Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): COE Orientation - Day 2 (August 28th, 2024)

Screen 1

Passing & Receiving Pattern:

Set Up: 3 Players at Starting cones (2 x Balls), 2 Players on Manequins

1st Progression  - Play into player who checks in front of mannequin, Touch forward to imbalance, then Cruyff Turn or Stopover out. Repeat on 2nd Mannequin. Bounce when recycling on outside.

2nd Progression -2 Touch Passing, Receive on Back Pedal keeping the ball the same side

3rd Progression - 2 Touch Passing, Central Player opens up on back foot, creating body position facing forward

4th Progression - 1 touch, set on every pass

Coaching Points:

High Tempo

Flat Passing

Keep the Ball Moving

1st Touch out of Feet

Pre-Receptive Movements

Receive the Ball on the Move

Communication

Body Shape & Distances when Receiving (Stay High in Central Areas)

Set into path of player

Screen 3

Attacking in Wide Areas:

Set Up - 10v10 exercise (or modify for numbers)

Rules:

• Ball starts with Goalkeeper
  
• 1st pass must be in own half
• If Ball goes into either Wide Player, both can enter
• For defending wide players, ball sided player can defend, however weak sided one stays out

•  Encourage using width to stretch opposition
  
•  Recognizition of when to use width
•  Switching Play to create Attacking overload
•  Attacking Movements in Final Third

• Open up quickly, wide of pressing player
• Play forward when possible
• Step beyond pressing player when possible to create overload in next line
• Information attached to forward pass
• Details of weight & quality of pass into central players

• Ability to receive on the tune to progress play
• Body Position
• Movements to find space (opposite movements, high starting positions, double movements, change of pace)
• Support pass into 9s who are receiving under pressure
• Attacking runs into the box

• Execution of 2v1s, 3v2s when Attacking Overloads have been created
  
• 9s being available as a target to progress play
• Awareness of time/space & options in final third