Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 2010 Spring session 10 (frontal pressure and looking to combine)

Technical (15 mins)

Organization: 20x20 (gates are 6y wide)

Instructions:

Attacker is trying to beat the defender and dribble through the gate before connecting a pass to the other attacker. If the defender wins the ball he needs to connect to any other attacker in order to switch. Then the attacker/defender switch. If the defender kicks the ball out of bounds he stays defender.

Coaching Points:

1. Maintain close control over the ball 2. rec. open space 3. Use of skills/moves and accelerate into space 4. Head up while dribbling to connect the pass.

3v2 (30 mins)

Organization: Field is 20x20 with 2 small goals on 1 side.

Instructions:

Player passes the ball to the attacker who now plays 1v1. He first tries to dribble into the zone to beat the defender. When he reaches the zone, the play continues and he now needs to find the other attacker before he can score. When the attacker reaches the zone, the 2nd defender comes in to make it 2v2. Both attackers/defenders can score if they have the ball. (attackers are safe in the zone).

If the defender wins the ball he can always score on the 2 mini goals.

Make 2 teams, rotate after 5 minutes.

Coaching Points:

1. First touch fwd 2. Attack the defender with speed 3. timing of the move 4. acceleration into space 5. Movement after the pass (create separation)

Progressions:

• 3v3 (another defender starts next to the goal).