Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Nathan Salt Work

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Name:	Nick Harris
City:	Uttoxeter
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Striker Movements

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Striker Movements

Coming Short for the ball;

When the midfielder plays the striker in, its about making a little bit of space in order to create a shooting opportunity. The striker must want the ball and must know where the defenders are positioned.

1) First movement we'll work on is the first touch around the defender, both with the outside and inside of the boot depending on where the space is. As the ball gets played in, the receiving leg tucks in under the body to keep the ball tight and makes the defender commit, the light and simple touch is simply about moving it out of the defenders range, giving you a second to run on to it and shoot at goal.

2) Let the ball roll - This movement is about pushing in tight to the chest of the defender, blocking his movement and pinning him into a position. As the pass comes in, you move forward toward the ball, but then turn toward the goal allowing the ball to roll past you and hopefully, beyond the unexpecting leg of the defender.

3) Come short & create the space - common movement, often misused. Striker will come short for the ball and bring the CB with him, he'll play a quick 1-2 with the CM, the last ball being played into the space left behind by the CB - this movement MUST be done quickly to stop the other defenders closing the gap.

4) Play wide - Striker moves the ball into a wide position, to a winger/full back, then makes his run. We are going to demand Nathan attacks the front post due to his height, or aims to get into the six yard box looking for the low cross.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Off the ball

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Off the ball

Using the example of the pass out wide, we want Nathan winning those crosses with his movement and making a regular B-line for the same danger areas so our wide players know where to find him.

1) Getting in front of your man - requires strength and dominance to get closest to the ball when making the run and timing the run to the cross. A shout of (1) meaning front post or (2) for centre of goal, tells the winger where to try and place the ball. In this case, the shout should be one and the movement should be to react quick from a pass, or pull away from the defender before making the run off the defenders shoulder.

2) Pulling away from your defender - Movement isn't about getting in front of your man and relates to the shout of (2). You stick close to your defender during the build up and at the point you can affectively join the game, either with a ball over the top or a cross, you pull back (away from the ball) and into space, away from the defender. If the ball reaches you, you have time and space to put it away.

- Don't always follow the ball - sometimes its better to move away from the play. Think ahead of play and ask yourself where you want the ball. Your job is to score goals, not do the leg work to create them. Let the midfield do the work to win the ball and/or create the opportunity and drag yourself away from play where you can look for the angled pass and play in behind the ball watching CB's.

- Try and focus on staying central to goal where you can, wide balls mean angled passes onto angled runs down the centre of the pitch which is precisely where you want them.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shooting

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Shooting

Shooting;

We aren't aiming for the centre of the goal. When shooting, we want to achieve the corners to make it more difficult for the goalkeepers to stop. Where possible (and not central), we shoot across the goal, not aiming for the near corners, but the far corners which is harder for the keeper to stop.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Movement Drill

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Movement Drill

We try different movements to try and get past the defender. Simple drill.

- Coach plays into the striker, striker takes a touch and looks to finish early and quickly.

- Striker attempts different turns and different ways to get past the CB when coming short.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): OTB Drill

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OTB Drill

Another simple drill using the (1) and (2) shouts.

1) representing the near post, probably a low ball into the box.

2) representing a higher ball into the centre of the box for the striker to finish.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shooting Drill

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Shooting Drill

- Coach passes into the box from a central position

- Striker attacks it, finishing in the corner first time.

- Runs back to far gate, before making a run from deep looking for a near post or central cross.

- Runs back through far gate looking for another through ball and first time finish.

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