Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): combination play 2.0

Ball Mastery (15 mins)

Key Factors

- Movement of body to fake one way and then move the other

- Change of direction in move - zig zag

- Acceleration away from move

Organisation

- Each player has a ball dribbling around the area

- Use variety of footwork techniques - inside, outside, laces, soul, mixes etc.

Skills to introduce individualy:

- Step over

- Push and drag back

- Cruyff

Progression:

- Half the players with a ball, half without. Those without try and get a ball from those with a ball. Those with a ball try and use the skills to maintain possession.

- 5 sets of 30 seconds

Strength:

- Ball slams

- Chest throws

- Under arm throws

Tech-skill practice (25 mins)

Key Factors

- Weight and accuracy of passs

- First touch to set up second touch for pass or finish

- Strike through the ball across goal, eyes on the ball

Organisation

- The coach feeds the ball into a player across the top of the area to replicate a goalkeeper to centre back pass

- The centre back plays down the line to the wide midfielder inside the channel

- The wide midfielder can then either play into the attacker early or take a touch down the line and cut it back

- The attacker must check away from the defender to receive if the wide midfielder goes down the line and stay tight if it is played in early

- The defender is passive to begin with

- Players rotate through positions

- Rotate sides

Progression:

- Combinations between the players (5 - 9 for a 1-2 with 7) or (7 plays a 1-2 wih 9 to finish)