Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Combination Play to Create Goal Scoring Opportunities Session Option 1

Passing Practice15 mins

Football Problem

When building up through central areas from the consolidation phase to the incision phase, we lack the ability to combine the midfielders with the attackers to create goalscoring opportunities

Session Objective

In this session I aim to improve the ability of my midfielders and attackers to combine centrally to create goalscoring opportunities

Organisation

Play starts with a pass between the #3 and #4, the ball is then played into the furthest midfielder who plays it back to the deepest midfielder. At this point the #3 and #4 who started the play make their way to the other side of the practice while they perform dynamic stretches. The ball is then played to the opposite #3 or #4 by the deepest midfielder. Play then restarts from the other end

Progression

When the ball is played out of the midfield, one of the midfielders leave and one of the defenders come in

Progression 1

When the ball is played out of the midfield, both of the midfielders leave and both of the defenders come in

Game Training25 mins

Football Problem

When building up through central areas from the consolidation phase to the incision phase, we lack the ability to combine the midfielders with the attackers to create goalscoring opportunities

Session Objective

In this session I aim to improve the ability of my midfielders and attackers to combine centrally to create goalscoring opportunities

Organisation

Play starts with the Red #3/4

Reds try to combine through central areas to create goalscoring opportunities

Red #7/11 are one one touch unless they can take their first touch past the opposition #2/5 to create a goalscoring opportunity

Only one of the Red #3/4 can travel past the half way line at any given time

If the Blue team win the ball they try to score in the small goals as quickly as possible

Team Task

Combine through central areas to create goalscoring opportunities

Player Tasks

Red #9 - Support the ball side

Red #8/10 - Try to engage oppsition #6/8 to create a passing lane to the attackers

Red #8/10 - Try and support the attackers on angles

Red #6 - Provide a passing option for the Red #3/4

Coaches Cues

Red #9 - When the Red #3/4 look to play the ball forward...

Red #8/10 - When the Red #3/4 look to play the ball forward...

Red #8/10 - As the ball is played through to the attackers...

Red #6 - When the Red #3/4 look to play the ball forward...