Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Off The Line Spring Break, Session #2, Through Balls and 1 vs. 1's

Playing from the back without pressure (10 mins)

Exercise Description:

Passing Warm Up

Coaching Points:

-receive the ball across the body

-first touch in the direction which you want to play

Clearing through balls with pressure (20 mins)

Exercise Description:

GK clearing Through Balls under pressure

Coaching Points:

-GK Body Shape in running stance to move forward or backward as ball is played

- read where the pressure is coming from and where your most available option is.

- communicate as you come to claim the ball (KEEPER!)

Technical Objectives:

-accurate pass/clearance into target.

-quick recovery after pass/clearance

Tactical Objectives:

-Positioning: how high can you get away with playing without risk of being chipped?

- eliminate space behind back 4 to deny through balls for opponents.

Equipment:

4 goals, 10 balls

Organization:

1/2 of field, 18 yard box for GK's to understand where they are in relation to the goal

Progression:

- add 2 people pressing from different angles

-bouncing balls

- try to chip the keeper if high from their line

- turn into competition, 1 point for every target hit, 2 points if with weak foot, etc.

1vs.1, 2 point 1 point (20 mins)

Exercise Description:

1vs. 1 competition

Coaching Points:

-play on the imaginary line straight from the ball to the middle of the goal

-close the attacker at the same speed in which they are traveling

-hands in front

- stay on feet as long as possible

-get lower to the ground as you get closer to the attacker

-stay big, get hit

Technical Objectives:

Tactical Objectives:

Physical Objectives:

Equipment:

2 pugg goals, 8 soccer balls, cones to make midfield.

Organization:

14 long, 10 wide

Rules:

-can only score when in the attacking half

-must stop the ball by putting your hand on top of the ball when ball changes possession

- opposing GK must start 1 yard away after change of possession

- 2 points if you score in pugg goal, 1 point if you dribble through cones

- ball goes out of bounds of of blue it is red ball from nearest sideline or new ball starts from midfield.

- 45-60 second matches