Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Destablize & Penetrate. Play in Half-Space.8.19.19

Warm-Up

Band Progressions: Side steps x 10 each way / Back pedal / forward kicks x 10 / backward kicks x 10 (repeat with other leg) / Monster walk / Fire hydrant x 10 / Squat jumps x 10.

Dynamic Warm-up: Players perform sport specific movements to prepare the body for activity (increase blood flow and muscle temperature).

Receiving / Turning: Players pass / receive ball in groups of 4/5. - Follow pass.

1) Receiving and pass with inside of same foot (Two touch).

2) Receive and pass with opposite foot. (Two touch).

3) Receive with inside, touch with outside & pass (all with same foot -3 touches)

4) Receive - roll across + pass.

5) Receive & turn & cut it back Different Service 

6) Two Touch - Inside bend 

7) Two Touch - Outside bend 

8) Two-three Touch - Chipped ball 

9) directional touch or 1v1 move with pressure

Exercise 2

FIELD DIMENSIONS: 60x70 yards (half field)

TOTAL PLAYERS: 15 (7v8)

Red team formation: 1-3-3. Blue team formation: GK-4-3

TIME: 20 Minutes. Ratio: 4-5 minutes / 1 minute (x4)  

ORGANIZATION & CONDITIONS: 

Ball starts with red team when goes out.

1pt per goal (mini or large goal)

Players can score in mini goals from anywhere.

Players can only score in large goal once beyond offside line.

Players cannot cross the offside line until ball breaks line. (forces defensive to stay high).

PROGRESSION:

Remove mini goals for red team (Red only attack large goal).

Blocks of work:

Block 1: Defensive Shape (compact)

Block 2: Attacking Shape

Block 3: Half space / Weakside

Block 4: Disguise / attract pressure

Guided Questions:   

1. What should your shape look like? (Defensively / Offensively)

2. Where is the space to exploit?

3. How can you attack weakside more effectively? (Disguise / attract pressure in half space zone)

NOTES: Ensure defending team is defending properly.    

1. Defending team must shift quickly as ball moves (reduce spaces between players / prevent passing lanes).

2. Defending team must be compact (reduce space between lines).

Guided Questions:   

1. How do we force opposition to shift in order to create free half spaces? (#7/#11 - look to receive with open hips / looks to score in mini goal down line early - force opposition back line to shift).

2. How can we attract press (Pass or dribble to attract)

3. How do we combine to find players in half space.