Liverpool FC AcademyCoaching Booklet

January 2018

WelcometotheLiverpoolFCAcademycoachingbooklet.Theaimofthebookletistosharesomeofourfavouriteprac=cesforplayersinthefounda=onphaseagegroupsu5-11yrs.Wehopeyouenjoytheprac=cesinthisbookletandusethemtodeveloptheyoungplayerswithinyourclub/organisa=on.Pleasefeelfreetoforwardthisbookletonwardstoothercoachesinsideyourclubsorcoachingcolleagueswithinyouthdevelopment.YoursinFootballMichaelBealeFounda=onPhaseHeadofCoachingMichael.beale@liverpoolfc.comIanBarriganHeadofPreAcademyRecruitment&playerreten=onIan.barrigan@liverpoolfc.comWayneWoodsGrassrootsRecruitmentCoordinatoru9-13Wayne.woods@liverpoolfc.comJamesWilliamsU8Headcoach&schoolscoordinatorJames.williams@liverpoolfc.com

1V1GAMES1.  Twist&Turn2.  ManMarker3.  1v1Alley4.  LuisSuarez5.  1v1Box6.  Twotobeat7.  RecoveringDefender8.  Rightorle\dribble

OVERLOADGAMES1.  2v1Choice2.  2v1Alley3.  2v1Overload4.  2v1/1v2Crossways5.  3v2/4v3Counters6.  3v2Choice7.  3v2Waves8.  OverloadCon=nuous

SMALLSIDEDGAMES1.  ScoringAdvantage2.  3v3SwitchGames3.  4TeamRoundRobin4.  WideorCentralA^ack5.  DribblersGame6.  5TeamGoal&Out7.  Ul=mate4v4Game8.  DribbleorPass

ContentsEQUIPMENTThefollowingequipmentisrequiredtobeabletorunthegamesinthisbookletBallsBibsConesTwoGoals4MiniGoalsPoles/Flags(conescanbeused)

1v1 Games

1. 2.

Twist and Turn Man Marker•  3teamsof4–Blues/Red/Greenasshowninthediagram.One

blueplayerandoneredplayergointoeachcornerandplaymantoman.

•  Eachcornerisgivenanumber1,2,3,4andthisistheorderin

whichtheyentertheplayingarea.Thegreenteamaretheneutralplayers.

•  Tostart,agreenplayerpassesintotheareaforgroup1to

competeforpossession.Inthediagram,theredplayergetstotheballfirstandmustnowtwistandturntokeeppossession.Theaimfortheredplayeristopassouttoanothergreen(neutralplayer).Theprac=cenowworksinacon=nuousmo=on.

•  Eachteamissplitintotwogroupsofthreeplayers.Twoservers(coachesorgoalkeepers)areplacedasshowninthediagram.

•  Tostart,theserverpassestheballintothepitchfortheredplayertoreceive.Theblueplayerrunsbehindtheredplayerandworksasadefender.

•  Theaimfortheredplayeristoturnanddribbleintooneofthetwoboxestoscoreagoal.Theblueplayermusttrytotackletheredplayeranddribbleforwardintooneofthetwoboxesinordertoscore.Oncecompleted,theoppositeserverpassesaballintothepitchforthenextredplayertoreceive.

3. 4.

1v1 Alley Luis Suarez•  Onea^acker(red)onedefender(blue)andonecoach(black)are

usedinthisprac=ce,alongwithagoalkeeper

•  Tostart,theredplayerpassestotheblueplayerandmakesanoverlappingrunaroundtheblueplayer

•  Theblueplayernowpassestothecoachandmakesanoverlappingrunaroundthecoachinordertodefend1v1

•  Thecoachmakeawallpassforthereda^acker.Onarrivingattheball,theredplayercanshoot,oryoucanfeintandshi\theballpastthedefendertoshoot.

•  1v1dribblingalleys

•  Pitch1–Thea^ackermustbeatthreedefendersinordertoscoreapoint.Thedefendersareonlyallowedtodefendinsidetheirownzone.

•  Pitch2–Thedefenderinthefirstzonemustpasstothea^ackerinthesecondzoneandthentrytomakearecoveryruntodefend.Thea^ackermustreceivebackfootandthendribbleattopspeedtobeatthedefenderinthethirdzonetoscorepastthegoalkeeper.

5. 6.

1v1 Box Two To Beat

•  Twoplayersenterthebox

•  Thecoachpassesaballintotheboxfortheplayerstocompete1v1inordertodribbleovertheopponentsendline.

•  Ifsuccessful,theplayernowgoes1v1withtheseconddefenderinordertotryandscoreagoal

•  However,ifthesecondopponentrecoverstheball,theyarefreetopassbackintotheboxtotheoppositeplayerwhocanturntogo1v1ontheoppositegoal.

•  Twoplayersentertheboxandplay1v1withthesupportofthetwoneutralgreenplayers

•  Theaimofthisgameistouseclosecontrol,skillandmovementinordertooutplayyourdirectopponents1v1intheboxbyusingtheoutsideplayerstokeeppossession3v1

•  Thisgameisveryintenseandshouldonlybeplayedforshortboutsof30-40seconds.

7.

Recovering Defender Right Or Left Dribble

8.

•  Thedefenderpassesdiagonallytothea^ackerandrunstodefend1v1

•  Thea^ackermusttrytobeatthedefenderontherightorle\inordertodribbleintothenextzone.

•  Nowthea^ackergoes1v1withthedefenderinthenextzone

•  Theini=aldefenderalwaysbecomesthenexta^acker

•  Theini=ala^ackermustnowbecomethedefenderinthezonetheya^ackedinandthedefenderinthesecondzonegoesout.

•  Thebluedefendermustpasstheballtothele\orrightofthereda^acker

•  Immediately,thereda^ackerrunsa\ertheballanda^emptstodribbleandscoreagoal

•  Thebluedefendermustrunthroughthegate(markedwithflagsinthediagram)andrecovertodefend1v1

Overload Games

2v1 Choice 2v1 Alley•  Eighta^ackers,twodefendersandtwogoalkeepers.The

a^ackersworkinpairs.Thetwodefendersworkinonehalfeach.

•  Tostart,twoa^ackersenterthepitchandtrytoscoreagoalasquicklyaspossible.Thea^ackersmustplay2v1inthefirstzoneandthen2v1inthesecondzonetoscore.Whentheballpassesthefirstzone,thedefenderisfreetorunbackandhelpthedefenderinthesecondzonetomakethegame2v2.Ifthedefendersregaintheball,theycanscoreintheoppositegoalinordertochangeroleswiththetworeda^ackers.

•  Groupsofthreeplayers.Twogoalkeepers.

•  Thegroupsofplayersmustlineupwiththemiddleplayerinpossessionoftheballandthetwootherplayerseitherside(approximately6yds).

•  Themiddleplayerhasthechoiceandcanpasstoeitherofthesideplayerstocreatea2v1a^ack.Theplayernotreceivingthepassmustimmediatelydefend1v2.

•  Forthenextturn,thedefenderbecomesthemiddleplayerandnowhasthechoiceofwhotoa^ackwith2v1.

1. 2.

3.

2v1 Overlap 2v1 / 1v2 Crossways

4.

•  Blueteamvsredteam

•  Theblueteama^ack2v1anddefend2v1

•  Theredteamdefend1v2anda^ack1v2

•  Tostart,twoblueplayersa^acktheredplayerina2v1situa=on,whenagoalisscored,thereddefenderregainstheballortheballleavesthepitch–then–immediatelyanewredplayerentersthepitchtoa^ack1v2againstthetwobluedefenders.

•  Tostart,thereddefenderpassesouttothebluea^ackersandthenrunstodefend1v2

•  Theblueplayerthatreceivestheball,passestothesecondblueplayerandcompletesanoverlappingrun

•  Nowa2v1a^ackcommences

3v2 / 4v3 Counters 3v2 Choice Game

•  Twogoalkeepers.Sixredplayersandsixblueplayersposi=onedasshowninthediagram.Fourwhiteplayersonthemiddlelineoppositethecoach.

•  Tostart,twoblueandtworedplayersenterthepitchandawhiteplayergoestothecentrepoint.Thecoachpassestothewhiteplayerwhomustpasswithonetouchtotheteamtheywishtojoinfora3v2situa=on.

•  Immediately,the3v2gamecommencesun=ltheballleavesthearea.Ifthedefendingteamregaintheball,thenthewhiteplayerchangesteamsandcreatesa3v2situa=onforthisteamtoa^ack.

•  Twoteamsofplayersandtwogoalkeepers.Theteamsareposi=onedasshowninthediagram.

•  Theredteama^acks3v2againstthebluedefenders.

•  Thegameisplayedun=lagoalisscored,thegoalkeepersavesashotortheballleavesplay.

•  Now,twoaddi=onalblueplayersenterthepitchandcreateafast4v3situa=onintheoppositedirec=on.

•  Oncethe4v3iscompleted.Theplayersexitthepitchandanewgroupofredandblueplayersre-startthegame.

6.5.

7.

Overloads Game

8.

•  Twoteamsoffourplayersandtwogoalkeepers

•  Theteamstaketurnstoa^ackwithanoverloadsitua=on(seeaboveforthesequenceofballsandoverloads).

•  Whenallplayersareinthepitch,a5minutegamecon=nues.•  Theteamssetupasfollowsinordertoenterthepitch.RedTeam

1-2-1,Blue2-2

•  Whenaplayerentersthepitch,theyremaininthepitch

Ball Red V Blue

1 1 V GK

2 1 V 2

3 3 V 2

4 3 V 4

5 4 v 4

3v2 Waves•  Threeteamsofthreeplayersandtwogoalkeepers.

•  Whena^acking,allthreeplayersareusedbythea^ackingteam.

•  Whendefending,onlytwoplayersareused.Theextraplayermustwaitbythegoalandchangea\erballisdefended.

•  Tostart,theredteamhassix(3v2)a^ackingsitua=onsathighspeed.Theredteammustalternatea^acksineachhalfofthefield(a^ackonegoal,thenturntoa^acktheothergoal).A\erthesixa^acks,theteamsarerotated,withanewteama^ackingandtryingtobeatthepreviousteamsnumberofgoalsscored.

Small Sided Games

Scoring Advantage 3v3 Switch Games

1. 2.

•  Four teams of three players

•  To begin, each team has one player on the pitch and this player can score in any of the opponents goals.

•  When a goal is scored, the team scoring the goal are given a 2nd player

•  The winning team is the one that has all three of their players on the pitch and has just scored a goal (in simple terms, the first team to score 3 goals)

•  Two teams of six players and two goalkeepers

•  Each team is divided into two groups of three players

•  Each team has three players in each half of the pitch

•  The coach starts by serving a ball into one half of the pitch and immediately a 3v3 game commences until one team scores

•  After the goal is scored, these players rest and the coach turns to serve a ball into the opposite game

3.

4 Team Round Robin

4.

•  Four teams of four players. Each team plays 3 games against each opponent.

•  One game is played at a time (2 team play, 2 waiting)

•  Each game lasts for 1 goal and therefore, after playing each opponent 3 times, there will be a clear winner of 3-0 or 2-1

•  To start, the greens play the black team, then the reds play the blue team. This set of games is repeated three times. Then the teams rotate to play a different opponent.

Wide or Central Attack

•  Two teams

•  Anything from 4v4, 5v5, 6v6,7v7 and two goalkeepers

•  The game takes place in the central zone

•  The teams can score in two ways•  Passing into the wide goals = 1 goal

•  Dribbling through the central area and scoring past the goalkeeper = 2 goals

5. 6.

Dribblers Game 5 team – Goal & Out

•  Two teams

•  Anything from 3v3, 4v4, 5v5

•  The aim is to dribble through a gate with the ball to score a goal

•  Encourage the players to play with their heads up to see the “open” gates and to also pass to a team mate that is free to score

•  Five teams

•  Anything from 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 5v5

•  Two games are taking place at the same time

•  Each time a goal is scored, the losing team are ejected from the game and replaced by the waiting team

8.

Ultimate 4v4 game

•  Two teams

•  4v4, 5v4, 6v6, with goalkeepers

•  Three games within the same pitch

•  Game 1 – End zone game•  Game 2 – Four goal game•  Game 3 – Normal game

•  The coach can rotate games as they see fit

Dribble or Pass

•  Two teams

•  Anything from 4v4, 5v5, 6v6

•  Each team attack and defend their end line and goals

•  The aim is to score with a pass into the mini goal or by dribbling into the wide gate

7.

Invitation to “LFC Coach Education Workshop”

•  Monday26thMarch2018@5pm.•  2hourpracScalsessionatouracademyfacilityinKirkby.•  LedbyourfoundaSonphaseheadcoachesintheu7,u8,u9,u10,11agegroups.•  WillcoverthekeyareasoftheLFCFoundaSonPhasecoachingprogramme.1.EntryGames2.TechnicalHardDrive3.StreetFootball4.Outplaying5.TheGameTwo“free”spacesforcoachestoa_endperclub.Allcoachesmustbepreregisteredfortheevent.PleasecontactWayne.woods@liverpoolfc.comToreserveyourplace(limitedspaces)

LFC Academy – January 2018