Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Creating Width In Possession

Technical Warm Up:

Set up area as shown suitable to players and age in 3-4 groups.

5 minutes - ball manipulation warm up individually

One group start in goal with others unopposed possession - can challenge or condition on number of passes and shot at goal. Each player must shoot and start cycle.

Play to time limit or goals and rotate.

Progress: one team can defend or three team possession to goals after pass limit.

Activity time:2 minutes Rest:30 Seconds Intervals:6

Coaching Points:

width and depth

angle and distance

type of first touch

weight/accuracy/projection of pass

timing of shot

choice of shot

Q: why do we need a forward angle? When do we shoot? Q: what type of shot?

Skill Phase:

Set up 15 x 30 area with side gates and 2 v 1 in bottom half and 1 v 1 in attacking half. ball starts in 2 v 1 and look to dribble through a side gate into final third to create a 2 v 1 and score, if defenders win the ball they play the ball into the blue defender in bottom half and dribble over line. Play to ball limit or goals then rotate roles.

challenges: forward pass if available

gates if there is no forward pass

can we create overloads

AT:4 R:1 I:4

Coaching Points:

Previous points

angle and distance

width and depth

penetrating pass and dribble

cues: better pass/space to attack/movement of defender

Q: when should we use width? Q: who creates the width?