Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): High Intensity / Conditioning Football (Start Time: 2018-03-27 18:45:00)

Warmup / SAQ (10 mins)

Organisation: Small red markers 10x10, 6 Hurdles (increase distance between each hurdle)

7 Hoops (diagonal to one another)

Time: 10minutes

Cross drill: Quick feet moving around cross >>> Move onto Hurdles

Hurdles: Extended runs over >>> Move to Hoops

Hoops: Leaping right to left , one foot >>> Move to Cross drill

Progression: Increase intensity to 90%

Notes: Each group works through same exercise twice before progressing to next exercise.

Work through 3 complete sets

Passing / Switching Play (15 mins)

ORGANISATION: 14-16 Players Area: 50x30yds (15min)

2 players are placed in middle 3rd/central where they will receiving and deliver passes.

3 players form a back 3 behind them. Balls should be placed at the cones occupied by diagonal players. Players start in the shape shown above.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Follow your pass - Players pass and move in a figure of ‘8’ sequence performing continuous switches of play through a central point ,centre back through the centre midfielder

Players follow their pass to a new position.

Introduce a second ball starting at the position currently occupied by "H" in the diagram above once the drill is running at a good tempo.

Drill Objective - Warm up

Develop the ability of players to switch play.

Developing runs off the ball to facilitate switching play opportunities.

Sequence: A>B>C>D>B>E>F>G>H>F>A

Variations:

Introduce defenders for both central midfielders B and Fand also pressing attacking players at C and G. Attacking players can also be introduced to play bounce pass with CM.

2 Touch / 1 touch

Coaching Points:

Good technical passing driven passes for longer balls.

Timing of the runs by receiving players.

Central players checking off maniquins to receive pass.

Below head height

Communication between passing and receiving players.

Positioning Game (20 mins)

Instructions / Objectives (8x8)

Starting positions 6v3 +(3 defenders inside square) + 2 attackers outside large square

Team in possession attempt to make 5 consecutive passes to score a goal. If they are successful in their attempt, this allows one extra attacking player from outside to enter square and support.

Every time the attacking team makes 5 consecutive passes, another defender may enter the large area 40x40.

Outside supporting players move up and down the line, and have 1 touch only.

If red team intercept a pass, then they become the attacking team,

If all 16 players are active in the game, 1 player from each team may drop into the inner square, and can not be tackled, but they are reduced to 1 touch whilst all outside players have 3 touch.

 Coaching points: Look to move the ball quickly with minimal touches.

In possession transition quickly into space, and keep your positions as outlined by the coach. (3-3-2)