Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Counter Attack - Finding Target 9

Club Warm Up (10 mins)

Part I - Rondo (8 min)

- Play 3v1 or 4v1 depending on numbers

- Make the field big enough for the players on the outside to be able to be successful, but no so big the defender does not have a chance to win the ball

Part II - Dynamic Stretching (running) (7 min)

- 12 yards, two groups (one on each side of the cone)

- Do the following stretches twice

1) Jogging there, jogging back

2) But kicks there, jogging back

3) High knees there, jogging back

4) High kicks there, jogging back

5) Groin out (open the gate) there, Groin in (close the gate) back

6) Side shuffle facing each other there, Side shuffle facing each other back

7) Karaoke facing each other there, Karaoke facing each other back

8) Header, squad there, jogging back

9) Lunches with twist there, jogging back

10) Ickey shuffle forwards there, Ickey shuffle backwards back

11) 75% Sprint there, walk back

12) Sprint there, walk back

Finding target 9 with zone (20 mins)

2v3+Keep in Zone A : Play 2v2 In Zone B

Only target players in the attacking half can make runs into middle channel to look and receive. If no turn, can you find a pass back in zone A to play forward?

Defending team not allowed into channel B.

Variation: Defensive player can make supporting run into the attack. 

Coaching Points:

Target movement

Timing of run + Communicate

Support runs + think ahead

4v4 + GK (20 mins)

4v 4+ GK (25 mins)

Instructions

Play 4v4+GK. 

Keep Working on finding targets and movement off the ball. 

Conditioned Game:  Limit to 3 touches: limit to 2 touches.

Variation: 

Players asses: Do I have space to turn? 

Coaching Points

• Space to turn? No. Play way you face
• Communication: players coach team mates on where to move ball
• Target Movement
• Limit touches
• Work to find Target
• Support runs + Think ahead