Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): B License 11 - Controlled posession middle third

Passing Practice (10 mins)

Football Problem

We fail to consistantly hold posession playing in the middle third to ensure we are out of danger and starting to build an effective attack

Session Objective

The objective in this session is to improve the teams posession through the middle of the feild to illiminate a counter attack and start to build our own attacking in the oppositions final third

5 Ws

Where

Middle third

What

We lose posession in the middle third and fail to start an effective attack

Who

6,8,10

Why

They fail to release the ball quick enough or identify where to move to create space

When

We are trying to progress through the middle to start an effective attack

Organisation

Passing practice as shown following sequence

Progression

Play any combination prior to hitting the 9

Team Task

ensure there is quick movement between cones.

should be positioning themselves off cone to consistently receive the pass in space

Communication where the receiver wants to receive the pass

Player Tasks

Movement off the ball to be game realsitic.

passing accuracy needs to be to receivers back foot

weight of pass to ensure ball wont get intercepted in game situation

Dynamic stretching between cones

Coaches Cues

runs off cone to receive the ball.

team communication.

passing accuracy

body position to transfer forward & receive

Game Training (20 mins)

Football Problem

We fail to consistantly hold posession playing into the middle third to ensure we are out of danger and starting to build an effective attack

Session Objective

The objective in this session is to improve the teams posession through the middle of the feild to illiminate a counter attack and start to build our own attacking in the oppositions final third

Organisation

7v6 playing into the middle third.

Ball starts with blue team keeper

Blue team are to get the ball over the blue line to 10 who will play into a progressing 2,5 or 6 & 8 to receive a point.

If red win the ball they are to score in the goal but have 10 seconds to score.

Progression

limit touches and the 10 to allowed in the zone to encourage rotation between 6 8 & 10.

Blue team must combine 3 passes in the middle zone prior to hitting 10

take limitation off red team when they win the ball

Team Task

Play effective combinations by releasing ball early in the central area to progress the ball forward

Player Tasks

2 & 5 high and wide,

6,8,10 to have rotation but maintain structure in the middle.

3 & 4 distribution only iso combinations can start early

6,8,10 to look at first option they see centrally to speed up combination play

Coaches Cues

Movement off the ball,

keep the ball moving,

passing accuracy.

ability to see what is going on around them

Have they created space

Are the recognising the best possible option early