1. Burlington Bayhawks Development Program
Summer Season 2018 Curriculum Boys and Girls U9-U12

2. Session Structure; 55 mins
Warm Up: Movement with and without the ball (Incorporate Physical Literacy Exercises)
Ball Mastery; 10 mins
Awareness; 10 mins
Activity: 20 mins
Game: 10 mins
Cool Down: Slow movements without the ball to lower heart rate
Total = 55 mins

3. Physical Literacy Included in all sessions

4. Development Priorities
Ball Mastery
V-Cuts
Outside Rolls
Inside Rolls
Roll Crossover
Roll Stepover
MWTB
Pirouette
Hook Turn
Drag Cut
Triangle Turn (L Turn)
Strikes
Short
Quick passing,
Placed finishing
1-2s
Mid-length
Driven Pass
Curved Shooting
Receives
Inside to set
Inside to turn
Outside to set
Outside to turn
1v1s: Scenario’s
Infront/Side/Behind/Diagonal
Infront
Messi move
Side
Cruyff Turn
Hook Turn
Behind
Ronaldo Chop
Crossover
Diagonal
Roll Crossover
Pirouette

5. Awareness Activities Grids Short and 1st time passes
Drilled longer passes
Inside/Outside/Sole receives
Attacking space MWTB
Layering
Competition – beat yourself!
Spin on receive (Sole/Cruyff touch)
Playing 1-2s
Neutral Player plays 1 touch
Semi-passive defenders
Corners
Longer passes
Positioning as a 2 or 3 to support
2 touch minimum for all players
Layering
Competition – group passes in seconds; beat your own score
Groups of 3; positioning in the corner for combo’s
Outside players play 1 touch
Semi-Passive Defenders
Over The Shoulder
Body shape adapting
1 touch play
Feet adjustments
Layering
Competition: How many receives in 60 seconds?
Scan colour you receive from instead of your own colour
Change from 2 to 3 or 4 colours inside
Cannot receive from one colour
Cannot pass to another colour

6. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 Att/Def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

7. Match Play / Tournaments / SSG’s
Follow OS Matrix or_Feb pdf
Include Retreat Line Line_August_30_2017.pdf
Offside Rule ]
7v7 Format U9-U10
Roster Size 12
9v9 Format U11-U12
Roster Size – Maximum 16 (Ideal 12) for U11 and U12
Game Duration – 70 Minutes

8. Week 4 & 9: 3v3 Tournament 8 teams of 3: 4 match types
Match 1: 2 goal game
Match 2: 4 goal game
Match 3: 4 goals, 3 zone game; must score from inside the end zone (shot locations)
Match 4: 6 goal game
Lay out pinnies in each goal before they start: keep pinnies on and move to the next game.

9. Week 1 Sessions

10. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

11. Week 1: Session 1: 1v1s
Red v Yellow; Physical literacy, race, receive pass from coach to score into 1 of 4 goals.
Orange v Yellow; 1v1 transitions. After trying to score, quickly react to defend the next player
Blue, White, Sky Blue
2v2 transitions. Try to create 2v1s and look to pass behind. 8 seconds time limit to shoot.

12. Week 1: Session 2: Counter Attacking
Group 1: 3v1 counter attack
White comes out to defend 3v1. Yellow must attack quickly and play into the stride of the wide attackers. After Yellow finish, 3 blues attack on the same side, the far side white must react early to push out and defend higher.
Group 2: 3v2 CF support.
Evade pressure from the 1st player to pass forward.
If the 2 win possession, they make a quick forward pass into the CF to go 1v1 on GK.

13. Week 1: Session 3: Midfield defending and forward passing
Split into 4 groups of 6. Each group has a Defensive Midfielder/CB, a line of 4 midfielders, and a CF.
The DM/CB should cover behind the line of 4 and look to block forward passes either into the CF or the goals
The midfield 4 work as a group to prevent penetration and press as the ball travels
The CF can press the team in possession to direct play to allow the midfield to shift over to intercept.

14. Week 2 Sessions

15. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

16. Week 2; Session 1; Possession Games
Coaches can choose which possession games will be used.
Priorities;
Body shape, creating connections, positioning behind the press, combinations to move forward, making decisions before receiving
Principles;
Overloading vertically
Overloading horizontally
Positioning ‘inside the block’
Connections wide-channel-centre

17. Week 2: Session 2: Counter Attacking
In the 1v0-2v1-3v2-4v3 game, change the players group each time so that different players attack and defend different situations.
Encourage kids to pick equal teams
In the 2v2, add a shot clock of 6 seconds to push the speed of play and speed of decisions made and the quality of execution under pressure.

18. Week 2: Session 3: Pressing High
Match Play 9v9
3-4-1 defending to
2-3-3 pressing
Mark out 4 quarters on the field and ask 4 players to be in the quarter where the ball is; one player per corner or covering in a diamond if the ball is towards the centre

19. Week 3 Sessions

20. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

21. Week 3: Session 1: Dynamic Shooting
Soccer tennis; working on air receives and volleying. 1 bounce, 3 touch limit.
1-2, through ball; player runs onto a forward pass to finish 1st time. GK can rush out as the ball leaves the foot of Red.
6 dribblers, 4 defenders, 2 blockers. Carry pinnies. Dribblers cannot score into a goal where a blocker is. If defenders win the ball, they switch pinnies with the attacker.

22. Week 2: Session 2: Counter Attacking
In the 1v0-2v1-3v2-4v3 game, change the players group each time so that different players attack and defend different situations.
Encourage kids to pick equal teams
In the 2v2, add a shot clock of 6 seconds to push the speed of play and speed of decisions made and the quality of execution under pressure.

23. Week 3: Session 3: Wide Attacking
Players look for quick combinations in and out of the opposition shape to open up a diagonal wide pass
After the wide pass, we look for low, curved passes between the GK and defenders, or cutbacks to the edge of the box.

24. Week 4 Sessions

25. Week 4 & 9: 3v3 Tournament 8 teams of 3: 4 match types
Match 1: 2 goal game
Match 2: 4 goal game
Match 3: 4 goals, 3 zone game; must score from inside the end zone (shot locations)
Match 4: 6 goal game
Lay out pinnies in each goal before they start: keep pinnies on and move to the next game.

26. Tournament schedule: weeks 4 & 9
7 matches: 6-7 mins per match + 2 mins max between matches for resting/organising
Inform players where they go next at the end of the match before water breaks.

27. Week 5 Sessions

28. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

29. Session 1; Possession games
36 players; either 3 groups of 12 or 4 groups of 9.
We could also play 2 groups of 18 and have 6v6 + 6 outside (2CB-2FB-2CM on other side)

30. Session 2: 3-1-3-1 Build up play
Positioning angles:
Across, Around, Diagonal, Through, Over, Stretch.
Across (CB-CB)
Diagonal (CB-DM)
Around (CB-FB/WM)
Through (CB-DM/DM-AM)
Over (DM-CF/DM-WF)
Stretch (as far away from the ball diagonally as possible)

31. Session 3: mid-block defending
Set up; Organise an area where we leave the outside channels 8m outside, where we set up to regain possession in the wide zone.
With 2 zones, we want 3 in each zone
With 3 zones, we can leave 1 zone free behind or infront of the block and block space behind the midfield or infront of the midfield depending on how the opponent sets up.

32. Week 6 Sessions

33. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
build up play
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Possession moving forward
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

34. Session 1: 3-1-3-1 Build up play
Positioning angles:
Across, Around, Diagonal, Through, Over, Stretch.
Across (CB-CB)
Diagonal (CB-DM)
Around (CB-FB/WM)
Through (CB-DM/DM-AM)
Over (DM-CF/DM-WF)
Stretch (as far away from the ball diagonally as possible)

35. Session 2: POSSESSION TRANSFERS in build up
3 Groups of 12: 4v2 + 4v2
Players transfer play to the far side after evading the 1st 2 defender. After the link player can turn, 2 should drop off to transfer play to restart possession v 2 defenders again
2-3-1 v 2-3-1; Build up play; Positioning and Patterns
Pattern; CB-WM-CB-CM-CF-WF same side to cross
Pattern; CB-CB-CF-CM-WF run behind to cross

36. Session 3: Pressing
After you regain possession, pass short to turn and open up play on the far side.
If you lose possession, either counter press quickly, or get into an established shape on the other side and look to regain possession and transfer to the other side.
Press with 4 players
Always leave 2 on the far side to transfer play, disperse and re-start play in possession while the opponent press with 2 players less.
You can do this 4v6, 5v7 or 6v8 depending on numbers

37. Week 7 Sessions

38. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Defending

39. Session 1; Possession games
36 players; either 3 groups of 12 or 4 groups of 9.
We could also play 2 groups of 18 and have 6v6 + 6 outside (2CB-2FB-2CM on other side)

40. Session 2: Counter Attacking
1v1/2v2/3v3 counter attacking on the left
1v0/2v1/3v2/4v3 counter attacking on the right
Continual Attacking for 4 minutes, followed by 2 minute rest. Repeat up to 12 minutes
After this, we then switch sides and play the overload counter attack game on the other side

41. Session 3: mid-block defending
Back 3 play in line with the winger, DM covers infront of the CB.
AM covers between CF who presses and WM who block the wide passes.
If the ball moves around the WM, The FB and WM can defend 2v1/2v2, with the DM able to cover the space left by the FB.
The AM will drop into the DM zone and regain the 3-1 shape at the back

42. Week 8 Sessions

43. 9 week Curriculum; u10/u11 boys & girls
FD =
Full Dome (match)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Day 1
Mon (FD)
Technical
1v1 games
4 goals facing outwards;
Race to finish
Possession Games
Shooting:
On the run
Dribbling
1st time
Volleys
Tournament Week
Switching Play
Day 2
Wed
Technical & Fitness
Counter Attacking
3v2 to goal
Counter Attack 3v2, recovery runs
6 runs per set
1v1 att/def Races;
Attacking 3 goal games
(out facing)
Build Up Play
Midfield Positions in possession
Transition1v1
Attack & Defend
12 runs per set
Defending 1v2
Counter attacking
Tournament
Week
Day 3
Thurs
Gameplay
Defending as a line of 4
Pressing from the front
Wide Attacking;
Crossing and finishing
Mid-Block Defending
Pressing
Wide Attacking

44. Session 1: POSSESSION TRANSFERS in build up
3 Groups of 12: 4v2 + 4v2
Players transfer play to the far side after evading the 1st 2 defender. After the link player can turn, 2 should drop off to transfer play to restart possession v 2 defenders again
2-3-1 v 2-3-1; Build up play; Positioning and Patterns
Pattern; CB-WM-CB-CM-CF-WF same side to cross
Pattern; CB-CB-CF-CM-WF run behind to cross

45. Session 2: Counter Attack 2v2; 6 reps x 3 sets
Each group quickly counter attack then race back to defend.
Coaching point: before an attack ends, the player without the ball should move central into a defending position to delay the next attack and give time for the team mate to recover
The attacking team should try to hit the far side away from the attack to exploit the space and 2v1 situation

46. Session 3: zonal pressing 3-1-3-1; 6 zones
Diagonal 1st press from CF on 1st pass, WM moves up to block forward pass down line
CM covers between the 2, screening pass into CF
Far side winger either moves up to control circulation, or drops off to cover the long pass. Far side CB is the free player who moves between CB and CM to control the space
Team can press high as a block, or wait until the middle zone and press from there.