Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Sting Training - 11.12.20

1 v 1 recovery runs (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

Blue players plays the ball in front of red player. Blue player must run around Red player to get goal side.

Red scores points by getting through gates - 1 pt for yellow gate. 2 pts for next gate and 3 points for last gate.

PROGRESSIONS:

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Tactical: Posession: Zig-Zag Drill (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

Improve quick combination passing to zig-zag through the pitch.

Play 2v4 in a 30x20-yard area with a neutral player on each side of the area.

PROGRESSIONS:

A neutral player passes to an attacker who zig-zag passes to his team mate who feeds another neutral player outside the area to complete the side-to-side switch. In effect, the outside four are using the team of two inside the area to keep possession.

Outside players are limited to two touches, inside players have unlimited touches. A goal is scored with 10 consecutive passes. The defending team pressure the opponents in order to regain the ball. If successful, they dribble outside the pitch and reverse roles with the passing players on the outside.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Close, quick passing

Good receiving and close control skills

Movement off the ball to create passing angles

Composure on the ball.

slice of the game (20 mins)

slice of the game setup: 1lg goal, GK, 2 teams, gird 40x30. 2 cones at 15yd from goal, central, with 2 cones 5yds fwd/central

coaches at either side touch line with balls.

1. coach announces which attacker will be receiving ball and plays to him/her

2. defenders must sprint around 2nd cone before defending 3v2.

3. Attackers look for point with goal, defenders look for point by gaining possession and playing to either coach.

3. defenders

A to B, B to C, C to A

switch teams

PROGRESSIONS: remove 2nd cone restriction to increase pressure on receiving player

CPs: technique receiving under pressure, where is first touch? creativity to attack