Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Worksop Town. Midfield Third. In Possession

Part 1

Warm Up



Setup cones or flat markers in a formation. Work in 2 or 3 small groups of 4/5/6 players. (Dependent on player numbers).

Players are to pass the ball between themselves and move to an open cone. 

Can introduce a couple of rules to make it more challenging. 

1.) No more than 3 players ever on the same line.

2.) Passes not allowed to go into the same direction more than twice.

Key Points:

- Ball Speed.

- Body Shape.

- Awareness.

- Communication.

- Receiving Techniques.

Part 3

Midfield Battle

2 defenders start behind one goal and are locked their (while their team is in possession) and one attacker starts behind the other goal and he is locked into his area. Defensive team have 3 midfielders and a goalkeeper defending a small sided goal. Objective for the attacking team is to create and opening via the midfielders who should look to play forwards into their attacker and receive a set back ready to finish. If the defensive team win the ball back they can go and score in the open net on the halfway line as soon as possible. This is where the defenders who are locked in their zone should recognise the transition and should step into to try and stop the defensive teams counter attack.

Key Points:

- Forward first mentality (Passes, Runs, Body Shape).

- Movement to receive.

- Ball speed (When to play slow, when to play quick).

- Support play (When to run beyond and when to stay behind).

- Awareness of space.