Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): week 6 U7 passing and movement

Screen 1 (10 mins)

Organisation: form a field that is 16 wide and 20 yds long and divide into 4 smaller field. So each small field will be 8yds x 10yds

9-12 players, 3- 4 players per grid

Duration: 10 mins

Instructions: Play Game of tag in the grid

Rules: players decide who will be the first tagger. First tagger must tag the other players in their grid. After all players in the grid are tagged choose a new tagger. Play for 3 minutes

Next 3 minutes taggers must go into another grid and try and tag those players.

final 3 minutes non taggers must evade the tagger while dribbling their ball in their grid

Screen 3 (15 mins)

Organisation: 26 x 20 field  5v5 game with goal on each end

Duration:15 minutes

Rules: 2v1 in the pitch and 2 support players off the pitch to the side to create 3v2 on each half of the field, with supporting players on the side to receive and pass balls back into play.

Score one point for a goal and 3 points for 6 passes ( teams must count their passes)

Play 5 games of 3 minutes rotate players each match so that all players get a chance to be the (1)striker

CP:  Keep support players wide and off the field, support players have to control and pass ball back in quickly. All players must stay on their half even the support players

Correct players that are not moving and not bending their knees when dribbling, receiving or passing the ball

Allow players to decide whether to pass or dribble

 See which players look to manipulate the ball, play with teammates and how they move on the field.