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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Finishing from Central Positions

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Jamie Loades
Name: Jamie Loades
City: Mississauga
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Physical Literacy

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Physical Literacy
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Physical Literacy (10 mins)

Organisation

  • Area: Marked grid (approx. 20x20 yards)
  • Players: Majority inside grid, 2–3 taggers
  • No ball

Activity

  • Players move freely within the area avoiding taggers
  • Taggers attempt to tag players using hands
  • Once tagged:
    • Player performs a quick action (e.g. 3 jumps, 5 quick feet) before rejoining
  • Rotate taggers regularly

Key Factors (Coaching Focus)

  • Quick changes of direction
  • Body control and balance
  • Awareness of space and others

Coaching Points

  • Stay light on feet (quick reactions)
  • Use feints and changes of speed
  • Keep head up to scan space
  • Accelerate/decelerate under control

Progressions

  • Add movement conditions (e.g. only side shuffle, only backwards)
  • Reduce space to increase pressure
  • Add multiple taggers

Regressions

  • Increase space
  • Reduce number of taggers
  • Slow tempo

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Global

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Global (20 mins)

1v1- finishing focus-

Organisation

  • Area: Half pitch split into two channels
  • Players:
    • Attacker starts centrally
    • Defender starts in front of goal
  • Defender serves the ball

Activity

  • Server plays into the attacker from either side
  • Attacker receives and drives forward into a 1v1
  • Defender engages and attempts to delay or win the ball
  • Attacker aims to beat defender and finish on goal- taking the ball away from the GK and finishing in the far corner

Key Factors (Coaching Focus)

  • Positive first touch towards goal
  • Ability to unbalance defender
  • Quick execution of finish

Coaching Points

  • Attack with speed and intent
  • Use body feints to create space
  • Decide early: shoot vs take defender on
  • Finish with control (accuracy over power)

Progressions

  • Limit time to finish (e.g. 5 seconds)
  • Add recovering defender
  • Restrict finishing area to increase pressure

Regressions

  • Increase starting distance from defender
  • Allow free touches
  • Passive defender initially

Timing

  • 2–3 x 3–4 minute blocks
  • Quick rotations 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Analytical

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Analytical (20 mins)

Organisation

  • Area: Half pitch split into 2 vertical channels
  • Players:
    • 2 attackers (Blue) vs 1 defender (Yellow) in each channel
  • Offside line marked near final third
  • Goalkeepers in goals

Activity

  • Play starts with Blue attackers combining in the channel
  • Must complete 2–3 passes before progressing
  • Attackers then decide to:
    • Dribble at defender, or
    • Play a through ball over the offside line
  • Attack finishes on goal

Key Factors (Coaching Focus)

  • Recognising when to pass vs dribble
  • Timing of run to break the offside line
  • Quality of final action

Coaching Points

  • Draw defender in before releasing pass
  • Weight and timing of through ball
  • Stay onside and attack space at the right moment
  • Finish with composure

Progressions

  • Limit touches before final action
  • Add recovering defender
  • Reduce space in channel

Regressions

  • Remove pass condition (free play)
  • Increase channel width
  • Passive defender

Timing

  • 3 x 3–4 minute blocks
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Global

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Global (20 mins)

Organisation

  • Area: Half pitch
  • Format: Small-sided game (e.g. 5v5/6v6)
  • Teams:
    • Yellow (Marco’s team)
    • Blue (Anas’ team)
  • Full-size goals with goalkeepers

Activity

  • Free play with emphasis on maintaining team shape
  • Teams encouraged to:
    • Stay organised in possession and out of possession
    • Create space through positioning
    • Build attacks leading to a final action (finish)

Key Factors (Coaching Focus)

  • Shape and spacing between units
  • Movement to support around the ball
  • Recognising moments to create and take shots

Coaching Points

  • Maintain structure (don’t get stretched or compact unnecessarily)
  • Provide width and depth
  • Play forward when possible
  • Finish early when opportunity arises

Progressions

  • Condition: must maintain shape before scoring counts
  • Limit touches in attacking half
  • Reward goals from structured build-up

Regressions

  • Allow more positional freedom
  • Increase space
  • Remove conditions

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