Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 5 V 4 COUNTER ATTACK / RECOVERY SESSION

Screen 1 (15 mins)

5-V-4 Overload .Counter attack and Player Recovery session

Set Up

4 blue and 5 red Players + 1 GK

Plenty Balls

4 cones to mark out shaded area 

Blue play 4 v 2 in the shaded area and try to achieve 10 passes

if red intercepts look to play to either of the wide players and all 5 break to create a 5 v 4 overload/counter attack look to play to a finish

If reds score re-group and repeat the drill 

Coaching points

quality of passes from blue team 

closing down and work rate of 2 red players

interception and turnover speed 

breaking lines early

timing of runs from wide players  lines on pitch 

offside (white line indicates line of last defender) 

Screen 3 (15 mins)

5-V-4 Overload .Counter attack and Player Recovery session

Set Up

4 blue and 5 red Players + 1 GK

Plenty Balls

4 cones to mark out shaded area 

Progression 2 Interception of counter and counter the counter

Introduce 3 forward blue players and 1 GK, on interception look to hit one of the three forward blue players early and play to a finish. Half way line indicates line of offside.

Progression 3 add 2 red defenders to try and intercept the counter of blue team 

Progression 4 28 v 8 SSG