Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking 2v1

Technical (Unopposed) (15 mins)

Organization:

- As shown (6 players - 3 groups of 2 per area)

Instructions:

- Players pair up with partners on opposite red cones on same side of area.

- Player A drives at orange cone and plays passes to player B and continues his run to the other side of the area.

- Player B receives pass drives at the next oragne cones and beats it with a scissor, faking towards the supporting teammate.

- Player A and B replace players C and D.

- C and D begin when player B makes eye contact with player D.

- Players perform same technique going back other way but start in opposite roles.

- Switch cone position after given amount of minutes to work on opposite foot.

Coaching Points:

1st attacker

- Size of touch to approach cone.

- Passing with outside of foot nearest supporting teammate.

- Weight and accuracy of pass.

- Quality of decoying techinque (scissors).

- Next movement after playing pass.

2nd attacker

- Timing of run

- Communication (for pass or to help decoy)

- Quality of touch after receiving to set up scissors.

Progressions:

Tournament 3v3 or 2v2+1 (30 mins)

Organization:

Consider playing 2v2+1 (on right) for more 2v1 scenarios.

3v3 Small-sided tournament games: 4 teams of 3 players eachteam. 2 fields of 20x30 yards with 2 Pugg Goals on opposite endlines. Play small sided to larger goals if possible since the kids got striking repitiions during the session.

Instructions:

4 Teams of 3, play 3v3 tournament style format where each team will play one another. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 for a loss. Each game should be approximately 6-8 minutes in duration (obviously play a 3 game tournament).

Coaching Points:

· Review of session's learning outcomes being translatedinto the game

· 3 lines of attack

· Creating triangle (gives angles of support)

· Making triangle as big as possible (Creating space)