Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching the point of attack

Switching Play (20 mins)

THE SESSION: Switching Play 

- 30x30 yard area with 25 yard end zones divided in two. Practice begins with 3v3 in middle zone and 1 player in each section of end zone.

 Organisation

- Practice begins with target passing into middle and middle players looking to find various combinations of playing through.

-  Each team has their own ball. Can introduce extra balls for larger number. End zone players able to shift end zone to receive ball (allow 1 team to control)

 PROGRESSIONS Technical:

- Add magic player who each team must pass to before playing out

- Allow players to rotate/switch with end zone player if communicate it

- Allow end zone players to switch with each other if they decide to enter each others zones.

Tactical:

- Teams play 3v3 with the task of keeping possession, with a goal being scored if the ball is played to their own player in one of the end zones.

- The team that’s in possession also controls the positions in the end zones. So if the Red have the ball and their player in the end zone needs to move to the other side to open up a passing line, the white player must change places to allow that to happen. If the Blue have possession and their player in the end zone has to move, the Blue player must swap over.

- Ensure end zone players rotate

 KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

-Receiving touch to play forward

- Awareness of space/pressure

- End zone player looking to recognise/create passing lanes

- Timing of runs/movement to receive