Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Through balls & penetrating dribbles against a back 4 - JT

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THE SESSION: Through balls & penetrating dribbles against a back 4

5 attackers v 4 defenders.

Attacking team plus GK attempt to break the defensive line of the opponent with dribbling and penetrating though balls.

Defending team can not defending in their 18 year box.

When attackers break the line they all spring over the half way line to support the player who breaks the line, they then have a two touch limit to score the goal.

Game restarts after the shot with the team who just defended starting with the ball from their keeper.

After the shot/goal allow 10 seconds before restarting the next game.

if there are 18 players then you can make the team who just defended go off to the side and their 4 team mates waiting by the goal start the attack and take their place.

Game over if player caught off side, turn over.

PROGRESSIONS:

Change to 1 touch in the final third.

Player receiving the ball must take 5 touches and dribble diagonal or across the field whilst looking for a penetrating pass.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

- Players off the ball timing runs to stay onside, diagonal runs across the field

- Player on the ball looking for penetrating pass with guile and correct weight putting the pass on the end of the run or to runners feet for them to take their first touch in behind. Clever chipped balls over the top

- Disguised passes.

- Read the game to see if theres a team mate in a better passing position than yourself. 

- Pressure/cover/balance defending. 

- Soccer IQ when finishing, far post, nutmeg the keeper, fake and chip, find the corners, draw the keeper to your post and square to team mate, dribble around the keeper etc.