Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): BA HDY Functional Session - Formation - Build Up in Attacking Half - Second Cycle 2 / 21 / 22

Dynamic Warm Up/Acceleration MD: 10 minutes (10 mins)

Dynamic Warm Up

 6-8 minutes

Accelerations 2 mins.

- Reps: 4

- Intensity: 80%

- Distance: 30 yds.

- Recovery: 15 secs.

Sprints 2 mins.

- Reps: 6

- Intensity: 100%

- Distance: 10 yds.

- Recovery: 10 secs.

Improve Final Third Combination 20 (20 mins)

4 goal possession game

Objective – To improve final third combinations and create opportunities to score.

Number of Players – 13 field players ( 3v3 in each end of the field + Neutral Player on central channel and couple subs)

Players Involve - #9,10,11 on Attacking Team / #2,4,5 on Defending team - #10 or #6 on neutral position.

Player Actions - Players need to create combination plays to break the defenders in final zone. If defending team wins the ball, need to play the ball across to their own color they playing for to start the attack in the other zone. 

Neutral player can change direction at any time but, better to play with the team that pass it to him to play back to their own color (If the defending team pass it to the neutral, this needs to play to the same color on the attacking zone).

Neutral player can be added as an extra player in the final zone after first 5-6 minutes into the activity.

Speed of play is important

Field Size – "Final Third" (25x45)

Duration – 4 Intervals of 3 minutes with 1 minute break inbetween intervals with a total of 15 minutes.

Rules – Ball starts with the neutral player and this decide which way to go. 

Focus Attacking Team Principles – Penetration,unbalance opponents, Scoring.

Sub Principles – Spread out, create 2v1,combination play

Coaching Interactions – On attacking team to speed upthe play and look to unbalance opponents to create combinationplays to penetrate in with clear chances to score.

Finishing 45 mins (45 mins)

Finishing Station Only Forwards

Quick finishing.

Back to goal.

One two combination.

Flat, through run.

First time finishing from crossing

Set Up

This set up is only an idea

Number of players: only forwards (if need #10 for third player runs, 2 and 3 for crossing)

Dummies

Plenty soccer balls

Cones

Objective

Players need work on their finishing skills. .

Can do different way to finish.

Coaching Points:

Runs in the box to attack front post, back post and pk area

Try to finish it one touch

Server, find variety in the cross