Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing to Penetrate/Possess; 2v1/3v2 Phase Play (Start Time: 2015-05-08 16:00:00)

5 v 2/3 keep away (15 mins)

Organization:

- Playing Area is about 12x15 or15x20 yard area depending on size of team/quality of players

- the team is divided into two groups of 5v2 or 5v3

- There are two defenders (blue & Yellow) and 5 attackers (Red & white)

- Coach has all the balls compiled on the sidelines and is responsible for restarting the play.

Instructions:

The objective of the game is for team in possession to:

- keep the ballas long as they can

- for individuals to get the ball behind defenders and work passing combinations.

Passing combinations include;

- beat a player 1v1

- play a wall pass/give&go

- overlap

- pop out/checking for the ball

- self pass (passing ball beyond oponent and receiving your own pass)

Players keep score attackers must get 6 or more passes to score defenders only need three passes to score

Game goes for about 120 secs then positions are rotated

Coaching Points:

- Players should always look to maintain posssession

- attackers should force defender to commit before making decision to pass/dribble

- look to get behind defender with the ball

-look for combinations with teammates

- attackers should always be looking to move into space

-if defenders are defending that space then drop off and try again or find a different space to exploit

- look to make off the ball runs or vacate spaces that your teammates are running into

Progressions:

- Limit number of touches

-increase number of defenders

-reduce the playing area

Zonal Play Targets (20 mins)

Organization:

- Paying area is divided into 3 zones. Attacking. Mid, and Defensive zones

- Team is divided into two groups

- Each team has a goalkeeper

- one center back and one forward in each final third

- 4v4 in the middle zone

- Balls are compiled by each goal 

Instructions:

- The team will ball possession should try to work combinations which would lead to them finding the target player #3.

- The player that plays the ball into the target player/player 3 may go into the third zone and try to combine with player 3 where necessary.

- when play breaks down the ball is restarted with the goal keeper of the team the won ball possession from the restart

Coaching Points:

- players should look to get forward quickly

- identify opportunities to get behind opponents

- Players should look to move off a forward pass to open space

- players should be continuously making off the ball runs to offer support

Progressions: