Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): FULL SESSION - Build up play - To create penetration with a pass or a run

BUILD UP PLAY - Penetration pass between zones/lines of midfield (10 mins)

Set Up:

• 3 teams (3 v 3 v 3 +1) 10 players
• 2 teams in possession - 1 team pressing and trying to win the ball
• 2 goals no keepers
• 8 x flat discs
• Footballs are placed side of the pitch in midfield zone

Timings:

• 15-20 minutes

Organisation:

• Ball starts with red team keeping possession in their area, always looking for the opportunity to play a penetrating ball forward to opposite end zone.
• If the ball can be switched into the opposite grid the game restarts with blue team looking to keep possession and playing a penetrative pass forward to opposite end zone.  A yellow player will move across into the end zone from midfield zone.
• Defenders (yellow and 1 x green neutral) look to win the ball and score in goals as ball passed through midfield zone.
• if a central player wins the ball, they may score in either goal
• Start with no defenders

Coaching Points:

• Technical
• First touch - Into space away from defenders - Forward to play forward - To protect the ball
• Striking the ball - To switch play - To penetrate the line - To finish on goal
• 1v1 - To protect the ball - To beat the player and create pass or space

• Tactical
• Be patient in possession when playing the killer pass
• Defender create a team press using central players to block passing lines
• Central players stay compact and slide quickly so as not to allow opposition space to play through  
• Communication between attackers and defenders
• Know your next move before receiving the pass
• Keep scanning to know defenders' positions in middle 3rd
• Straight pass or angled pass

• Can start with no defenders and progress into 1 or 2 pressing players
• Can rotate teams when they lose the ball or add in a time limit for even defending time.
• Can have 2 in and 2 out for defenders in each zone.  2 in middle zone, 2 in defending zone where has possession.

BUILD UP PLAY - Penetration pass between zones/lines of midfield (10 mins)

Progression 2:

• Add 2 defenders' to possession zone
• As ball moves to opposite end zone 2 defenders from middle zone moves into possession zone, 2 defenders from zone ball has moved from moves into middle zone

BUILD UP / PENETRATION - Transition through pitch 3rds (20 mins)

Set Up:

• 45 x 30 yard 
• 3 areas marked 3rds (15 yard each)

• 8 x flat markers 
• 2 x Goals with or without keepers
• 4 v 4

Timings:

• 15-20 min

Organisation:

• Play starts with the keeper/player playing out from goal
• Players in possession look to play through the thirds quickly
• Possession must be maintained in each third before team can score
• Restart from keeper if game breaks down
• 1 point per goal scored 
• Alternate attacks between team, team with most points wins game

Coaching Points:

• Technical
• Run the ball - Attack space - Create the overload
• Dribble - Ball away from defender and hip in way of defender
• First Touch - Forward where possible - Into space and/or away from pressure
• First Touch - Front foot / back foot?
• 1v1 - To keep the ball - To beat the first defender
• Striking/passing the ball - To penetrate - To create forward movement - To finish
• Passing - Weight over ball, side of foot, ball on floor
• Passing - Angle balls or straight pass
• Passing - Thing about the corridor player would like to receive the ball
• Tactical
• Players always looking to get in a position to receive the ball and play forward
• Midfielder always be in space between players to receive the ball
• Midfielder always looking to start the attack quickly when receiving the ball - anticipation & vision
• Look to create and use an overload to finish (2v1)  

Game rules - Attacking team starts the attack again every time they score, Each team gets 5 mins each to attack

Time - Introduce a time limit to score if teams taking too long in buildup phase