- GROWTH MATURATION: PHYSICAL GROWTH
- CONDITIONING
- COORDINATION SKILLS
- PSYCHOLOGY FOR 12-15 YEAR OLDS

TRAINING SESSION FORMAT

- OUTLINE OF TRAINING SESSIONS
- PRACTICE FORMAT

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 1 & 2

SESSION 1
1. Warm Up: Running with the Ball - ‘Defensive Shadow’
2. Conditioning: Interval Training ‘Fartlek Running’
3. Technical: Dribbling with Feints / Moves to Beat
4. Game Situation: Frontal 1v1 Duel with Coloured Goals
5. Specific Game: Man Marking 6 Goal Dribbling Game

SESSION 2
1. Warm Up: Running with the Ball and Dynamic Movements
2. Conditioning: Strengthening and Speed Power
3. Technical: Changing Direction Team Shooting Game
4. Game Situation: Quick Reactions and Finishing in a 1v2 Frontal Marking Duel
5. Specific Game: 7v7 Position Specific Zonal Game

SESSION 3
1. Warm Up: Quick Reactions in a Man Marking Dribbling Game
2. Conditioning: Quickness Circuit
3. Technical: Dribbling with Frontal Marking in 1v1 Channels
4. Game Situation: Back 4 Closing Down and 1v1 Duels
5. Specific Game: 1v1 Side Zones in an 8v8 Small Sided Game

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 3 & 4

SESSION 4
1. Warm Up: One Touch Play with One-Two Combinations
2. Conditioning: Interval Training ‘Fartlek Running’ (2)
3. Technical: Dribbling with Different Obstacles
4. Game Situation: Receiving a Ball on the Ground with Close Marking from Behind
5. Specific Game: Target Players and Close Marking from Behind in a 3 Zone Small Sided Game

SESSION 5
1. Warm Up: Possession and Long Passing Transition Game
2. Conditioning: Strengthening and Explosive Power
3. Technical: Receiving, Turning and Dribbling with the Back to Goal
4. Game Situation: 2v1 / 2v2 Man Marking from Behind
5. Specific Game: 1v1 Man Marking in a 7 Zone Game

SESSION 6
1. Warm Up: Defensive Support Play Practice
2. Conditioning: Technical Quickness Circuit
3. Technical: 1v1 with Frontal Marking / 1v1 with Back to Goal
4. Game Situation: Shifting of the Defensive Unit with a 4v4
5. Specific Game: Awareness in a ‘2 Teams, 4 Colours Game’

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 5 & 6

SESSION 7
1. Warm Up: Switching Play with Support Players in End Zones
2. Conditioning: Interval Training ‘Fartlek Running’ (3)
3. Technical: Running with the Ball, Feints and Shooting
4. Game Situation: Sprinting & Turning in a Shooting Team Game
5. Specific Game: 1v1 Duels in a 5 Zone Game

SESSION 8
1. Warm Up: RWTB, Volley Passing & Juggling with the Weaker Foot
2. Conditioning: Explosive Power Training Circuit
3. Technical: RWTB and Turning / Changing Direction
4. Game Situation: Receiving the Ball in 1v1 Situations in and Around the Penalty Area
5. Specific Game: 4v4 with 4 Goals in a Small Sided Game

SESSION 9
1. Warm Up: 4 Colours, 2 Team Game
2. Conditioning: Quickness Circuit with Turning
3. Technical: Ball Control, Crossing and Finishing Practice
4. Game Situation: Man Marking in the Penalty Area from Crosses on the Flank
5. Specific Game: Wide Play, Crossing & Defensive Covering with a 2v2 in the Penalty Area

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 7 & 8

SESSION 10
1. Warm Up: 5v5 ‘Nutmeg’ Possession Game
2. Conditioning: Quick Reactions Colours Game
3. Technical: Dribbling at Speed with ‘Nutmeg’
4. Game Situation: 1v1 on the Flanks with Crossing & Finishing
5. Specific Game: 1v1 on the Flanks with Crossing & Finishing (2)

SESSION 11
1. Warm Up: 4v4 Rugby Game
2. Conditioning: Non Stop 6 Coloured Goals 3 Zone Possession Game
3. Technical: Running with the Ball and Penetrating Passes
4. Game Situation: Creating Space to Receive Long Passes on the Flank
5. Specific Game: Rugby Style 5v5 Small Sided Game

SESSION 12
1. Warm Up: Passing and RWTB in Pairs
2. Conditioning: Technical Quickness Circuit
3. Technical: Marking a Player Coming from the Opposite Side to the Ball
4. Game Situation: Back 4 Providing Support with the Ball on the Ground
5. Specific Game: 4v4 with 4 Coloured Goals Possession Game

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 9 & 10

SESSION 13
1. Warm Up: 5v5 Passing Gate Game
2. Conditioning: Sprint Training & Quick Combinations
3. Technical: Diagonal Passing Square
4. Game Situation: Individual Tactics - Marking in a 1v1
5. Specific Game: 3 Team Possession Game

SESSION 14
1. Warm Up: Passing with a Colour Sequence
2. Conditioning: Sprint Training and Quick Dribbling
3. Technical: Passing and Receiving Square
4. Game Situation: Defensive Positioning in a 2v2 Situation
5. Specific Game: 2v2 (+2) Possession Game with End Zones

SESSION 15
1. Warm Up: 6v6 Penetrating Passes Possession Game
2. Conditioning: Circuit training & Technical Work in Pairs Under Condition of Quickness
3. Technical: Defensive Support Play from a Long Ball
4. Game Situation : 1v1 Situations
5. Specific Game: 1v1 / 2v2 Zonal Defending

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 11 & 12

SESSION 16
1. Warm Up: 4v4v4 Dynamic 3 Zone Possession Game
2. Conditioning: Position Specific Training Exercises
3. Technical: 1-2 Combination Play with Close Pressure
4. Game Situation: Creating a Numerical Advantage (1v1 > 2v1)
5. Specific Game: 3v3 (+4) Switching Play with Outside Support Players Possession Game

SESSION 17
1. Warm Up: 6v3 Speed of Play Dynamic Possession Game
2. Conditioning: Position Specific Training Exercises (2)
3. Technical: One-Two Combination and Shot
4. Game Situation: 3v2 Game with Target Player
5. Specific Game: 3v3 (+4) Speed of Play Game with Target Players

SESSION 18
1. Warm Up: 5v2 2 Touch Possession Game
2. Conditioning: Hurdles, Volley Pass and Sprinting
3. Game Situation: 2v1 on the Flanks with Accurate Crossing
4. Tactical Situation: Defensive Support with the Ball in the Air & Building Up Play with 2 Central Midfielders
5. Specific Game: 6v6v6 Quick Shooting Game

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 13 & 14

SESSION 19
1. Warm Up: 5v3 Dynamic Small Sided Game
2. Conditioning: Position Specific Training Exercises (3)
3. Technical: Diagonal Run with Penetrating Pass
4. Game Situation: Varying 3v2 Game Scenarios
5. Specific Game: Passing Conditions in 4v4 Small Sided Games

SESSION 20
1. Warm Up: Handball Game
2. Conditioning: Position Specific Training Exercises (4)
3. Technical: Aerial Pass, Diagonal Run and Volley
4. Game Situation: 3v3v3 Speed of Play in the Penalty Area
5. Specific Game: 4v4 (+4) SSG with Support Players

SESSION 21
1. Warm Up: 3v1 Possession Game
2. Conditioning: Hurdle Agility Training & Volley Passes
3. Technical: Receiving Aerial Passes with 2v1
4. Game Situation: Defensive Support with Ball in the Air Against 2 Forwards
5. Specific Game: 4v4 (+4) with Support Players in the Attacking Zone

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 15 & 16

SESSION 22
1. Warm Up: 4v4 Target Player Diamond Shape End Zone Game
2. Technical: Short and Long Passing with Colours Between 2 Zones
3. Technical: Shielding the Ball and Penetrating Passes
4. Game Situation: 3v2 Penetrating Passes End Zone Game
5. Specific Game: Attacking the Space 3 Zone SSG

SESSION 23
1. Warm Up: Juggling in Pairs
2. Conditioning: Juggling Coordination Team Game
3. Technical: Quick Passing and 1-2 Combinations
4. Game Situation: 2v2 (+2) Game / Double 2v2 Game
5. Specific Game: Passing Conditions Small Sided Game

SESSION 28
1. Warm Up: 5v5 Support Play Possession Game
2. Conditioning: 3 Minute Runs with 3 Minutes Recovery
3. Technical: Creating Angles of Support with Proper Movements of Centre Backs and Centre Midfielders
4. Game Situation: 2v1 (+2) One-Two Combinations in an End to End Small Sided Game
5. Specific Game: 5v5 Support Player End Zone Game

SESSION 29
1. Warm Up: Pass and Move Sequence with 3 Players
2. Conditioning: Sprinting with Visual Awareness and Wind Sprints
3. Technical: Shooting After Dribbling Inside
4. Game Situation: 5v3 Dynamic Possession Game with Target Goalkeeper
5. Specific Game: 4v4 Games with Passing Conditions (2)

SESSION 30
1. Warm Up: 4v4 Counter-Movement Small Sided Game
2. Conditioning: Coordination & Agility Shooting Race
3. Game Situation: Creating Space with Counter-Movements in 2v1 Play
4. Tactical Situation: Cohesive Movement of the Defensive Unit
5. Specific Game: Counter-Movement and Attacking Combinations Near the Penalty Area

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 21 & 22

SESSION 31
1. Warm Up: 4 Colour Passing Sequence
2. Conditioning: Pass, Sprint, Turn, Receive and Pass
3. Technical: Weighted Pass, Agility Poles and Shooting
4. Game Situation: Dynamic 1v1 Duels
5. Specific Game: 6v6 Quick Shooting in a Small Area

SESSION 32
1. Warm Up: Quick Reactions 4v4 Games
2. Conditioning: Sprint, Receive and Passing Triangle
3. Technical: Shooting from Various Angles
4. Game Situation: 3v2 Dynamic Small Sided Game
5. Specific Game: 5v5 (+5) Heading Support Players in a SSG

SESSION 33
1. Warm Up: 1v1 Play with Feints / Moves to Beat
2. Conditioning: Intense Volley Passing Triangle
3. Technical: Shooting from Various Angles (2)
4. Game Situation: 6v6 (+6) Quick Combinations Game
5. Specific Game: 8v8 Dynamic Transition Game

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 23 & 24

SESSION 34
1. Warm Up: Dribbling and Juggling with the Weaker Foot
2. Conditioning: Quick Passing Competition
3. Technical: Accurate Shooting on the Volley
4. Game Situation: 2v2 Agility Game with 4 Goals
5. Specific Game: 6v6 with 6 Dribble Gates

SESSION 35
1. Warm Up: 4 Colours Awareness Passing Sequence
2. Conditioning: One-Two and Shoot / 20 Yard Sprints
3. Technical: Receiving and Shooting in Front of Goal
4. Game Situation: 1v1 Dribbling and Shooting Duel
5. Specific Game: Playing in Behind with 6 Dribble Gates

SESSION 36
1. Warm Up: Dribbling and Feints in Pairs
2. Conditioning: Pass and Move Sequence with 3 Players (2)
3. Technical: Awareness & Changing Direction with the Ball
4. Game Situation: Collective Movements & Combinations with Overlapping Run, Crossing & Finishing
5. Specific Game: 6v6 Crossing & Finishing 5 Zone Game

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 25 & 26

SESSION 37
1. Warm Up: Juggling, Control and Short Bursts of Dribbling
2. Conditioning: Sprinting & Agility with Crossing & Heading
3. Technical: Receiving with Back to Goal and Shooting
4. Game Situation: Receiving with Back to Goal Dynamic 1v1 Duels
5. Specific Game: 5v5 ‘Pass to the Captain’ Game

SESSION 38
1. Warm Up: Awareness & Receiving with the Chest
2. Conditioning: RWTB & 1-2 Combinations Passing Circle
3. Technical: Passing and Receiving with an Obstacle
4. Game Situation: 2v1 Play with Shielding of the Ball
5. Specific Game: Quick Passing with Outside Runners

SESSION 39
1. Warm Up: RWTB and Shielding - ‘Kick the Ball Out’
2. Conditioning: Sprint, Turn and Volley
3. Technical: Receiving and Shooting on the Edge of the Box
4. Game Situation: Movements of the Centre Midfielders when Not in Possession of the Ball
5. Specific Game: Receiving from Accurate Long Passing and Crossing

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 27 & 28

SESSION 40
1. Warm Up: Pass and Move Sequence with 3 Players (3)
2. Conditioning: 1v1 Quick Reaction Sprints to the Ball
3. Technical: Receiving with Good Awareness and the Correct Body Shape
4. Game Situation: 1v1 Receiving and Shielding the Ball
5. Specific Game: 8v8 Passing Box 3 Zone Game

SESSION 41
1. Warm Up: Throw-ins and Headers Game
2. Conditioning: Applying Quick Pressure in a 3 Zone Game
3. Technical: Heading on the Run with Mini Goals
4. Game Situation: 3v3 Attacking / Defending Crosses
5. Specific Game: 5v5 (+4) Headed Finishing Game

SESSION 42
1. Warm Up: 2v2 Football Tennis Tournament
2. Conditioning: Speed, Agility & Coordination Circuits
3. Technical: Headed Juggling Sequence with 3 Players
4. Game Situation: Position Specific Team Shape Shadow Play
5. Specific Game: Headed Finishing with Support Players

TRAINING UNIT FOR WEEK 29 & 30

SESSION 43
1. Warm Up: Defending the Goal in a 1v1
2. Conditioning: Strengthening Exercises & Possession Game
3. Technical: Headed Juggling Sequence with 4 Players
4. Game Situation: 2v1 with Agility Circuit & Headed Pass
5. Specific Game: Four Colour Heading Game

SESSION 44
1. Warm Up: Defending the Goal Using Good Body Shape
2. Conditioning: Motor Exercise with 2v1 Duel
3. Technical: Crossing and Heading Practice with 4 Goals
4. Game Situation: Crossing and Heading Team Game
5. Specific Game: Shooting from Distance with 6 Goals in a 3 Zone Small Sided Game

SESSION 45
1. Warm Up: Jump, Criss-Cross and Heading Competition
2. Conditioning: Running Through Poles and Volley
3. Technical: Defensive Positioning to Block the Shot
4. Game Situation: Collective Tactical Movement
5. Specific Game: 6v6 with 6 Outside Support Players

ADDITIONAL STRENGTH, ENDURANCE AND SPEED PRACTICES

STRENGTH & POWER PRACTICES
1. Jumping and Volley Pass Circuit
2. Crossing and Heading on the Run
3. Juggling in Pairs
4. Dynamic Technical Circuit
5. Strengthening Exercises and 1v1 Duels
6. Strength Exercises Relay

ENDURANCE PRACTICES
1. Endurance Possession Game
2. Changing Direction and Dribbling at Speed
3. 3v3 High Intensity Small Sided Game
4. Closing Down and Winning the Ball (1v5)
5. Possession Circle with Coloured Defenders
6. Quick Reactions 1v1 Duel Game

SPEED PRACTICES
1. Quick Reactions to Change the Direction of Play in a SSG
2. Dribbling Shadow Play
3. Sprinting with Quick Reactions
4. Speed of Reaction 1v1 Duel
5. Acceleration in a 2v1 Duel
6. Acceleration and Deceleration Exercise
7. Acceleration and Deceleration in a 1v1 Duel
8. Acceleration, Deceleration and Speed of Reaction