Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Finish the attack

Passing warmup (10 mins)

AREA - A AND B will be used for general dynamic warmup and s&q work for about 10/15 mins 

AREA - C - passing drill warmup- starting with simple pass and move following passes around the cones and then dribble through poles to shoot into small goals

adapt by playing 1-2 passing and receiving outside cone and inside cone 

2nd choice tech passing (10 mins)

Technical Warm Up - Diamond Passing drill, short distances

Manequin in the middle of each diamond with a player either side

Mirrored practice

• One player on each corner
• Playing to back foot and around the cones
• Playing on two touch and both feet
• Following the pass

• Body shape to receive and pass
• Passing detail - punched passes with both feet

Progression

• Work the opposite way
• Before making final pass, bounce pass with the original passer on the manequin then first time pass back to start position

Creating overloads to attack (15 mins)

Based on 3v2s. Used both 11v11 goals in just under half afull pitch coned width wise to the penalty area. Both GKs and outfield playerswere split into a 10 and a 9.

Teams set up a 2v2 with GKs and the rest of the playersfor each started on the opposite sideline. Play starts with the attacking GK, aCF comes onto the pitch to make up the outfield 3v2, the GK passes to the CFwho bounces into one of his 2 teammates and those 3 then attack their opponentsto attempt to score. 

If possession is lost then the defending team can attackto score. Play stops when the ball goes off the pitch, a goal is scored oreither GK makes a save. At this point the attacking 3 players leave the fieldand are replaced by 2x defenders. The team that was defending is joined by a CFand play is started by the GK playing into that CF to restart. GKs can be usedto provide more of an overload, replicating oncoming midfielders when comparingto a match situation. When defenders win possession, can they transition toscore.

Object is to play quickly to promote transitions andsimulate real match situations (out of position, unbalanced defending etc.)Score is kept and added to each time.

Coaching points:

In possession: speed of play, movement, opportunities toshoot, use of width, use of overloads.

Out of possession: Defensive principles, use of GK,clearances.

General: Communication, Organisation from GKs