Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Week 3: COUNTER (Fitness Overload)

Club Logo

Premier Users' Club

Chris Bentley

Profile Summary

Name:
Chris Bentley
City:
Fort Collins
Country:
United States of America
Membership:
Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
Coaches' Voice Session Planner
Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
85
per year
Join today
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter-Attack: #'s Warm-up

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter-Attack: #'s Warm-up
Capture Image

Counter-Attack: #'s Warm-up15 mins

Area: 30x20 (each zone = 10x20)

- All players dribbling in their respective area

- Coach calls # and corresponding players race to opposite area with ball

- First one across gets a point for their team

PROGRESSIONS:

- Call more numbers to create more chaos

- Add a defender from each team in the middle

- Add an attacker from each team in the middle to combine around defender

*** Mix intensive dynamic movements into warm-up (Short and sharp movements)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Counters

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Counters
Capture Image

2v2 Counters15 mins

Area: 30x20

-1 player from the defending team (of 2) passes ball to attacking team and proceeds to run around flag behind attackers.

-The 2 attackers try to exploit the overload (2v1) and score on the small goal, before the recovering defender can restore balance (2v2).

-Cannot shoot until in shaded zone!

- if defending team wins it, they score 2 points for line soccer going the opposite direction.

- Play for 2 mins and switch roles


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter-Attack: Game

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter-Attack: Game
Capture Image

Counter-Attack: Game30 mins

50x30 (10x10 box inside)

- Play starts with a GK

- Middle teammates of the GK who starts it, shoot out of 10 yard box (other middle players can only defend if ball comes in 10-yard box).

- If defending team wins it, middle players have to return to the 10 yard box and the corresponding team's middle players can join.

- 2v1/3v1 with GK in DEF half & 1v2/3v2 with Middle players in Attacking half

- Play for 2 mins, make it competitive!


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6 Conditioning Game (Overload Fitness)

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6 Conditioning Game (Overload Fitness)
Capture Image

6v6 Conditioning Game (Overload Fitness)25 mins

6v6: Field: 55x33 Four 4-minute games with 2 mins rest between games

**Uninterupted Play: Coach within the run of play only. No stoppages. Keep balls available for restarts.

- Attack in a 2-1-2

- Defend in a 2-2-1

*** Assign one team to create a defensive block starting at the half line, and look to win it and counter. The other looks to break down the block to score and prevent counter.

*** Switch roles each game.

NOTE: Inactive players should be doing fitness specific to game demands on the side. Make sure to switch players in and out between each game and not during.

*** Make sure to lead team through a proper cool down to end training.


Coaches' Voice Session Planner
Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
85
per year
Join today