Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Holland Park Hawks Match Prep

Screen 1 (20 mins)

Conditioning Practice

- 2 Teams playing possession working in 5 by 4 minute blocks (total of 20 minutes), 30 second break at the end of each block.

- Players may go get a drink during 30 second break, there is a 5 push up penalty for any player not inside the square at the end of 30 seconds.

- Team in possession attempts to hold the ball for 10 passes upon achieving they may score.

- Defending team try to win the ball and score within 5 passes, if unable to score within 5 passes continue to 10 passes before attempting to score.

- Mia is responsible for audibly counting the passes for her team.

- Pheobe is responsible for audibly counting the passes for her team.

- The lowest scoring team at the end of each 4 minute block will be required to complete 5 sit ups per point difference.

- Yellow team is non-bibs, Blue team is bibs.

Conditions to adjust difficulty level

- If too easy increase the number of passes required or place a condition on the number of touches.

- If too hard take a player from each team and make them a neutral so the possession team always has a numerical advantage.

Tactical Concepts

- Goals are placed in strategic positions to simulate high value targets e.g. playing forward hitting our wingers or CF - 3 points for scoring in these,or maintaining possession by playing back to our CB's to restart play - 1 point for scoring in these.

- As per above can teams consider when defending which way they are pressing their opponent to limit their potential to accrue points and maximise your own potential to counter attack quickly towards high value targets.

Screen 3 (45 mins)

Match Practice

- 2 Blocks of 15 minutes with a short half way drink and discussion (2-3 minutes) 

Yellow Team (Non-Bibs)

- Attacking full size goal

- LM always hold position wide during possession to drag Blue RB out and create space as per the red arrow.

- Work to exploit the space in the best way possible and create goal scoring opportunities

- LB & RB to sit high and inverted either side of the defensive midfielder (Luke)

- When possession is lost can you force the blues to play into the middle where there is no opportunity to score

Blue Team (Wearing Bibs, Blue or Orange)

- Defending full size goal 

- RB must simulate the way HP Hawks play by always following the LM

- Midfield play as a diamond 4

- Attempt to hold a high defensive line as much as possible