Foundation Academy U11s Training
Chat
Warm Up
20 x 20
Practice 1
40 x 30
St Sampsons High School
5.10.13
Session – Possession
Expectations of the session and learning objectives/outcomes
Coaching Points
Time
5
Equipment
Ball Manipulation – 20 x 20 area with a smaller box in the middle. Players are
split evenly between outside and inside (with ball). Players from the middle
dribble to the outside players who then take the ball and dribble through the
central box before dribbling the ball to another player on the outside.
Progress so that just the players in the middle are dribbling, play a 1-2 on the
outside. 90 second challenge.
Keep the ball close
Spatial awareness
Dribbling into space
Communication
10
Balls
Bibs
3v3 Possession with support – one player from each team in the 2 end thirds
‘safe zone’ and a 3v3 in the middle. Aim is to score a goal by passing through
the small goals. If a pass isn’t on the player can pass back to the ‘safe zone’
player and keep possession. Progress the session so that the ‘safe zone’
player can join in to create an overload. Swap teams on each pitch.
Spatial awareness
Being positive and
confident in possession.
Play the way you are
facing.
Drop the ball and go
wide.
25
1 ball on each
pitch
Bibs
Cones
Practice 2
4 v 4 Possession – 4 v 4 game with 4 players from each team on the outside
as support players. Players in the middle look to score through the coned
goals within the area. If they can’t score they should look to keep possession.
Players on the outside can be used to keep possession of the ball and then
they play in back to a team mate. To score a goal the ball must be received
under control through the cones.
Create space.
Weight and accuracy of
pass.
Decision making.
Communication.
25
4-6 footballs
Bibs
Cones
Conditioned
Game
8 v 8 with 2 players on the outside for each team. These players can act as
support but cannot be tackled. If passed to they can join in the game and
create an overload but if possession is lost they return to the outside. Swap
these players regularly.
Control, look up, pass.
Use support players.
20
Bibs
Ball
Warm Down
Light jog and long stretches
Chat
What have we learnt? How can we maintain possession of the ball?
40 x 40
5