Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook Crush Session 13 (Start Time: 2016-05-19 17:00:00)

Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization:

30x30 yard grid

3 pinnies

2 balls (extras on outside of grid)

Instructions:

3 Players start off as defenders holding the a pinnie each in there hand.

Defenders must look to simply touch a ball or force a ball out of play via a bad pass/touch from an attacker, if they do this the attacker who lost possession takes the pinnie and becomes a defender and the previous defender becomes an attacker.

Attackers must help each other to keep possession of both soccer balls.

Coaching Points:

Communication

Awareness of space/pressure etc.

Try to play to back foot and turn to switch ball in other direction when receive it if possible

Quality/weight of passes.

Angles/distances of support

Constantly re-evaluate your position (can I be in a better position?)

Progressions/Regressions:

Add/remove balls/defenders (pinnies)

Semi Opposed (25 mins)

Organization:

- 1 channel (16x10 yds)

- Groups of 3 (groups of 4 with resting player)

- As shown (defender (A), 2nd attacker (B), 1st attacker (C)

- Rotation A to B to C (back to A)

Instructions:

- Player A takes small touch.

- On player A's touch player B opens gap, player C finds gap.

- Player A passes to player B. Player B passes to player C.

- On Player C's first touch, player A becomes defender and presses (passive) leaving space behind (as shown on left).

- Player C commits player A and passes to player B.

- Player B dribbles/ passes to score or plays 1-2 (as shown on right).

Coaching Points:

- Recognition of defender's position and space behind

- Dribbling with foot nearest support player

- Commit defending before passing

- Pass with outside

- Pass with inside (no look)

- Pass with toe (straight pass/diagonal run)

- Player B's movement to create passing angle

Progressions:

- Defender is live. Must press into shaded area (as shown on right)

- 3 pts. for goal, 1 pt. for defender dribbling out