Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Control Practice 1

Technical Practice (10 mins)

Key Factors

1. On toes

2. Eyes on the ball

3. Get in line with the ball

4. Decide and present surface towards ball

5. Relax on impact

Organisation

20 Cones

12 Players bibed on arrival

6 footballs

2 goals

15x15m outer grid with a smaller 5x5m grid inside.

6 players on the outside of the grid, 6 inside. Players on the outside will start with the ball.

Players on the inside to run to a player on the outside to recieve a pass. They must control it and pass back to the same player before looking to find a different player on the ouside. When finding a new player on the outside, the inside players must run through the shaded area in the middle of the grid first.

Players will swap positions to experience both aspects of the contrl drill.

Progressions:

Players on the outside are able to pick the ball up and throw it to the inside players so they can use other surfaces to control the ball. I.e Chest, Knee or head

Players to take one or two touches before returning the pass

Regressions:

Players only to use their feet to control the pass

Multiple touches can be used

SSG (30 mins)

Key Factors

1. On toes

2. Eyes on the ball

3. Get in line with the ball

4. Decide and present surface towards ball

5. Relax on impact

Organisation

30x20m Pitch size

Free play for the first minute.

First Progression would be for each team to nominate a player to go into the hatched zone. They are the only person to be allowed int that area apart from the keeper. No defenders allowed. The idea would be to get the ball to him, he must control the pass in the tight area before shooting.

Players to get an extra point for controlling the ball in the scoring area n their chest

Players to control at least 4 passes before getting the ball to the striker.

Positions to be rotated so everyone experiences being the striker.

Defender can be nominated to go into the shaded area