Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Creating space

Technical (5 mins)

Working in teams of 3. All teams start on white line, when coach shouts out a colour the teams have to work to that colour cone and play a pass through that gate to each other before returning to the start line. There will be several teams trying to get through the same gate at once so the focus should be around creating space between each other to make a successfull pass through the gate.

After initial instruction allow free play with each team deciding what colour gates to pass thriugh dependent on where the space is.

Coaching factors:

Create space, make the area 'big'

Spread the play

Runs without the ball

Dribble into space

Exploit the space created

Observation of where team mates are and other players

Skill 2 (10 mins)

3v1 in each square, aim is for the attacker to keep possession of the ball, if defender intercepts a pass the player that gives the ball away then becomes the defender.

Coaching factors:

Create space, make the area 'big'

Spread the play

Runs without the ball

Dribble into space

Exploit the space created

Observation of where team mates are and other players

Move into space or stand still if already in space

Pass in triangles