U-16 TRAINING PRIORITIES

U-15 and U-16:
DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP SKILL/TACTICS

HIGH PRIORITY

Development of individual skills should be covered in the warm-up.

Understanding of combination play:
a) Support
b) Takeovers
c) Wall Pass
d) Third man running
e) Overlap

DO NOT GIVE THE BALL AWAY!

One session in three devoted to 3v3's, 4v4's, 5v5's.

Develop an understanding of:
a) Depth: Role of strong side defenders
b) Balance: Role of weak side defenders
c) Concentration
d) Communication: Who, What, When

LOWER EMPHASIS: Functional Play, Team Play, Set Plays
ALL ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE CHALLENGING, MOTIVATING AND INVOLVE TRANSITION!!!