CONDITIONED GAME
4v4 (+2)
the 8 cones go on the outside and its a competition to knock over the most - best of 8 wins
2 touch play
COMPONENT 1
10 players and 2 balls (ignore bibs)
pass the ball in sequence focusing on quality of technique and speed of play
WARM UP
8 cones and 5 players, (ignore bibs)
pass and move to an empty cone the only rule is you cannot pass between cones in a straight line to each other
GAME
Game
As previous game but make the game directional. Attack other teams goal/target footballs and defend yours
SKILLS
Skills Game
King of the ring - TEAMWORK!
Coaches attempt to knock all balls out the circle, players keep as many alive as possible. So once your ball is out the circle you go and look for passes to help keep other balls in
Players get a point for every pass they make so buzz around looking for passes!!
Spreading out, scanning, passing all become key and TEAMWORK!
swap coaches for players as defenders, coaches can play also to show energy and join in the fun!
GAME
Game
Here I have shown 4v4 with a player who plays for the team in possession to promote success. If possible the coach should also play for the team in possession - take part, have fun!
I would always encourage stacking the team in possession to help spreading out, instead of v4 if you have8 you could do 3v3+2 in a different colour bib who play for the team in possession - swap these players frequently.
THE GAME - there is 2 goals with a footballs on cones at each end. The coach feeds a ball into play and teams can score by scoring in ANY GOAL or knocking ANY BALL off a cone. This will encourage turning to go to other targets as turning with the ball has been done a lot in the session, also the goals and balls on cones represent a target so players are effectiveley working on passing when they aim for these targets.
If a player goes for a target and misses just forget about the ball and get another 1 in. If they hit the target ball the player needs to put it back on the cone before joining in again giving the other team a momentary advantage to get a goal themselves. Encourage energy and we are looking for lots of running about and ACTIVITY, avoid stopping the drill to over coach or talk for long periods of time