Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out from the Back / Counter

Warm Up (10 mins)

Warm-Up

In 18 yard box -- in random order -- coach calls out warmup activities.

- Butt kicks

- knee highs

- Open gates

- Close gate

- side shuffle

- Kareoke

- arm swings

- easy jog

- introduce 6 balls

- people pass balls by hand in between during warm-ups.

Speed Training

Pair-Up with partner.

Drive forward with partner slowing down forward progression.

Reverse

Look for driving forward with hands; knees driving forward, no side movement - forward.

Heading:

In warm up -- jump as high as can get

Play out from Back (20 mins)

Play out from Back:

- stiker takes easy shot at goal

- once goal keeper stops shot -- play out from back -- throw, pass, etc.

- Defensive team trys to work ball out and dribble ball through 2 sets of cones

- Offense -- first shot easy and then hard pressure to get ball away -- try to score.

Key Coaching Points:

1. Keeper is an option -- open up hips to move to other side of field.

2. defenders move wide once have posession of ball -- don't turn back on ball.

3. defenders slide/shift to side of ball.

4. once defensive team has ball, go on attach mode / counter fast

5. Be options -- use width/space

5 defence + goalie

4 offence

10 total

both sides

5 blue pinnies

5 orance

4 white

4 blue

lots of soccer balls beside net.

4 cones