Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Overloads Game crossing and finishing

Overloads Game crossing and finishing

Organization

• Set the field with 2 channels in wide areas and 2 teams 

• attacking team attack the big goal 

Instructions

• A 8v6 game, the defending team can only have 1 player in each wide channel. Creating overload situations (2v1, 3v1) in wide areas and also 6v5 in the middle.

  The attacking  team can move anywhere but must have a least one player in the wide channels at all times.

  To score, the attacking team must cross the ball from the wide channel to then finish on goal. If the defending team win the ball, they have 15 seconds to score (representing a counter attack).

Coaching Points

• on crossing To have a better chance of scoring, players should concentrate on their technique to use driven and lofted crosses to create the best chances to score.
• they must look up and find the space ? it the defensive line high up ? do I go deep and do a back pass?
• Strikers need to use clever movement to lose defenders and create space for themselves to score from crosses (two runs, one for the defender, one for the striker).