Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): HS 1/10 Building and penetration

Between & breaking - SSG (8v8) (20 mins)

Setup as illustrated.

Blue players = 1/3/3/1

Red players = 1/2/3/2

Attacking blue players are looking to build and progress, join and connect, combining and finishing. If reds regain the ball back they try to score in opposite end.

Function 7v6 + 3 (10 mins)

Organisation:

Use half a full pitch.

Divide players into two teams - blues (10 players) and reds (6 players). Blues starts with a GK, back 4, 1 holding midfielder, 1 center midfielder plus three Blue target players placed on the half way line. Before three blue target players take their position, illustrate the team set up as it would appear in a match with the 8, 7, 10 & 11 forming a midfield diamond or midfield triangles. Reds start with no players on the pitch to allow a walk through by the blues.

Instructions

1. Blue GK starts each time by playing ball to one of the 4 defenders or No.6 (deep lying screen) player or No.8 (advanced screen).

2. No player is allowed into the penalty area except for the goalkeeper on goal kicks.

3. To begin, blue players simply look for passing opportunities amongst themselves before passing to a target player.

4. When the red team are introduced, and they gain possession, they have 10 secs in which time to score. If they fail to score the play restars from the GK.

Progressions:

1. The play is restarted in multiple ways i.e from a blue throw-in close to the corner flag, from an in-direct free kick to the reds, from a back pass to the goalie from blues 6, one of reds center center midfielders lofts the ball to the blue goal keeper with the aim of scoring from 30 yards, from reds having possession from the halfway line while the blues starting position on the offside line i.e red cones and also the play could be restarted by the coach.

Coaching Points:

Break out to score (20 mins)