Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Creating space with CF #9

Intro (15 mins)

Organization:

• 2 blue zones (10 x 10 yards), 2 yellow zones (5 v 5). goals or puggs, cones and soccer balls

Instructions:

• Player A passes either left or right of the red square into the yellow marked area. This forces player B to drop back inside this area who plays a pass back first touch. A receives the pass and dribble forward. This triggers C to check back while the other B moves forward into the space created inside the blue zone vacated from C. He receives a long pass from A and tries to finish on goal vs GK.
• Rotation: Each player moves up into the next position (A-B-C), except the B player that drops back who stays in his/her position. Player C after finish moves towards the other side. The same sequence is executed simultaneously on the right side.

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Passing quality when up-back combination
• Quality of the long pass (drop into the blue zone)
• Timing of the movement off the ball
• Triggers of the movement

Conditioned game (25 mins)

Organization:

• We use 2/3 of the pitch. The two teams play 5 (+2) v 4 inside the low zone. CF #9 takes up a position towards the strong side. The 3 attacking midfielders (#10,11 and 7) are positioned inside the yellow zone

Instructions:

• The GK starts the practice and the aim for yellow team is to create time and space for a forward pass.
• One of the attacking midfielders can drop inside the red zone based on their respective responsibility areas, to help the team to keep possession. As soon as the man in possession finds the available time and space, the CF drops back. Then the appropriate player exploit the space created, receive and shoot on goal as soon as possible. The red defender on the strong side should follow the CF while the other one can track the player who exploits the space. If reds win possession, they try to score within 10 seconds

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Quality of the long pass
• Triggers of the movement
• Well timed and synchronized runs
• Composure and clinical finishing

Regressions/Progressions:

• CF #9 can receive the pass when drop back. Then a 4 v 2 situation take place (#7,11,10 and 9) vs 2 red CB's.
• Add a red CDM
• No restriction after the ball breaks out the white zone