📋 Session Plan
U11 Pre-Season — Week 2
A 60-minute reactivation session — extending technical reps from week 1 with light pressure and a touches-heavy SSG.
A 60-minute reactivation session — extending technical reps from week 1 with light pressure and a touches-heavy SSG.
Standard 16×16 yard square. Add the called-skills layer from minute 3. By week 2, players should handle the basic skills cleanly — if they can't, the warm-up gives an early read on how rusty the squad still is.
Foundation block. Pure cushion-and-return for the full 14 minutes. The reactivation principle: lots of clean touches with good technique, no pressure. Both feet involved.
First introduction to under-pressure work for the season. Run two parallel rondos (8 minutes), then swap groups (8 minutes). Skip the one-touch progression — the goal is reactivation, not pressure-testing technique.
Free play, no themed constraint. Players reconnect with match scenarios at low intensity. Coach observes — does the cushion technique from earlier appear naturally? That tells you where week 3 needs to focus.
Closing circle reflection: 'one thing that felt easier this week than last week'. Reinforces the reactivation progress.
Clear demonstrations and high energy. Keep the session moving with minimal queuing, and reinforce one or two key coaching points rather than overloading players with information.
Players standing in queues (set up enough stations to keep everyone active) and the session running too long on one activity (keep blocks tight and move on while engagement is high).
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