Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): WE rondo and double rondo

Travelling Rondo (15 mins)

Aim:

- Improve passing/receiving technique, body position when receiving, and recognition of when to make it big and how

Organization:

- 2 organisations, 2 groups in each organisation of 6 players

- Each team sends two defenders into opponents group, you need 8 passes in a row to move clockwise to the next square

- Once you catch up to the other team, you win

Coaching Points:

- Receiving with top foot, inside of foot, to set up for next touch

- Passing with correct foot, inside, to set up teammate

- Communication to teammates

- When do you need to make it big? How can you do so?

- Where is there space?

Progressions / Variations:

5v5 +2 Position Game We 2 (25 mins)

Aim:

- WE 2 movement off the ball in relation to what is happening on the ball

- Reading body position of teammates and moving to support

Organization:

- 4v4 +2 in a 25x25 square

- Aim is to move the ball from the 3 to the 9 in one direction for each team without opponent touching the ball to score

Coaching Points:

- Body open to all players

- Control and pass the ball with the inside of the top foot

- Pass to correct foot

- Communication

- Recognise pressure of opponent and where teammate needs support

- Big in WE, small in THEY

- When and how can you make it big?

Progressions / Variations:

- Touch limit

- Neutral 6 and 10 depending on numbers in the middle

- Single direction, only from one side to the other

- Add in goals, one team is possessing, one team is trying to win the ball and score