Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Tactical Camp - Attacking the Red Zone - Team Tactics

Introduction (15 mins)

Organization:

• Three 12L x 16W (yards) zones
• 4 mini goals (2 on end-zone corners)
• 5v3 in endzones,  2v2 in middle zone
• Programming: Active 3m / 1m rest (4 sets)
• Activity time: 16m

Instructions:

• Team receives ball from coach (Focus Team). Focus Team has to combine 3 passes and connect with teammates on adjacent zones to go forward. If team connects with attacking zone (3rd zone), 2 additional players can join attacking zone (5v5).
• Resets come from the coach, each team alternates receiving the ball.
• Keep score.
• Use progression.

Technical Coaching Points:

• Receiving body position - open body shape, adjusting hips to catch forward
• inside of the foot pass to teammates close by (opening foot for accuracy)
• pass with laces to cross zones, firm on the ground, contact with laces
• receiving with defender on back - inside of the foot lay off to a teammate

Tactical Coaching Points:

• Movement from 10 and 8 into attacking zone when pass progresses
• Movement from 7, 9, 11 into middle zone for a layoff/combination

Progressions:

• 7, 9, 11 drop in Red Zone (middle zone), for extra point. 

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

• 55L x 50w (use full half)
• 4 mini goals at halfway line
• Attacking team: 2, 6, 8, 3, 10, 7, 9, 11 (8 players) vs 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 6, 8, 11 (9 players)
• 4 and 5 on attacking team feed the ball to attacking team
• Active: 16m / no rest

Instructions:

• 4 and 5 pass to attacking team, which tries to score on main goal.
• If attacking team creates a combination on red zone, then coach can give extra points
• Defending team scores on mini goals.
• Resets / restarts from 4 and 5 on attacking team

Technical Coaching Points:

• Movement into the red zone from 9, 7, 11
• Quality of pass into the red zone
• Lay off technique / receiving on half-turn technique

Tactical Coaching Points:

• For 7 & 11 - if 2 and/or 3 are wide, then 7 and/or 11 can go more central
  • If 2/3 are more central, then 7/11 can stay wide and stretch Red Zone
• 9 movement from line where center backs are to the space between opponent's center backs and midfielders