Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): FAST ZONE PREP

FAST (SPECIFIC) ZONE PHASE 1 (10 mins)

PHASE 1

EQUIPMENT/SET UP :

4 X MANNEQUIN

8 X LARGE CONES

8 X LARGE DOME CONES

10 X BALLS

20 PLAYERS (4 GROUPS OF 5)

-2 MATCH DAY

HIGH TECHNICAL ELEMENT WITH LOW ECCENTRIC ACTIVITY WITH PLAYERS IN REACTIVE STATE (TRIPLE FLEXION WITH NOSE OVER TOES AND WEIGHT TRANSFER THROUGH BALLS OF FEET AT ALL TIMES)

SESSION OBJECTIVE

EMPHASISE THE RISK OF A STRAIGHT OR SQUARE PASS INTO A CENTRALLY LOADED TEAM WHO ARE A THREAT ON TRANSITION > ENCOURAGE ANGLED PASS ONTO BACK FOOT WITH PLAYERS MOVEMENT TO RECEIVE PERFORMED AT HIGH INTENSITY (CREATE SPACE/TIME + IMPROVE OPTIONS

CONDITIONS

PLAYER FROM GROUP A STARTS WITH BALL IN TRIANGLE AND PLAYS PASS WIDE TO PLAYER FROM GROUP B WHO HAS PERFORMED DOUBLE MOVEMENT TO DROP TO RECEIVE > HE RECEIVES PASS ON BACK FOOT TO ENABLE A QUICK SWITCH OF PLAY TO PLAYER FROM GROUP C > SAME TO GROUP D > FINISH CYCLE WITH PASS TO NEXT PLAYER IN GROUP A. ENCOURAGE RECEIVING PLAYER NOT TO BE STATIC AND MOVE IN RELATION TO BALL AS IT IS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM GROUP TO GROUP.

WHEN PLAYER HAS MADE HIS PASS HE THEN COMPLETES A LATERAL MOVEMENT AT MAX PACE THEN DROPS INTO SQUARE READY FOR NEXT PHASE OF PLAY ( ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO PERFORM POSITION SPECIFIC MOVEMENT AFTER PASS EG DEFENDER CAN SIDE STEP AND THEN SHUFFLE BACKWARDS TO SIMULATE A 1 V 1 SITUATION.

COACH CAN USE A WHISTLE TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF PASS FROM CLOCKWISE > ANTI-CLOCKWISE.

PHASE 3 (10 mins)

same set up as phase 1 & 2 but players can now make longer pass to play over the press > encourage players to move in relation to the ball and squeeze with play > can receiving player make a safe pass and then play forward on transition > although this phase is open play/touch still emphasise a high intensity passing style with multiple touches only when stepping through the lines