Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking Creating Space

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Name:	Craig Higginbotham
City:	Barrington
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Warm up (20 mins)

Warm up

Area: 15 x 15 yard box with poles or corner flags

Duration: 20 minutes

5 players in each grid, 4 attacking players and 1 defender

The attacking players possess and try to score by passing through the triangle in the middle

The defender is not allowed inside the triangle and defends by working outside teh triangle

Play to points or time

Coaching Points

Maintain balnce with the attacking players

Vision and wareness of ball are important

Proper verbal and visual communication

Approoriate techniques whil passing and receiving the ball

Speed of play and deciosn making

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #1

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Activity #1 (20 mins)

Activity #1

Area: 30 x 30 yard box with poles or corner flags

Duration: 20 minutes

3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4

Organize teams of 3v 3 or 4 v 4 uneven use neutral players

Create two triangles with corner flags/cones as shown

Both teams compete for possession of the ball and try to score by passing through the triangles

Progression

Once you score in one goal, you must score in the other goal

Coaching Points

Creates off of the soccer ball

Support the soccer ball

Have team balance

Change the rhythm to expoit opportunities to score

Decions making and speed of play

Movement and timing of 2nd and 3rd man runs

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #2

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Activity #2 (20 mins)

Activity #2

Area: 40 x 40 yard box with poles or corner flags

Duration: 20 minutes

Players are restricted to 2 v 2 in each as shown

Each team has four target players -width and depth

Players try to possess and score by utilizing the target players

To score again, the ball must move to the otehr side of the grid

Target playeerrs do not neter the field but can move to the support the ball

Coaching points

Create space by running off the ball

Quality passing both long and short

Support with proper angles

Receive and turn under pressure

Quick and appropriate decision making

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #3

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Activity #3 (20 mins)

Activity #3

Area: 44 x 36 yard box with cones, goals, poles or corner flags

Duration: 20 minutes

Play 5 v 5 with tow keepers and four traget players

Regular rules of soccer apply

Team play to possess in the middle and try to score in the big goals

Use target players to support the ball in possession

Play to points or time

Coaching Points

Create space with appropitae movment

Timing of runs

Angle of support

Play the way you face

Chnage the point of attack

Use disuise and deception

Be patient