Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FC Berna 05 Blue 11/14 Cut back crosses (Start Time: 2017-11-14 19:40:00)

Tech Warm Up

Organization:

Play follows diagram seen above (two stations set up)

Instructions:

A plays B or C who goes 1v1 and then looks to cross

Coaching Points:

Crosser:

Possitive first touch away from pressure or around a defender

Head up to see options when carrying the ball without pressure (to see movement of defenders,forwards, and space to attack)

Look to cut in or shoot when possible to commit GK or next defender

Diagonal cut back (why? It creates decision making problems for the GK)

Play as quick as possible

When: as soon as you see the best scoring chance

Why: cut in to score or commit and create chance for easy cross face diagonal pass

9: Back door run when other player is available.

Timing of runs

Near post run or back to out run when only runner

Avoid predictable and straight line runs, be creative, work with other striker

Why: it makes you difficult to mark

When:When: before the 18 to allow enough time

Off the Ball 7/11:

Timing of runs

Near post run if 9 is in play

Back to Out Top run if only runner

Avoid straight line runs,work with other striker, be creative

Why: it makes you difficult to mark

When: before the 18 to allow enough time

Progressions:

First ball is played in the air

1 and 2 touch finishing

Full

Progression:

Same as previous but adding a live defender

6v5 Phase

Organization:

Phase play 6v4+gk

2/3, 6 7, 9, 11

Instructions:

Phase play rules

Coaching Points:

Look to combine centraly to create space wide.

Look to get 2/3 overlaping or taking wide players on 1v1 to get behind defense and make crosses