Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 09's 5/24 building the attack

Orientation (20 mins)

Set Up: 20x20y grid

Description: 6v2 possession in grid outside players stay on the outside, 10 passes gets the offensive teams a point, if the defense wins the ball then they can dribble out of grid for a point, rotate the defenders and keep score. Progression; when players pass the ball to the outside, then they must replace the player on the outside and outside player comes into the inside.

Progressions: add a defender in the middle, put touch limit of 2 on outside players

Points;

1. Decision to pass to feet or space

2. Communication

3. Movement to create space to receive ball

4. proper weight on the pass

5. open hips to create options

Thirds Conditioned game (25 mins)

Method 

Thirds game 25x20 three grids 

Game starts off one of the goalkeepers at each end , 3 v 2 in the build up , to start defenders must play through the middle third to progress into the scoring zone .

Once the ball is in the attacking zone 2v 3 , one midfielder can provide a third man run also to create a 3v2 to finish.

Neutral can always connect in each 3rd, #6 player.

Play always resumes with the GK.

Coaching points 

• Patient In possession 
• Can we go back to go forward 
• Movement off the ball 
• Rotations 
• third man running 
• 1v1 duels 
• build up with overloads