Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 4-2-3-1 (Maintain Possession) (Start Time: 2021-11-17 05:50:00)

Basic Layout (10 mins)

Red Arrows: Players can go forward/ Back to that point. The next page will indicate side to side movement. 

Central defenders: Move forward as the ball moves forward with us being in possession. Move back as the other team gain possession. Maintain eye contact with the ball and look around to where the other players are, and try to pick up on certain movement patters. 

Goal Keeper: Try to come off your line while we have possession and the we have the ball. This will give our team the opportunity to negative pass when needed. Do not pass the penalty spot though. And always edge closer to your line as the other team gains possession. 

Left/Right wing back: You can pass the half way line if you feel the need to. For example: Corners, but the wingers should always be closer to the oppositions goal. 

Left/Right Wing: You will be covering 3/4 of the field. Getting all the way back to defend, and creating chances forward. Remember to stay on position. 

The two center midfielders. We will call you defensive midfielders to make it a little easier. You will be moving forward to create chances, and will sometimes take a shot. But you will spend most of the time creating chances by passing it out to one of the wingers, or by doing a through ball to the center mid or forward. When defending, you will go all the way back to our penalty box if necessary. 

Center Mid: You should be involved in the majority of play when in the oppositions half. You will move all the way up the the box will attacking, and come back when we are defending. Try not to come all the way back unless you really have to. For example: You'd come all the way back for corners or for free kicks. 

Striker: You will stay in line with the last defender on the other team. Try and maintain space. If the opposition pick up on your movements, then you'll need to change it up slightly. You might come back slightly, move around a little. Remember where you need to go, remember to communicate with the team, so they know where to pass the ball. Communication is everything. You will be right up next to the goal keeper doing corner kicks, trying to create space, and distract them so you can get a header, or a volley; unless the person taking the corner signals you to position yourself somewhere else. 

Taking Kick-Off (10 mins)

- The forward kicks it to the center midfielder. 

- The Center Midfielder then does a negative pass to one of the Defensive Midfielders. 

- The wingers, center mid and forward all run forward. 

- The defensive mid then kicks it over to top or through the middle of the opposition to the winger. (Any side) 

- One the winger has the ball, everyone Pushes up towards to oppositions goal. Maintaining position, and stopping where you need too. 

- The winger then passes it into the center mid, who then either takes a shot, or lays it off for the forward. 

Look at diagram for example. Whats happening here?

1. The center mid passed the ball the forward 

2. The Forward passed it back to the center mid (Defensive mid)

3. The Defensive mid passed it wide to the Left wing.

4. The left wing passed it to the center mid

5. The center mid passed it to the forward. 

Remember: Passing to a player doesn't always mean passing it to their feet. You can do through ball, or pass the ball in front of them slightly so they can run onto it. It's often better to angle your pass just a little in front so they are already heading in the direction they want to go. Only slightly in front though. 

Oppositions kick-Off (10 mins)

Opposition corner example (10 mins)

Homework (10 mins)

Draw up and label our Kick-Off 

Include all movements patters that could take place for each position