Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): One v One The Focus

Warm Up: One v One Domination (10 mins)

Red players play the a ground ball into the feet of the blue player and then press the blue player. The blue player receives the ball and looks to dribbile past the red player into one of the gates.

Attackers focus on exaggeration and quick feet to send the defender the opposite way.

Defenders focus on a proper defensive stance and don't let the attacker screen the ball.

To Progress make the red players throw the ball into blue to represent realism such as a bounce pass or throw it into their chest.

Give a six second time limit and dimension of the grid are 8 x 8 with 2 yards in between the small cones.

Coaching Points: Movement, Pressure, First Touch, Spatial Awareness

Stage 2: How 1v1 relates into 2v2 and 3v3 (20 mins)

This stage is more than a progression of stage 1, this will focus on how a 2v2 or 3v3 relates to a 1v1 situation.

2v2 possession will focus on oppositve movements where both players react to each other. Play on two receiving lines, highest player reacts to the deepest player as he can see the ball and player whereas deepest can only see the ball. Constant opposite movments as a two.

Progression: 3v3 possession will focus on a rotation of three players, three different receiving lines, opposite movments, one player remains higher up with one staying back to trigger the rotation. The player who sets the pass spins out into pressure and traffic to attract the defender which will release his teammate into space for the ball.

Dimensions of the grid are 20 x 15

Coaching Points: Movement, Rotation, Awareness, Space, Body Positioning