Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Indoor: Migration of the ball to Possess and go Forward

Activity One (15 mins)

Set up the indoor field as shown above using a starting position, 8-cones and a 5-yd wide run back area. Place a player at each cone and a player stationed at the top of the run back area.

i) Play starts with pass #1 to open player on the right and continues through the sequence.

ii) After each pass, players follow the pass to the cone.

iii) The ball and players move through the exercise until the ball reaches the furthest player, who shoots on goal.

iv) Keeper either saves or uses a spare ball and distributes to wide player by the channel.

v) This player touches out of his feet and runs the ball down the channel and back to the start of the exercise.

vi) Once a ball has been passed three times through the exercise, introduce the next ball.

ADV, Collect the cones, split the group into two. give each group the following task;

vii) Complete 8-passes from end line to shot, using the opposites going forward format and ALL players in under 10-sec.

viii)  Second group goes as first group recovers back to the start.

Key Points

Technique: Encourage minimal touches through the exercise, trying to get on & off the ball in less than 1-second. Firm-accurate passes.

Movement: Encourage players to move between cones at speed, back pedaling the last 3-yds to be able to call and receive the next pass. When running with the ball, try and cover the length of the field in 5-seconds.

Fluency: Understanding the migration of the ball (opposites going forward), the body adjustments needed to receive a pass wherever on the field and why 'check out-check in' is important.