closest player then passes to the furthest

- The furthest finishes in the net

- The shooter gets the ball and goes to the back of the line

- The passer becomes the midfielder who starts far and comes close

- The original midfielder moves to be close to far

Pattern 2 

 - The midfielders make the same movement however the ball is now played to the mid who is the furthest away

- The closest midfielder spins as the pass is played, receives the ball and finishes in either net

Coaches Emphasis

-  Awareness of partner

- Timing of movement

- Quality of pass

- Communication