Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): VSSC Overlap Week 5 (Start Time: 2014-09-29 19:00:00)

Warmup :Overlap / Unopposed (15 mins)

Organization:

- Players split into 2 teams

- Team 1 on outside of square w/o ball (Blue team)

- Team 2 on inside of blue square w/ ball (White team)

Instructions:

- Players 1 (white team) finds a blue player on the outside and plays him a pass(player 2)

- Player 1 must overlap after passing to player 2

- Player 2 plays a pass back to player 1

- Play for 2 minutes keep track of passes received, switch roles

- Vary technique of pass (outside of foot pass for disguise, etc.)

Coaching Points:

- Cues for pass

- Quality of pass communication

- Open to field, Receive on back foot if space available

- Speed after pass and overlap

- Timing of the run

- Weight and accuracy of pass

Progressions

Main Theme : Overlap - Semi Opposed / Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

- Players in groups of 4

- Players set as shown

- 3 players play at a time (2 attackers, 1 defender)

- Defender is passive to start

Instructions:

- Player A passes to player B

- Player C (passive defender) begins to press on player B's 1st touch

- Player B commits defender, plays 1-2 off player A, scores

- Player A becomes player B, B becomes C (def.), C becomes D, D becomes A, repeat

Coaching Points:

- Recognition of 2v1, space infront of defender

- Touch inside to create space, signal overlap

- Technique / Disguise of pass

- Overlapping run

- Quality / Weight of pass (to feet or space, etc.) and return pass

- Communication (hold / release)

Progressions:

- Defender blocks pass, Player B dummies pass (scissors) continues to dribble

- Defender is live (1 pt for goal, 3 pts for goal w/ 1-2 pass)