Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Finding The Diagonal Play And Runs Out Of Pressure

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Name:	Julian Carr
City:	BRAMPTON
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Finding the diagonal pass when under pressure in Quadrant 1

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Screen 1 (15 mins)

SET UP:

20 x 30 area

8 v 8 in different colour pinnies (9 v 9 shown in the example)

Coach on the side with extra balls

ACTIVITY:

Players look to possess the ball going from one end to the other playing as quickly as possible with as few touches as possible

When the ball is won by the defending team, they look to possess the ball and maintain the possession

COACHING POINTS:

Quick movement of the ball

Can you see a path to the ball even in a tight space?

Does the player on the ball have an idea of where they are going next? (Play into the future)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Screen 2 (30 mins)

SET UP:
1/4 Field

7 v 7 (depending on how numbers even out)

2 x seets of pinnies

Balls at the side of either goal

ACTIVITY:

Team in possession sets up with two wing players outside of the playing area and the rest of the team opening up space on the field

GK plays the ball to one of the two defenders looking to then play wide to start the attack

The defender that receives the ball either looks to their partner, a long diagonal, or centrally, but before the attacking team can score the ball must go wide to a wing teammate

Once the ball goes wide, then once then everyone can attack the opposition's goal

If ball possession is lost the opposite team must repeat going the other way

Everytime possession is won in the defensive end the wide play and diagonal must be executed

COACHING POINTS:

Can players recognize the opportunities to play wide

Can players recognize the opportunities to play the diagonal

Does the play of the diagonal ball out of the back free up space centrally

Can the players recognize the space to execute and punish the defensive aggressiveness