Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U16 USDA 4-14-16: Attacking movements and finishing (Start Time: 2016-04-14 17:30:00)

Pattern 1 (5 mins)

Set Up: In roughly a 30 x 30 area, two diamonds back to back, 1 player at each cone, at least 2 players at the start cone. Size of diamonds can vary based on level, desired outcome [balls, cones]

Organization: Player 1 plays to player 2. Player 2 receives the ball across their body and plays the ball to player 4 who then plays a 1-2 with player 3. Player 4 dribbles the ball to other end. The same pattern is going on the other side at the same time. Repeat in other direction.

Coaching Points: weight of passes [especially final pass], movement off cones, body shape, timing of passes and movements, communication, showing at good angles, tight combinations

3 team transition (15 mins)

3 Team transition

Defensive transitions to press and deny penetration

Attacking team attempts to connect a pass string of 5 then switch to POA to opposite team in the free grid.

Defending team presses and denys play with 3 defenders. If attacking team successfully switches POA the other 3 players become the defenders and immmediately press upon ball entering free grid.

If defending team wins possession and successfuly switches POA to free grid they switch to attacking team and the team that loss possession will become new defending team.

Attacking teams can only score points after connecting the pass string and switching POA successfully.

4-5 min. 2/3x

Attacking pattern 2 (5 mins)

Attacking pattern 2

Movements and technical execution of attacking players transitioning to final third

Players A and B play continuously for a group of 3 new attackers throughout the pattern play

Player 1 passes to player A/B

Player A/B plays to opposite wide attacker 2/3 who is moveing centrally to support player

Player 1 immediately moves to support player 2/3

Player 2/3 quickly combine with a 1-2 combination with player 1

Player 2/3 quickly attacking wide channel space after passing to player 1

Player 1 finishing 1-2 combo with ball to player 2/3 in the wide channel

Player 2/3 dribbles then crosses or crosses 1st time to attackers in the goal area

All remaining players attack the goal area with balanced and aggressive runs to targeted areas

2/3 min.

Match play (25 mins)

Match play

10 v 10

1-4-3-2 v 1-4-1-3-1

10 min.

2x