Session of the month
This is one of 1000 training sessions from the Feeton curriculum. This month, a training session for the age category U11/U19. Each training session in the curriculum has a concrete goal.
The goal of this training session is to improve 1 : 1 situations.
Skills
- Short passing
- Half-open control
- Dribbling
- Cutting and turning movements
- Finishing
Each exercise is supported with an image, an animation, explanation, requirements, and the organization. Under the exrcise, there can be several icons. These lead to supporting text and media:
- Explanation of the organization on the field;
- Explanation of the skills;
- Coaching points.
Under the training session, there are several icons: Field organization, learning objectives, and methodical steps.
The Future of Football
Magic 5 (#12)
10
3-5
10x10
4
6
Setup:
- 4 to 5 players work within a square area (approximately 10/10 meters) with 1 ball.
- Player A dribbles towards the cone directly in front of him, performs a fake or turn move, and diagonally passes to player B, who receives the ball, performs the same move with the other foot, and passes to player C, etc.
- After the pass, each player follows the ball and joins the back of the line.
Variation: The receiver indicates (not verbally, only through movement) whether they want to receive the ball at their feet or into space. This forces the dribbling player to focus more on observing the ball.
Technique + Passing (#9)
10
3-5
10x20
2
0
6
Organization:
- 4 players practice turning and dribbling movements.
- Player A passes to player B, who takes the ball towards the sideline.
- There, player B is put under pressure by player C. Player B turns away, dribbles through at speed, and passes the player A pressuring frontally.
- After the action, player B immediately passes to player D.
Player C continues running to the backline and becomes the attacker, player A takes position on the halfway line, player C joins behind player D, who restarts by passing to player C again, etc.
- Variant: player A executes the 1-2 combination with player C. Player A passes to player B, then the exercise proceeds as shown in the diagram.
Technique + Passing (#10)
15
4-8
20x20
8
4
6
4
Organization:
- 2 teams of 3 to 4 players.
- Player B tries to score in one of the two small goals on the opposite side, while player A defends.
- Player B can only score after crossing the midfield line. If player A takes the ball, they can score in one of the two small goals on the ‘other side’.
- After the duel (max 10 to 15 seconds), the second player from team A enters the field, and the first player from team B defends.
The principle is: each player has 2 turns in a row, first turn starting as an attacker, second turn starting as a defender.
After two turns, join your own color team again.
1 : 2 -> goalkeepers
15
8-10
30x20
6
6
6
1
2
Organization:
- There are 3 pairs. The two red players take turns starting as attackers for approximately 4 minutes each.
- One of the two front white players passes to the red player (distance depending on age and level), both white defenders immediately apply pressure.
- The attacker has 3 options to score: in one of the 2 big goals with goalkeepers, or by dribbling over the blue line from where the two white defenders started.
- If the white pair steals the ball, they can score on the small goal. Time limit approximately 10 seconds.
- After 4 minutes, a new pair starts taking turns as attackers.
- Points are counted per pair.
Endgame -> three zones
15
8-10
40x20
8
5
8
2
Organization:
- 4 vs 4/ 5 vs 5, with 2 large goals with goalkeepers.
- The playing field is divided into three zones.
- In the middle zone, it is free play.
- Once in the attacking zone, a player cannot pass the ball but must create a chance and take a shot through an individual action.
- With a relatively large middle zone, the emphasis is on positional play (which can be further emphasized, for example, by allowing a maximum of 2 touches), while with a smaller middle zone, dribbling becomes more important.
Variation: In the attacking zone, the ball can be passed a maximum of once.
