Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Small Sided Game (SSG) To One Goal and Two Mini-Goals:

Screen 1 (20 mins)

OBJECTIVE:

Working on the movement patterns of the front three players in attack and the back 3  in support in the opposition's half.

SET UP:

44 yards in width and 36 yards wide

GK + 6 Defenders playing to small pug nets

7 Attackers playing to large goal with GK (If GK is not available then to pug nets in the large goal in the corners)

Balls at the coach (in Black) with balls at Center Circle

WHAT IS TO HAPPEN: 

Coach plays the ball into pivot looking to move the ball from the defending end finding the Front 3.

Movement of the front 3 to open space and create the attack towards the goal. Pulling defenders away from the area with the ball through their movement

Striker recognizes where the space is, (or is going to be), and use it to their advantage to unsettle the defensive block

COACHING POINTS:

Recognizing space

Movement off the ball

Movement that is not north-south or east-west

Recognizing How to move off the ball

Recognizing and putting into action Why movement off the ball is important.