Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Finishing and attacking scenarios (Start Time: 2024-06-25 19:00:00)

5v5+5 possession based warm up (15 mins)

Organisation:

5v5+5 possession based exercise - 1 team will be working with the floating players to try and complete 10 passes to score a point, the other team will be trying to score in the mini goals

Time:

6x2.5 min blocks (teams rotating at the end of each block)



9v8 SSG - focus on creating goalscoring opportunities (20 mins)

Organisation:

9v8 SSG coaching the attacking team (reds) and managing the defending team (blues)

- I will manage the blues to defend the pressure and then look to counter attack and score in the mini goals out wide upon regaining possession

- I will coach the reds to try and combine to create clear goalscoring opportunities

Progressions:

- I will ask the blues to apply a different type of pressure to give us different problems to solve

- I will coach the reds to attack in a different shape

Time:

4x7 min blocks - Trying different scenarios at the end of each block

Coaching points:

Defending team:

- Triggers to press

- Shuffle as a unit

- Look for quick counter attack
- Drop/step/shuffle/hold

Attacking team:

- Timing of runs

- Decoy runs

- Use of wall passes to invite pressure

- Can we isolate one of our teammates and then find him

- Use of quick combinations

- Ball speed to disorganise opposition