Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking Waves linked to Social Distancing

Combination play Leading to a through ball for a 1v1 (15 mins)

3 Groups of 4

1 Group will passively defend against the attacking team (their aim to work an offside trap)

- Attacking looking to play combination play leading to a through pass in behind the defenders to create a goal scoring chance. 

- Defenders will act as a backline and can't go past where the manequins are placed as midfielders. 

- Defenders can apply pressure on the attackers but can't tackle them

- Defenders can look to screen and shut off passing gaps and intercept passes.

Once wave has ended the attacking will become the defenders and the previous defending team will collect the ball & make their way to the halfway line to prepare for the attacking whilst the 3rd group are attacking.

Key Coaching Points:

- Timing of runs to prevent from being offside. (Curve run to help get the timing right)

- A run from deep looking for a direct pass through the defending gap.

-Quality of passing in combination play.

- Timing of pass inbehind

- Support (overlapping and underlapping runs)

- Communication (where the runs from deep? where are they going to)

- Awareness of teammates and opposition around you on, around & away from the ball.

- Be Creative to make create different ways to exploit overloads in different areas of space. (drop deep to offer a bounce pass)

- Play At Pace.