Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking from Wide Positions #2 (Start Time: 2014-08-04 18:40:00)

Technical Warm-up (15 mins)

Duration: 10 min

Intensity: Low Activity Time: 2 min, Recovery: 30 sec

ORGANIZATION:

10 x 30-yard rectangle (or as needed)

- On the coach’s command, A1 plays a one-two with the wall passer before the gate.

- Upon receiving the return pass, A1 passes through the gate to B1 and follows his pass, applying passive pressure to B1.

- B1 plays a one-two with the wall passer around A1, before passing through the gate to A2.

- A1 joins the back of the B queue. The sequence continues.

*Switch wall passer

COACHING POINTS:

- Good contact w/ the ball

- Locked ankle

- Proper movement off the ball

*Progression:

- One touch pass

Expanded Small Sided Activity (15 mins)

Duration: 20 min

Intensity: High, Activity Time: 6 min, Recovery: 2 min, # of repetitions: 3

ORGANIZATION:

70X50 (or as needed)

- 7v6 (1:3:2:1 v 1:3:2) or 6v4 (3:2:1 v 3:1)

- Ball starts with Coach

- 7 players attack the big goal and defending team scores in the counter goals

COACHING POINTS:

- Support areas around the ball in the flank areas

- Speed of play when moving through the middle channels

- Individual abilities to run without the ball in the wide flank areas (#2,#3,#7,#11)

- Identifying wide passing channels