Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Regular season session #5 - Playing through Algonquin

Dynamic Warmup (5 mins)

• Light Jog
• Side Shuffle each way
• Side to side accelerations (forward and backwards)
• High knees
• Heels

• High knees
• Straight legs
• Hip rotations in
• Hip rotations out
• Back leg extensions

• Bounding vertically
• Bounding forward 
• Accelerate forward two pylons accelerate back one
• Lateral accelerations in-between red and yellow pylon
• Lateral accelerations around red and yellow pylon

4v2 + 4 ssg (15 mins)

Organization: 4 grids 15 by 15 m. 3 teams of 4(5). Play 4v2 in one
grid. 2 other players waiting in the middle area. 3-d team spread out in
3 other boxes. When ball is played across to adjacent box supporting
players must quickly join player in possession and defenders (white)
switch.

If team (red) loses possession and white managed to play the ball to
next box, then 2 red defenders go and defend, 2 other red players go
inside middle zone and white team spread out to support.
- Unlimited touches;
- 5 passes in the grid after can play into next grid;
- throw ins from side line

Progression:
- Touch in the 4v2 - unlimited for 2 when win possession to play te ball
to next box.
- Directional defending - defend progress towards your goal as
priority, channel to the side line

Coaching Points:
- Speed of approach;
- Body position;
- Angle of defending;
- taking away passing line;
- Pressure and cover;
- Transition;

5 intervals – 2.5 minute 0.5 min active rest/co

P.T.A (25 mins)

Organization:

 Full field. set up poles as 1-4-4-2(Diamond mid) with real keeper

Set 11 in formation of 1-4-2-3-1

Have players build from back and play around poles to develop technical ability and speed of play. 

Key Factors:

Accurate passing 

Speed of play

Timing of runs into space

Movement off ball

Leadership/communication/

Forward thinking

Progressions:

Start as 2 touch max, (anyone over 25 push ups) 

1 touch

go into live play