Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Training 04/08

Attacking Positions

Using the lines on the field to explain positions and movement.

Two support midfielders, look to create danger in the important areas of the pitch by playing into the pressing positions of zone 14, using the wide areas, the half zones and the central line.

- Explain that if one player changes zones, someone else needs to change as well, to keep the general structure and attacking shape.

- Explain that using the wide players is primarily to force the opposition defence to pendulum across, creating gaps and space to play through them, not to create crossing opportunities.

- Explain that crossing the ball will provide far less goals per season then trying to move, pass or shoot from zone 14 and the central area and as such, we need to manipulate that area as much as we can.

Passing Drill

Possession

Play 5 v 5 or number depdant in the middle box

Possesion, players have to keep the ball, can use the number 2 and 3.

The ball must be played into the 2 and 3 before it can go forward.

Aim

Make 6 succesful passes that includes the 3 and 2.

Once these have been made, players must make space to play into C (nick or dan) who acts as a number 9. Once that ball has been played the team who played the pass can release 3 players.

C will set the ball back and other players who release will act as willing runner in beyond.

To get a finish off with 5 seconds.

Progression- C can set player who can bring in 2 or 3 for a cross. (Red lines)