Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 9+ Attacking 1v1

Main Activity (20 mins)

Organization:

4 groups in each corner of the field.

White team in each corner on one end of the field, black team in each corner on opposite end.

2 sets of gates in each corner of the field.

Soccer balls on one side of the field with 2 of the 4 groups (Attacking groups).

Instructions:

One side of the field will attack (w/soccer balls), other will defend.

One corner will attack opposite corner trying to beat defender and stop the ball between or dribble through either gate for a point.

If defender wins the ball, they can try to score on either gate in the opposite corner.

As soon as a point is scored or the ball goes out of play, the other attacking group will go right away and do the same.

ROTATION: Stay on your end of the field, alternate attack-defend-attack-defend.

Coaching Points:

Drive at defender with speed.

Commit defender to center to maintain 2 options to attack.

Weight of touch (Bigger touch to entice defender to commit vs smaller touch to maintain close control).

Moves to unbalance.

Progression (20 mins)

Organization:

Same as Main Activity.

Instructions:

Same as Main Activity except instead of alternating black attack/red attack, whichever team has possession will start next attack. E.g. if black scores, red will start ball. If balls goes off of red, black will start ball. Coach calls possession if necessary.

*Note: Players must make sure they have at least 1 player in their attacking and defending line. May have to move between lines to be ready to attack or defend.

Additional coaching points:

- Awareness - players in each line.

- Transition - who restarts with possession?