Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing forward with speed

Counter Attacking Passing Pattern10 mins

Counter Attacking Technical passing pattern

One player from group 1 passes into the FW who then sets to opposite player on group 1. The players then plays a through ball into their team-mate who passes to group 2. (Both players who were involved then join back of group 2. Group 2 do the same.

Progressions:

- Vary the pattern

- FW flicks in behind for runner

- Add defender in for visual

- 1 touch when possible

Coaching points

- Immediate movement forward when receive ball

- Angle and Distance of run

- FW checks to ball at correct time

- Through ball weighted correctly

- Creative movement

8 v 8 endzone game25 mins

7 v 7 small sided endzone game

Teams set up in a 3-3-1 formation. Teams score by dribling or receiving the ball in the endzone (wide zones are 1 point, central zone is 3 points.

Variations:

Teams must drop into their own half upon losing the ball

One team focuses on building play up while other looks to counter quickly.

Coaching points:

- Creative movement

- Spacial Awareness

- Reading team-mates body position to create options (e.g if striker has back to goal, player needs to provide option for drop.