Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Breakout and recover

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Area:

Use half a pitch with goals at either end. Create 2 channels from edge of penalty area to halfway line as shown. Create possesion box as shown by shaded area

Equipment:

Cones or dics, bibs balls

Objective:

Split players into 2 teams and 1 neautral goal keeper who is defending the gaol againts both teams.The prractice starts with a possesion based game in the shaded box. when 3 passes are completed the team in possesion can break out and have an attack at the goal. the team out of possesion have to drop back and try to defend the goal. The defending team are not allowed to go into the channels unless a player in possesion in that channel has been on the ball for more than 3 seconds. Then they can engage. Once the defending team wins possesion, clears the ball or the ball goes out of play then the practice is reset with possesion game in the possesion game area. The coach can either give possesion to the team they chose, leave a ball in the area for both teams to try and get to first etc.

Progression:

Encourage players out of possesion to delay, deny to allow team mates to recover into the defensive shape as required.

Identify in transition early that possesion is about to be lost as a trigger to drop back and communicate with team mates to drop.

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