Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 26/02/13

Triangle passing drill

3 players 3 cones 8x8x8 apart one football.

start off pass any way the players pick and unlimited touches

play to the right only, two touch

play to the right, right foot only

play to the right, one touch.

again on the left side.

weight of pass

encourage your team mates

challange yourself/team mates

be positive when playing and training.

Screen 3

zone A is the the red zone, the red team have to keep the ball in this zone and use the F players to make a 7 v 4.

zone B is the black zone when the blacks win the ball back they have to transfer the ball to the far F and everybody moves into that box.

the blacks now play 7 v 4.

reds try and keep the ball in their zone, stop the transter pass, reaction to losing the ball.

progress to blacks only transter if the 1st pass is a quaity pass, game related.

BFC (YDP) Spreading play in asmall-sided game

Practice organisation

• Area 60x40yds, divided into 3 channels of equal width marked the

length of pitch & appropriate size goals at each end, as illustrated.

• 16 players (incl. 2 GK’s), arranged 8v8, as shown in the diagram.

• Supply of balls by each goal.

• Off-side lines are marked with cones at the side of pitch.

• Practice starts with the ball being rolled-out by GK to the attacking team.

• The team in possession look to build play through good ball retention

& controlled possession, with the objective of scoring a goal.

• Defending team look to counter-attack on gaining possession.

• Open play continues until the ball goes dead, the practice then

recommences with initial set-up arrangements.

Detail

• Challenge: Try to use spreading-out into wide areas as an

opportunity to exploit space created in central areas to attack goal.

• Quick passing, to eliminate pressure.

• Drawing D’s to create weak side to switch play.

• Supporting play from behind to ensure defensive safety from

potential counter-attack & provide outlet passing option.

• Recognition of when to slow-down play to secure possession.

• Simple progressions for this practice are:

- Mark 5yd wide channels along each touch line that wingers/fullbacks

can attack through, unopposed.

- Switch play & early crossing into central areas with attackers

arriving quickly into space.

Key coaching points

• Stretch opponents from end-to-end & side-to-side.

• A’s determine whether to attack centrally or wide depending on

strength of defensive numbers.

• Team out of possession look to remain compact & cover 2 of

the 3 channels.

• A’s look to switch play when faced with defensive numbers & exploit

weak side (empty channel).

• Switching play is dependent on quick, accurate

& precise passing & awareness of space available.

• A’s on opposite side must remain aware of potential

to make forward runs to receive diagonal passes, whilst ensuring

defensive security (against a potential counter-attack).