Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Pre-Academy_SLC_Summer #4: General Techniques for Getting in Behind

1V1 Agility: Explosive Movement (15 mins)

1V1 AGILITY EXPLOSIVE MOVEMENT

4 TEAMS - If needed / 2 PITCHES - keep lines at 5 or less!

THE GAME:

- ATTACKING TEAM STARTS BY RUNNING AROUND THE MANNEQUIN

- DEFENDER CAN GO TRY TAG ATTACKING PLAYER WHEN ATTACKER PLAYER MAKES FIRST MOVE.

 -ATTACKER PLAYER MUST BEAT DEFENDER AND GET THROUGH 1 OF THE 2 GATES.

- IF ATTACKER GETS THROUGH GATE THEY GET THERE TEAM A POINT.

- IF DEFENDER TAGS ATTACKER THEY DONT SCORE A POINT

- AFTER 2 MINS TEAMS SWAP OVER .

- AFTER BOTH TEAMS HAVE ATTACKED AND DEFENDED COUNT THE SCORES

- PROMOTION RELEGATION - if using two grids

KEY POINTS

*REACTIONS 

*MOVEMENT 

*EXPLOSIVE POWER 

*TWIST & TURN 

*SPEED 

*DON'T TURN BACK-KEEP MOVING FORWARD

 *WINNING MENTALITY

1v1: Shifting The Ball to Get Behind (15 mins)

The Session: Shifting the Ball

* Red player in the middle passes the ball to the white player and closes him down. 

* The white player receives on the front foot if possible, and aims to dribble past the defender and score in the gates. 

* White player aims beat the defender and dribble through one of the coned goals.

Focus on the attacker using one of the following to beat the defender:

- Body feints

- Ball moving to change direction

- Ball static to change direction

- Can players use body feints to deceive the opposition i.e. hips, shoulders, arms?

Passing:

- Approach

- Standing foot

- Ball contact

- Follow through

- Inside of the foot – timing, weight, accuracy, disguise

- Outside of the foot – timing, accuracy, disguise

Rotate after each go so every player does each role.