Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Part 1 = 3rd man running, part 2 = out of possesion recovery U11

3rd man run practice (10 mins)

Area:

create channels 6m wide x 18m long. each channel has 3 players.

Equipment:

cones, discs, poles to mark channels. balls (1 per channel)

Objective:

Each player is assigned a role (1, 2, 3). i have numbered the role to undrstand easier.

Player 1

The practice starts with player 1. his role is to pass the ball to player 2 and continue his run as a third man runto receive the ball in the shaded area. He then turns around and passes the ball back to player 2 and contuiue his run back to the starting point shaded area,

Player 2

The role of player to is to receive the ball from player 1 and "set" the ball back to supporting player number 3. They then rotate to receive the ball from player 1 again and set to player 3. Player to should be on the move slightly to simulate pulling off into space to receive.

Player 3

The role of player 3 is to recieve the ball from player 2 and send a through ball to player 1 who has made a third man run. They then need to make a small run to the shaded area and rotate to receive the "set" pass from player 2. Then again send a through ball to player 1 the return to the shaded box starting position.

Once the sequence is complete, repeat for the duration of the practice (2 mins) then rotate positions/roles so all players have completed each numbered role.

Progression:

Try to acheive 1 touch on the passes. Increase the intensity

1,2,3 breakout & recover

Area:

Use 1/4 of astro pitch and divide the pitch into thirds.

Equipment:

cones, bibs, balls, goals.

Objective:

Split the players into 2 teams. Each player is given a number and their job when out of possesion is to mark the same number as themselves on the team in possesion. So blue1 out of possesion will mark red 1 who is in possesion. Blue 2 out of possesion will mark red 2 in possesion and so on. The practice starts with a possesion game in the middle 3rd. After 3 passes the team in possesion can breakout and attack the goal. The practice is reset once the ball goes dead or the defending team win back possion.

Key Points:

The aim is to get players to identify loss of possesion (in this instance the 3 passes) and get goalside of their marker and defend an attack, Anticipate when it looks like the 3 passes are completed to search for your man.

Progression 1:

Make the game multi directional on the break out to make the player really think about where the play is likely to head.

Progression 2:

Have a normal direction match with blues and reds attacking opposite ends.

Progression 3:

Normal match but keep match up players to try and man mark zonal. For example red right midfield marks l blue left midfield.