Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Preventing Goals in Zone 1, Centrally, Using the CBs and CM (D22)

Warm up - Neural Prep (Quick Feet) (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

4 Lines of 3 players per line. Rows of 4 cones per line (16 cones), 2 feet apart.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Players will begin the warm up by going through a series of instructions through the cones (wrap arounds, quick feet, slalom, stepovers, ups / downs, 1 foot sprint, lunge, side shuffle, jockey, jog backwards,sprints etc.)

OBJECTIVES:

Imporved neuro muscular coordination, speed and power

Global #1 - 8v5 to Goal (15 mins)

Off vs Def vs 4-1-4-1

Transition and focus on covering outlets.

Global #2 - 7v7 fee play game (15 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

50 x 60yd (Halfway Line) Playing Area. 7v7. Include Goalkeepers. Use different formations for each team. White - 1-2-3-1, and Black - 1-3-2-1. Place extra balls on outside of grid for easy access

One team wears white bibs, opposing team wears black bibs. GK for White wears a Red Bib, and GK for Black wears a Green Bib. Set up 2 goals at each end as the targets.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Try to score more goals than the opposing team in the alotted game time.

Any ball out of play restarts with a kick in.  No Offsides.

Balls out of play at the end lines, will restart will the GK playing it in.

COACHING POINTS:

Freeplay. Encourage teams to keep shape and consolidate the coaching points from throughout the session.