Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): G07 W8 S1 Attacking Organization/Creating and Finishing

Passing and receiving with forward moves (5 mins)

Organization - 1 passes with appropriate weight and accurcy - visual cue of receiving in open body shape, so passes to back foot

- 2 checks off start point at appropriate time to create seperation and receives using back foot in open body shape

- 2 passes to 3 who receives with positive 1st touch that drives into space towards DEF. At appropriate distance executes forward move to beat and exploit space behind

Coaching Points

Interval Duration

Unopposed-Receiving, Pressure from Back (5 mins)

Organization:

-2 to 3 frields each measure 15 yards by 20 yards

-Diamond cone shape in middle of field representing defenders tackling radius

-one soccer ball

Instructions:

-Player 2 in middle checks backwards outside of diamond.

-Then comes forward towards player 1 with ball till they are outside of diamond area.

-As they are checking forward and calling for the ball the player 1 will pass ball.

-Player 2 takes ball with inside or outside of foot to spin ball away from diamond area

-Once they have turned they pass to player 3 in line and follow pass.

-Player 1 takes Spot in middle and whole rotation starts again

Coaching Points:

-Checking out of area sideways

-Checking shoulder as ball has been passed to see defenders movement

-Proper part of foot to spin away

-Inside of foot spin with the ball,

-Outside of foot spin away from ball

-No defender on try to turn right away

Progressions:

Inside of foot

Outside of foot

Immediate turn

1. Passing & Receiving: Two Player Combination and Peeling Off (15 mins)

Technical Switching the Point Warm-up

Organization: 6 players in 35 x 20 yard grid

A. In the left grid, we use two balls, one at each end line. Inside players starting positions in the middle and at the same time they both peel off to the side and receive a pass, control it with first touch and play it to the opposite end line with second touch. Players follow their pass

B. In the middle grid, use two balls, one at each end line. The two inside players start in the middle and check to receive pass fro server, bounce the ball back and peel off to open up. Receive it again and now they work on switching the ball on the ground or in the air.

C. Progress to playing 2v1 to target in the grid, as shown in diagram below. It’s actually 1v1 inside the grid plus using the end line player as support to make it 2v1. The end line player cannot enter grid and is used for possession support and for playing through balls. Each inside player defends one end line and attacks the other end line and scores by passing the ball to the end line target. Only inside player can score.

All the passing combination and peeling off movement practiced in the warm up variations above should now come in handy to beat the defender in the grid.

In the diagram above, the attacker combines with his end line player to get behind defender and score by playing to the target at the other end. Now the roles are reversed and the red player defends and the white player is attacking towards the other target. Give the inside players 3-5 seconds to catch their breath and get into new positions to transition going the other way.

Main Theme- Attacking 1 vs 1 (20 mins)

Organization:

40x60 yard area

6v6/5v5

Server

Instructions:

- The attacking team of six players attempt to score

- The defensive team attempts to win the ball and play to counters goals - pass or dribble through

- One holding midfield works with the defensive group on transition

Coaching Points:

- Stay connected and compact - distance between players

- Shape when CB steps to press - full back drop back and in

- Force play wide and reduce attacking team to shots from distance

- Step forward to close space - GK moves up for balls through

- Open up in transition