Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Highline FC week 2 session 1 Immediate Counter Press, reaction & Shape

arrival activity 15 mins

Session focus:

immediate counter press 

Set up:

as many 3v3 sized fields as possible depending on numbers

3 attackers and two defenders on each field.

play will always start from the attacking team and normal 3v3 rules apply.

Coaching points: 

topic related session 20 mins

Set Up: 

x2 mini goals placed on either end of box 

split group into two teams and start each line facing mini goal at the opposite end, every player must start with a ball.

mark out a halfway line across the middle of the field. 

Play starts from first player (red) dribbling over the halfway line and shooting into the goal, the first player in the blue line then starts and the red player must then try to track back and stop the blue player scoring into their goal, players must only shoot once they have crossed the halfway line. 

coaching points for attacking player:

- positive touches out of feet into space 

- change speed/feet/direction to beat a defender in a 1v1