Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): counter attacking 2

1v1 (10 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Red passes the ball to the Yellow who controls the ball and attacks Red who closes down.

- Yellow now must try to score in gate A or B by dribbling through under control

PROGRESSION:

3 points for scoring in gate C.

KEY POINTS:

- Quality Pass for realism

- 1st touch dependent on defenders position

- Head Up

- Creative skills

- Positive Play

- Explode into space

Counter attack 1 (15 mins)

THE SESSION:

Blue dribbles at speed and finishes at the line.

Next 2 x yellow players enter and attack goal 2 v 1

Next 2 x blues then attack 3 v 2

Next 2 x yellows then attack 4 v 3

If the defending team win BP they attempt to score 1 v 2 / 2 v 3 etc

Coaching points

Force attackers away from red zone

Delay and deny

Wait for correct moment to challenge

Split the attackers EG 3 v 2 split to isolate 2 v 2 or 2 v 1

Body position to retain vision of all attackers

when 2 v 3 and 3 v 4 defend as a unit (split and isolate)

Press on cues :

Bad passes, bad first touch, balls played back, back to goal

Constraints

Time to score

Time to regain BP

line Game (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

20x38 yard area

-Play4 v4 in middle area with 2 end zones.

-Team in possession in middle zone attempts to play quickly and get into the end zone to score. A goal is scored when the ball is dribbled into the end zone and stopped with the sole of the foot.

PROGRESSIONS:

-Start with the ball in their hands

-Make the area smaller/ bigger to be more challenging for the players

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

-Communication (verbal, visual, eye contact)

-Mobility to create space

-Play to the target player quickly once they move to receive

-When regaining possession, attackers should try to make decisions early to expose the space behind or to the side of an unbalanced defence.

-Quality, rhythm, tempo