Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): High Intensity Session

Activation

Set Up: 

3 different agility activations: - 

1. Straight run

2. Zig zag

3. Forward, sideways, forward, sideways, forward, sideways

Organisation:

The players are split into three different groups

A group works at one station for 60 seconds

The players run through or around the agility poles. The next player can't leave until the first player passes the second pole. 

After 60 seconds, there is a 30 second rest before moving to the next station. 

Coaching Points:

Light on your feet

Lower your centre of gravity as your turn

Progressions:

Give each player a ball and dribble through the activation activities

4 vs 2 Harder

Set Up:

Square - 15m x 15m

Organisation:

4 vs 2

The four red attackers attempt to maintain possession and keep the ball of the two blue defenders. If a central red player plays to a red on one of the corners, then they swap positions. The person on the corner dribbles into the area. If the player on the corner receives the ball further than 1 metre away from the corner, then the ball is given to the opposition. Upon winning the ball, blue will try to combine with their outer players and the red central players become the defenders. If the red team has the ball, the two blue players on the corner can't defend or interfere with the play. Drinks break every 6-8 minutes (it's hard work especially if you are defending for long periods)

Coaching Points:

4 vs 2 let the ball do the work

Ball speed

Play what you see

The person on the corner, can your first touch go opposite the direction of the pass

Respect the ball because it's hard work as the defender