Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Individual Movements to help in a two v one

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The Aim of this practice is working on individual movements to help play in a two v one situation.

The attacking players must work the ball diagonally across the box. The Defender is not allowed out of the box in the centre.

Box 1 – Pinning the Defender and playing a 1-2

Coaching Points

•Receiving the ball on the front foot

•Arms out for balance

•Feel for the defender

•Back into the defender to draw him in

•Where is the passer making his run to link up with the player pinning the defender?

•Quality of pass

•Timing of support run

Box 2 – Set & Spin

Coaching Points

•Check off the defender – create space in front of him

•Weight of the pass into the middle man

•Weight of the set back

•Speed of the spin

•When to spin – draw defender in, if he is not pressing from behind take a touch to invite him in then play back and spin

•Timing of the spin (can add offside in)

Box 3 – Check Off & Pull Out

Coaching Points

•When to check off

•Drag the defender away from the space you want

•Quick movements to fool the defender

•Open your body to receive on the back foot to help play forward

•Timing of the movement out and pass

•Trigger in body language to show you are moving out of the box

•Speed of 1-2

The Players will practice each option but once they have done each then its about recognizing the triggers which show which movement they will do as a team let the players experiment with the triggers. Will find many make mistakes when the decision of all three is given to them.