Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Role of 1st Attacker

Introduction (10 mins)

Organization:

-12 players with 12 soccer balls

Instructions:

-Players begin by dribbling around the area as shown

-Players earn point every time they break a line in grid

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Coaching Points/Questions:

-Head up to observe open space, teammates / defenders and gaps able to penetrate via dribble

-Messi / Ronaldo touches based on the space given

-Moves / Turns to break pressure and / or penetrate into new space

-What did you do to get the amount of points you did? Show me what that looks like

Regressions/Progressions:

-P-1 central player in box can receive a pass and break out. A pass into this player is worth 2 points - all other points remain the same.

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

3 teams of 4 play. 2 teams playing. 1 team resting (1 player on either side of the goal). Teams must break the end line via dribble / pass (enforce offside) then they will be allowed to shoot & score. When goal is scored, team that concedes is off and the new team can dribble on and game continues. Teams count total goals to determine overall winner.

Coaching Points/Questions:

-Penetration - Attack & Drive into space when you have it

-Penetration - Look to play incisive passes to break lines of defensive team

-Support - Players creating supporting angles to help unbalance defense to play forward

-Creativity / Improvisation - Moves to beat players 1v1 / Deceptive Receiving & First Touch to break pressure / Various ways to pass the ball (outside foot, curls, reverse pass etc...)

Regressions/Progressions:

-R-2 fields (3v3 no resting players)