Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Fusion Futures Winter Academy

Gates - Skill Phase (15 mins)

Set-Up

2 yard gates is set up 

Instructions

The players run/dribble through the gates

The players accelerate/decelerate when they arrive at a gate

The players are allowed to only use a portion of their foot

The players preform a skill move at a gate

The players are given their own hoop and dribble around in a figure 8

Challenges

The players are put into pairs with 1 ball

The player without the ball is the leader and stands in between a gate

The player with the ball follows them and makes a good pass

The player receives the ball and follows the new leader to a gate

Which group can make the most passes?

End-Zone Game (15 mins)

Organization: 

This match will be played with all the normal rules, however the goals will be replaced by end-zones as marked out by the yellow cones. The end-zone is any space between the marked out line and the goal-line at the end of the pitch.  

How to Play:

The game is played as usual, however teams score by having a player dribble the ball into the end-zone. 

Towards the end of the match, you can introduce the pop-up goals and player a normal match with with the end-zone becoming the shooting zone so that the game is still promoting running with the ball and preventing long shots.  

Coaching Tips: 

Where is the space? How can you help you work as a team to get into the end-zone?

Help players to spread out and use the wide areas. 

This is a good opportunity to show the benefits of the diamond formation. 

Can you keep your head up and dribble as fast as you can when you have space to take? 

CHANGEIT / Progressions:

Add a bit of difficulty where players have to place one foot on the ball (airplane) to score inside the end-zone. 

Make the space bigger or smaller to make it easier or harder.