Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Breakdown Zone 3-4 FLANK FW(Primary), and Winger, CM's (Secondary) (A18)

Activity (20 mins)

Organization:

44x60

- 6 reds vs 6 whites + GK x2

- 10-16 cones.

- Balls

- 1 Goal

Description:

-Play starts with white MF (under tight pressure from red MF), playing a square pass to supporting white MF.

- Whites must combine to score goals, and reds must try to win the ball and score by playing the ball/ dribling the ball into the gates

- Restart from whtite MF's

- Players are to operate as they would in the full field.

-Target/ server can act as outlet player for white if neccessary

Coaching points

Manage the red team:

- If the ball is here where would you be? show me your shape?

- Protect central areas

White team:

- 1v1 or 2v2:

"Look at the situation here, what do you see? where do you think we should deliver ball so we have a chance at scoring?" (into space or into feet)

- Body position:

"How can you receive the ball, so your first touch gets you facing the strikers?" (open up your body)

- Width & Depth

- Underlap & Overlap

- Try to receive the ball at an angle.

why: So they are half turned and facing the goal so they can get a quick shot in..

- Always be inventive:

Wingers be creative; run at someone, create a chance or draw a foul and deliver a cross into the area for the strikers.

-Quality passing.

-Vary runs:

* Cut inside:

* A quick cut to the inside will beat your defender. From there, you can pick your head up and pass or beat the center midfielder.

Supporting players, create space:

* How can you take that player with you, to free the space you're in?

* If a supporting player makes a diagonal run where should you pass it to? A: aim at the direccion he is running to.