Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): GU13B-Wk19B-Attacking Principals-Mobility/Penetration

Pass and Move (10 mins)

Setup: 4 cone grid 15x15 or to suit age. 7 players. (5 attackers, 2 defenders in pinnies). Place an attacker on each side of the square and one inside. Both defenders are inside the square.Place a small pug net in 2 opposing corners of the square

Activity: Attackers play the ball around to each other keeping it away from defenders. Outside attackers must stay on the outside and defenders and central attacker must remain inside. Outside attackers can choose to attempt to drible or combine to reach the other side of the square. If at anytime an outside attacker chooses this option, their teammates must shift to cover the vacated space. Example: If 1 chooses to dribble across the square to 3, then either 2 or 4 must fill 1's vacated side and then 3 must fill either 2 or 4's side (whomever vacated to cover 1's)

Defenders can score by winning the ball and making at least two passes to their partner before scoring in either pug net. The central attacker only can use this time to try and win the ball back.

Rotate defenders and central attacker every few minutes.

Coaching points:

-Proper technique receiving ball (open body shape, play to correct foot, receive across body where possible)

-Head Up

-Pace and Accuracy of Pass

-Movement off the ball to create passing lanes and angles

Endzone passing (20 mins)

Setup: Grid 40x20 with 2 endzone rectangles 8 yds deep on each side.

Activity. Players play 4v4 or 4v4 with a neutral pasing ball and maintaining posession. Goal is to penetrate to your opponents endzone however to score player cannot wait in the end zone. They must run onto a pass and receive it in the endzone

Coaching points

-Proper technique receiving ball (open body shape, good first touch)

-Head Up

-Pace and Accuracy of Pass

-Movement and timing of run off the ball

-Communication