Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): MSC Red Devils W8 Spring15

Main Theme (35 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

A passes square to B. B drives at cone and commits before playing to player B who has made the overlapping run.

Rotation; A to B. B to C. C to D. D to A

Coaching Points:

- Movement before receiving (check)

- Quality of square pass and diagonal

- First touch to drive inside (create two options for yourself)

- Dribble with foot closest to support

- Pass as alte as possible to take defender out of the game

- Timing of run to support

- Communication - "Overlapping, Hold, Through""

- Weight and direction of pass to support

- Use of support as a decoy

- Disguise when passing (inside outside flick/no look)

Progressions:

- Work both sides.

Conditioned game (35 mins)

Organization:

1. 40 x 25 yard area set up as shown

2. 12 players (3Teams of 4 with 1 Resting) set up as shown

3. 1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1. Teams play 2v2 in each half of the field as they attempt to score in their opponent’s goal

2. Defending players are permitted to follow their pass to create a 3v2 situation

3. Only the player that makes the forw ard pass is permitted to join the attacking players

4. If the ball is lost or a goal is scored the defending player must return to their own half of the field

5. If the ball leaves the area normal restart rules apply (thrown-ins, corners and goal kicks)

6. Rotate team after a set time interval

Coaching Points:

1. 2nd attacker to offer support for combination either in front, to the side, or behind

2. Angle and distance of 2nd attacker

3. Decision making of each player

4. Combination selection

5. Timing of combination

6. Play at speed

Progressions:

1. P – Remove restrictions and play 4v4

2. R – Play 3v2 in each defensive half to improve teams options to play out from the back