Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing into the False 9 (Start Time: 2020-06-17 18:15:00)

Unopposed Passing Practice (15 mins)

Unopposed passing practice

1: Player between mannequins simulates a midfielder receiving between the lines with a line breaking pass.

Player at bottom plays in to mniddle man who receives on the half turn and plays out.

If you play in to the middle you go in, if you play out of the middle you go out.

Coaching points, angled passing line, scanning, well weighted pass into back foot, driving through pressure after tuen

2: In this progression, player in middle give angle outside mannequins, they receive a 1-2 with outside man who then players a line breaking ball into middle, middle man plays out to opposit end and follows into middle and process continues.

3: Central player gives angle outside mannequins and gets a 1-2 with outside player, outside player plays a splitting pass to opposite end, middle man joins back of line and outside man comes central to receive one two outside line of mannequins

Final progression, any of the 3 options and add a passive defender to infleuce decision

Positioning Game (25 mins)

Positioning game set up as above

Three forwards locked in front zone with two defenders.

False 9 can drop into shaded red zone to receive

Shaded end zone can only receive ball in there, offside line

Three yellow midfielders play against two defensive midfielders

If blues win possession can they score in mini goals near halfway line

Progression- remove mini goals and add keeper in big goal

Coaching Points:

9 receiving between lines, turn and dribble, turn and killer pass, set back for midfield support

Midfielders supporting 9, creating passing lanes

Two wide forwards, look for diagonal runs