Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Movement off the ball & Link up play

Warm up game 1

Players lined up behind two cones with two players in the middle alternating roles of passive pressing and providing 1-2 option depending on which side players enters from.

Player on the left dribbles out from the cone and waits for defender to apply pressure. Plays a 1-2 and passes to opposite player on the cone.

Warm up game 2

5 v 1 circle. Two players in the middle, one attacking and one defending,

Ball starts with outside player who looks to play a pass into the attacking player who then looks to pass the ball back out to an outside player.

If the defender intercepts, they then become the attacking player and look to complete passes with the outside players

Outside players must keep the ball moving quickly and use other outside players ot pass to if there is no option in the middle.

Rotate players inside every 90 seconds

Coaching - when to make play a 1-2 and when to receive into space.

Movement off the ball, angle and body shape when receiving the ball

2v2 back to back

Area marked out 30 by 15 yards, with two goals back to back in the middle of the area.

Teams played 2v2 with a floater. Play starts with floater and he plays to which ever team he wants.

Aim to score in any of the goals.

Conditions - one touch finish, floater can't score

Coaching - body position when receiving the ball (one touch finish, can you see the goal, ball and defender from where you want to receive it) Movement off the ball, when to play a short 1-2 to when to play it longer. Use overload to advantage