Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Youth Development Phase - Movement and positioning to support.

Rondos (10 mins)

Rondos

Set Up

• Area set up 5m wide by 5m long; 
• 4 players on each side.
• Mannequin (or obstruction) in the middle to stop central passes.

Explanation

• Players in the rondo look to maintain possession unopposed.
• MUST play with two touches;
• MUST move after you pass;
• MUST have support left and right of player in possession. 

• Good ball speed - two touches MAX, firm passes and ball does not stop.
• Off the ball movement; reacting to the movement of others.

PROGRESSIONS

• Coach holds up a variety of coloured cones to encourages players to scan as well as communicate to team mates.
• Roaming defender for players to scan and look out for. Defender increases from non-passive to passive.

Small Sided Game (30 mins)

Small Sided Game 6 v 6 (+GK)

Set Up

• Pitch set up as half pitch lengthways and about 25m wide and divided into thirds with final thirds longer than middle thirds but tapering in towards goals.
• In middle third is divided into five channels about 5m wide. (The two widest can only be occupied by the team in possession a defender can enter to engage once the ball enters that zone.)
  
• Team structured with 1x CB (#4); 2x FB (#2,#3); 1x MF (#8); 2x FW (wingers - #7,#11)

• In possession they must look to occupy all 5 central zones.
• Team in possession is looking to build up their play and control possession and the tempo of the game.
• They are looking to create the opportunity to play a ball in behind the defensive line.
• For this to occur we are looking for patient build up to a quick speeding of the play when the opportunity presents itself to play in behind the line.
• Out of possession team must look to be in a 3-3 formation.

• We are looking at the positioning and movement of players when they take up supporting positions depending on where the ball is and the movement of their team mates.
• If the fullback is in the widest channel; can the winger stay narrow.
• If the winger goes wide can the full back come inside.
• If the midfielder goes high; can the fullback come in and support underneath.