Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Sting Spence - Training - 03.24.21

Skills with Movement (20 mins)

Skills with Movement:

Split players into 2 groups

One group is outside the circle with the ball and the other team starts inside the circle.

The coach will tell the players inside the circle what they will be working on.

Two touch return pass. One touch return pass. Volleys with instep. Bounce ball and run through it. Receive pass and find open player to turn it to.

The cylce goes for 1 minute with players in the center resetting there each time before finding a new partner.

Coach encourage game speed approaching the player serving the ball and recovery speed as the check back to the middle.

1v1 shooting from different angles (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Set up with 2 teams of approx. 7 players

- Mark out a 12 x 12 area on the edge of the 18yd line and 4 small areas ith a player in each

- Attacking team (Red) start with a cut back cross from square 1 with the striker has 1 touch and finishing on goal.

- Player who crossed follows their pass and then becomes the striker, and then recieves a ball from 2 with therir back to goal, turns and finishes (two touches).

- Every time a striker shoots they then go to the square that they recieved a pass from

- Once all 4 squares have delivered to a stiker, go back to 1 and continue for 3 minutes

- Defending team can catch balls that miss the goal. Every ball caught minuses from the attacking teams total

PROGRESSIONS:

- Defender (Blue) rushes up to put pressure on striker and if wins ball finishes in small goal

- Make sure that every time there is a new striker the defenders swap also

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

- "Prepare the ball" for your next action

- "Touch Bang"

COMPETITION:

- Keep track of score every 3 mins. Loosing team on the line!!

Technical: Attacking Skills: Crossing Drill 1 (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

40 x 30 yards

4 cones, 2 goals

PROGRESSIONS:

1. The wide player receives a pass from the coach and plays a longer pass to the opposite player.

2. The opposite player sets the ball back so that the wide player can run onto the ball and cross 1st time.

3. The attackers must use realistic movements to get into the box and attempt to score from the cross.

4. Once a shot is taken an attack is launched in the opposite direction.

5. The drill runs continually for a set period of time before the attackers and crossers switch roles.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

The drill tests the wide players' ability to get the ball into the box the first time and gives the Forwards practice at finishing crosses.