Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Spartanburg Preparation

Warm Up

Warm Up

Passing exercise based on principles of height/width/depth, and combination play.

Use any combination/pattern. 2 are illustrated

1. Give and go using width

2. Overlapping run

Expanded SSG

Set Up:

#6 starts with the ball. Attackers (blue) start with a man on each cone by position (#7, #11, #8, #6).

Back 4 (red) start on edge of 18 yard box. Playing area is from goal line to halfway line, and the width of the 18 yard box. Only time players can leave highligted zone is from an overlap. #6 cannot break past blue line.

1. #6 plays ball into one of 3 midfielders on the cones

2. Mids pass ball between them in any direction.

3. On coach's shout, player in possession pass ball back to coach

4. Coach plays it into #6 to play to targets (#9 or #10)

5. #7 and #11 immediately make their way out wide towards the two cones, as a good start position to provide width.

6. Back 4 live when #6 receives the ball from the coach.

7. 5v4 towards goal, looking for combinations and applying principles of attacking

8. When play is dead, all players leave the area, new players fill each position

9. Repeat

Progress by adding outside backs who will attack and overlap

Add in extra defenders through midfield to go