Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Midfield Possession Breaking Lines with 3rd Man Runs

Rondo (10 mins)

2 - 10x10 grids

Play in 6v2 and/or 5v2 in each grid. Starting with one grid then filling 2nd grid as players arrive

Play on arrival 

 Session start time 1 min break and quickly emphasize how play is going / What is working, what needs improvement

 Two 5 min intervals with 2 min break in between

All players and ball must remain in the grid

Coaching Points:

Pace of play

Want the ball

Know where you are playing before ball gets to you

Body shape to receive pass to play the direction you want to play to

Movement off the ball - look to get into passing lanes - Split defenders

Can we move around and not stand idle - No traffic cones

****Must be played with complete effort****

Dynamic Stretching Afterwards (10 minutes)

Passing Activation 2 (5 mins)

(2) 15x15 grids 

6-9 players in each grid

2 players start inside grid with one ball

Play 45-60 seconds then switch players centrally

Player on ball passes to perimeter player and receives ball back

Then passes to the other central player

Play continues

Play with pace

Heavy work rate

2 touch play if needed

Stay in each others vision

Read the flow of play and body positions

LSG Breaking lines with 3rd man run (20 mins)

15x36 grid (use grids set up for passing activation)

14 players as shown

15 players play 4v2 on one side

16 players play 4v2 on both sides

17 players play 4v3 on one side (increase width of space)

Play starts on either side with 3v2 

Blue in possession attempts to connect 5 passes then play into central hold up player

 Blue can use the target player but does not count as a pass

After playing into target a blue player that did not pass the ball in should make a run in to receive a pass then passes into the opposite grid. Blue player that ran in should return to his grid. 

That grid should then play to target player

Play continues with connecting 5 passes in that grid after hitting target player

Timing of runs - we want to receive on the run and not standing in the areas

Pace of play

Movement off of ball

Read the flow of play

Body position to recieve

Understand who should make runs in depending on position of receiving player

Communication

Work rate