Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): HS Curriculum Week 7 (All Up/All Back)

Activity 1

• Set two cones about 3 yards apart as the starting point.
• Using cones, create a tic-tac-toe board about 10 yards from the starting cones.
• Divide the team into two groups.
• Give the first three players in group one yellow pinnies, and the first three players in group two red pinnies.
• This will be a relay style race to win tic-tac-toe.

• On the coaches command, the first player in each line, player 1, race to the tic-tac-toe board and drop a pinnie in one of the nine spaces.
• These players race back to the line and after slapping hands with the next player in line, player 2 starts.
• Player 2 race to the tic-tac-toe board and drops a pinnie in one of the spaces.
• These players race back to the line and after slapping hands with the next player in line, player 3 starts.
• Player 3 races to the tic-tac-toe board to drop a pinnie in one of the spaces to block or attempt to win the game.
• If the game is not won, these players race back to the line and after slapping hands with the next player in line, player 4 starts.
• Since player 4 does not have a pinnie in hand, this player races to the tic-tac-toe board and can move ONE of their colored pinnies to an open space.
• This continues until one of the teams win the game.

• This tac-tac-toe game is designed to allow the players to have fun, while learning to think quickly under the pressure of the other team.
• Think fast and be stretegic in the placement of the pinnie.

Activity 3

3 Versus 3 + 2 (10min)

Drill Set Up:

Set up a field of approx. 20m x 20m - One big goal on each end of the field. One goalkeeper per goal. Place balls near goalkeeper for a quick pass, in case ball goes out of bounce.

Drill Instructions

In this drill your players will learn to play a fast, yet controlled majority game, to take advantage of the situation. Team A (Blue) plays a free 3vs3 against Team B (Red). Neutral Team C (Yellow) will always support the ball possessing team in their attack - After a goal Team C joins the attack around midfield.

Plot twist is that a goal can't be scored unless your whole team is across the center line. Players have to learn to push up. After change of ball possession the neutral team C has to transition quickly as well. Because of the small sided game setting, this drill will get quite exhausting. Use little breaks where players can catch their breath to coach them up.

Coaching Points

Attacking:

• Build Up
  
• Movement to keep ball possession
  
• Push Up
  

Defending:  

• Pressure / Cover / Balance

• Stay compact

• Move with the ball

• 1v1 defending