Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Intercepting and clearances (Start Time: 2015-04-23 17:30:00)

Skills in tight spaces (20 mins)

Set Up

Dribbling and close control

Small area (10'10)

player are instructed to use different parts of the foot to dribble with i.e. (inside, outside, sole & laces)

players have the freedom to express any skills they know using those parts of the feet.

Progressions

Putting skills together

players learn one skill then add on extras to make a more complex skill with more components

eg. Step over, then step over and ronaldo chop, then step over, ronaldo chop and cruyff turn.

Key Points

Understanding when we would use these skills

Giving examples of what scenario could happen for us to combine these skills together

Clearance variation (30 mins)

Clearance Game

Small Sided 4 v 4 game

Set up

- Still intercepting principles

- Cannot tackle when player has the ball with the intention to pass

- Once an interception has been made and the team wants to attack by dribbling through one o the two gates at either corner the opposing team is allowed to tackle.

- can tackle when opposing team is making a counter attack and player is dribbling

Players once won the ball have 3 options

- Long pass out wide to a player on either wing

- Short passing to get out of space

- dribbling forward once space is created

Rather than hitting the ball long without a second thought, players must try to think of their next best possible move

conditioned game H&L pressure (30 mins)

High and Low pressure

Set Up

pitch split up into 3rds

4v4 game

Normal Game rules

High Pressure: if you win the ball in the oppositions defensive third and score its 2 goals

Low Pressure: If you win it in your defensive third and break to score its 2 goals

Key Points

Recognise the triggers and cues and respond as a team quickly

Creating space as an indivdual and as a team

Go through attacking and defending principles