Add another forward behind the goals who must play behind the defender and show which cone the passers must play through. if the defender wins the ball then he replaces the attacke
Possession
Players arrive into a ball-rolling activity linked to the session theme.
Organisation: Small grids / mini pitches ready before players arrive.
Coaching pointsDirectional game with a condition that makes piggy in the middle. the easiest path to success. Multi-ball restarts.
Organisation: Age-appropriate pitch; bibs.
Coaching pointsAdd another forward behind the goals who must play behind the defender and show which cone the passers must play through. if the defender wins the ball then he replaces the attacker.
Organisation: Balls: 12; Cones: 4
Coaching pointsOpen or lightly conditioned game. Freeze only to reinforce one coaching point from piggy in the middle..
Organisation: Age-appropriate pitch and numbers.
Coaching pointsPlayers share one learning from the session against the intention.
Organisation: Team huddle.
Coaching pointsWarmup: Players in Pairs, standing opposite each other with a ball in the middle. One player runs and and receives the pass in the middle and passes it back, they then shuttle back to the start and start again Each Player will do 10 passes, 8 passes, 6 passes, 4 passes, 2 passes In between each set of passes the players will switch over. IF A PASS MISSES OR BALL GOES STRAY THEN THEY MUST START AGAIN (with the 10,8,6,4,2 – whichever they were on) Coaches walking in between getting in the way Coaching Points: Focus on the quality of the pass – especially when you get out of breath and gassed. Player not running times the pass to get to them as they return to the middle Passing Warmup
Use in creatorWarmup: Players in Pairs, standing over the ball in the middle One player uses drag backs to take the ball all the way back to their cone and then passes it to the player in the middle Once they’ve passed the ball they must do their second job which is “get back to the middle” The other player will then drag the ball back to their cone and pass it back repeat Coaching Points: Focus on the quality of the pass Passing & Drag backs – u7 girls
Use in creatorDouble Rondo w/tig: 2 rondos, when you win the ball the team keep passing and you go and choose someone on the outside of the other rondo to take your place in the middle
Use in creator20yards 20yards Drill: Collect the Treasure/Cones Objective: Develop 1v1 skills (attacking and defending) with a focus on dribbling and decision-making. Setup: Create a grid (20x20 yards). Place 10 cones in the middle of the grid, each representing "treasure." Split players into two teams: Pirates and Defenders. Pirates start outside the grid with a ball each. Defenders start inside the grid without a ball. Instructions: The Pirates' goal is to dribble into the grid, "steal" a treasure , and dribble back out to the outside without being tackled. Defenders try to block Pirates and win the ball. If a Defender wins the ball, they pass it out of the grid for the attacker to start again. Each time will be timed doing the drill and the team that gets all the cones out quickest wins.
Use in creator
