Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out the back against a high press utilizing #7, #9, #11

4v3 to mini goals

Positional exercise (15 mins)

SET UP

Create a pitch 25 x 30m with a mini goal and two gates at one end.

Place extra balls at the end where the black player is positioned 

Play 4 v 3.

HOW TO PLAY

The team of 4 (blue) score into the mini goal or by dribbling through either gate. The team of 3 (yellow), score by dribbling over the line they're attacking (can use coach/neutral for a one touch bounce pass). If the ball goes out of play the game restarts from the coach/neutral (black) who passes to the team of 4.

Change the defenders every 2 mins.

PROGRESSION

Add a 5-10m retreating line if needed.

PLAYER TASKS

- Diamond formation

- CM drops off, FB's get high

-GK movement between read cones vital to passing lanes, as well as how ball can be received. 

- When you are in possession, can you split to make the pitch big?

- Can you receive facing forwards or bounce the ball to someone who can?

- Can you either come short or go long to create space to receive?

- If a team mate in wide channel drives inside can you move outside and vice versa?

9v9

Set Up

Use 3/4 field with a goal at either end.

Blue (team being coached) play a 1-4-3-1

Black play 1-2-3-3

Adjust accordingly depending upon numbers; Blue team play 1-2-3-1-1 Black team play 1-3-1 (no GK)

How to play

All normal football rules apply except no corners - ball to start with GK whose team won the corner.

Incentives

If red win the ball in opposition half (defined by poles/discs) and score it's worth 3 goals

If blue score by playing out of the back without the opposition getting possession of the ball it's worth 3 goals.

All other goals are worth 1 goal.