Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U12 - Passing and recieving on the backfoot (also 1v1's and 2v1's)

Warm up

Organization: x2 lines of 6/7 players

Instructions: Players move in lines (as soon as one goes, next player goes) to the far cone and back jog it in to the back of the line. Exercises include; jog, side-side, knees-up, heels-up, open/close gate, hamstring kicks, lunges etc.

Coaching Points: Focus on doing exercises correctly

Progressions: Vaious exercises

1v1's and 2v1's

Organization: x3 groups of 4 players. Cones set 10/15yrds apart

Instructions: Player with the ball passes into the player in the middle (between orange cones), who recieves it on the back foot and passes to the furthest player, who recieves it and dribbles towards orange cone and does a scissors move at the player who started the drill (who is jogging/walking towards the player with the ball).. Players rotate (player who passes it - goes to middle, middle player - goes to far cone, player that dribbles - returns to que.

Coaching Points:

- middle player check shoulder, call for ball, recieve on backfoot

- passes to feet: firm and accurate

- check shoulder multiple times

- dribbling player body low when doing the scissors move to aid acceleration.

- beat player or use neutral wall pass player??

Progressions:

- fully opposed

- Different dribbling moves at the player i.e. feint etc.

- Use goals at either end and move into fully opposed

- 2v1s with miiddle player as a neutral (wall pass player)

- 2v1 game (1 neutral player in each half - creats a 2v1 for when a player goes into the opponents half)

Free Play

Organization: 8v8 with GK's

Instructions: Free play

Coaching Points:

- 1v1's, 2v1's

- decision making

- Support player on the ball

- Angles

- Movement/runs

- Play quickly

- Communication

- Check Shoulder

Progressions:

- 2 touch

- Only pass forwards