Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing into middle third

passing practice

passing practice to get in middle third

18 players plus 2 gks

two different patterns starting with Gk

GK to start with the ball and play to 3,4

3,4 to play to 2,5

2,5 to play into 6,8

6,8 to play to 7,11

7,11 to play to 9,10

9,10 to then take space and play back to GK

Red players are passive defendfers who will switch every couple of minutes.

GK plays to 6,8 who makes movement away then comes back into space

6,8 bounces to 3,4

3,4 take space and then play 7,11 who will also make first movement away to open up space to come back into.

7,11 then play to 2,5 who come inside to receive short ball

2,5 then play 9,10

Holding midfield to play to 7,11

game training

playing into the middle third

11v8

can we get the blue to play through the red press and score up the other end.

9 blue must stay in the centre circle

ball will start with the blue keeper

if red win the ball they have 10 seconds to try and score past the blue team.

gk to look and try and play one of the blue back 4 or 6,8

2,5 get high and wide and on the shoulder of the red players

3,4 split wide and be in a positiion to receive the ball of the gk and look to play forward

6,8 be in a position to either get on the ball or support the players on the ball

7,11 get high and wide when we have the ball and look to be in a good area to receive the ball and not be in passing lanes

10 be in area where you can support and get on the ball and look to play forward

9 stay high and stretch the pitch and stay central