Competitive Summer Season
Week of June 11
U11/U12 – Aerial Balls/First Touch
When you get there
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Session will be Play (until you have 8 players) – 11+ Warm-up (8 minutes) – Work
(35 minutes) – Play (8 minutes)
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Play - Once you have enough to play to groups of 3v3 you
should get two games going
11+ should only take about 8 minutes – on the shoulder contact
it should be as if players are giving each other high five with
their shoulders then landing both feet and soft meaning that
knees should give as players hit the ground to absorb impact
Having trouble with particular players use names to address
them
Demo what you want!
BE specific with things you want – the more specific you are
the more the players get out of it
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The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
- Standards
- Enjoyment
11+ - http://f-marc.com/11plus/
To see the 11+ in action go to:
http://f-marc.com/11plus/exercises/
Key
• Coach
• Players
• Players
w/ball
• Cones
• Balls
• Pugg
• Goal
The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
- Standards
- Enjoyment
Play – To Half Line
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Split the players into two teams
Play 3v3 to start and play no larger
then 4v4
- Have a pile of balls near each end
line when you run out of balls go
collect
- Score on goal
- Goal counts if all attacking players
are in attacking half
- Goal counts for 3 if goal is scored
without all defenders being in
attacking half
KEYS
 Look for opportunities to get forward
 Attack and defend as a team
 BE MOBILE
35 yds.
25 yds.
The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
- Standards
- Enjoyment
Activity 1 – One Bounce
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Pairs with one ball
Players should be challenged to pop ball
in the air let it bounce then other player
pops it under control
Progress to no bounce
Rhythm at first is pop, bounce, pop,
bounce
How many can players do in a row? Can
you beat your own score
Players should follow the ball
KEYS
 Players need to be mobile
 Control of ball
 Body balance
 Striking surface on ball and foot
 Can they vary height of pop
The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
- Standards
- Enjoyment
Activity 2 – 3v3 to Targets
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Two teams and targets
Play short rounds
Teams play in one direction
3v3 in middle will play hand ball
Score by throwing it or volleying it to
target who has to receive the ball out of
the air without using their hands
If it helps players to get it going let players
receive it after one bounce – but preferred
is out of the air
Progress to ball on the ground and
chipped ball into targets to be received
cleanly to score
Targets can move along the line
KEYS
Targets
 Light on their feet
 Square to ball
 Receive the ball with the surface the ball
comes to
 Attack the ball so you play it vs. it playing
you
30 yds.
20 yds.
The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
- Standards
- Enjoyment
Play
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Two teams
Scrimmage as big as you can up to
the appropriate size game (8v8)
- Coach should be on field in a color
that is distinct from players
- Play game and keep score
KEYS
 Effort is number 1 priority if effort is
not sufficient pull player out and
have them watch until the are ready
to give effort
 Focus on players being connected
front to back
 Focus on players being connected
side to side
 Don’t worry about the choices on
and around the ball you just need to
know where the ball is
The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
- Standards
- Enjoyment
Thanks
Have fun, be detailed, be
demanding!
U11/U12 Week of June 11 – Aerial Balls/First Touch
Play
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11+
• Once you have 8 players begin formal WU
• This should take about 8 mins
 Not a race
 Focus on proper
movement
Activity 1 – One Bounce
• Partner players up with one ball
• Start players by having them pop the ball in the air
have one bounce and then the other partner pop it
• If you have a pair that are killing it progress them to
one bounce between every two passes between
partners
 Light on their feet
 Square to ball
 Pop of ball should be
under control
Activity 2 – 3v3 to targets
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2 teams of 3 plus targets
Teams play in one direction
3v3 in middle will play hand ball
Score by throwing it or volleying it to target who has
to receive the ball out of the air without using their
hands
• Progress to ball on the ground and chipped ball into
targets has to be received to score
 Light on their feet
 Square to ball
 Pop of ball should be
under control
• Play against other team on the other half of the field
• Trainer should be on the field in a color that doesn’t
conflict
 Effort
 Connected front to back
 Connected side to side
Play
3v3 up to 5v5
Halfway line on field. Play to goal
Goal counts if all attackers are in attacking half
Goal counts for 3 if you can score and all defenders
are not in the defending half
The Woodbury Way
- Decisions
- Ownership
- Technique
- Attacking
 Mentality
 Relate to theme of the
day
- Standards
- Enjoyment