Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Over Lapping and 2v1 Youth Academy

Warmup : Overlap Technical / Unopposed (20 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:

Part 1

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

- Player 1 then opens up to receive facing the field or performs given turn

- Player 2 plays a pass back to player 1

- Play for 1 minute keep track of passes received, switch roles

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

Part 2 (overlap) - See B

- Players do same as part 1

- Now player on outside (blue) plays pass back to white player once he opens up

- White player takes touch inside, blue player makes overlapping run around white

- Blue player receives pass after overlap, carries on finding next pass

- White player replaces blue on outside

Coaching Points:

- Cues for pass

- Quality of pass / communication

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

- Speed of next movement

Overlap

- 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

- Add floating defenders (if they win ball, player who lost becomes defender - identified by holding pinnies)

Main Theme : Overlap - Opposed (25 mins)

Organization:

- Players play in teams of 2 as shown

- 1 player defending, 2 players attacking, 1 player resting

Instructions:

- Defender (blue) serves a white player.

- White plays 2v1 to goal

- Defender tries to win ball, score

- 1 pt for goal, 3 pts for goal w/ 1-2 pass

- After play ends (goal / ball goes out), 1 white player serves 2 blues, repeat

Coaching Points:

- Recognition of 2v1, space behind / in front defender

- Decision of combination to be used (1-2, overlap, etc)

- Technique / Disguise of pass

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

- Communication

Progressions