Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking - passing and movement, decision making for better passing

Warm-Up

Method: Start with co-ordinated running in lines, stay in step, dynamic exercises out and slow jog back  ( 4 mins), static exercises, from neck down, 

stand on one foot with heel planted, kick high with the other, switch feet 9 (3 mins)

Introduce fundamental practice  - pass out diagonally and move forward straight line ( 3 mins )

Attacking 2 v 2 (15 mins)

Method: 

Blue defenders working in pairs, pass out to Red attacker,  defenders can transition and score through in Blue gates if win possession,  game stops once GK has possession

Coaching Points: 

Attackers - movement to create space, 

Scan and decide quickly as the ball is moving,

if defenders leave a gap, look to score directly

Red attacker receiving the ball, move to be in the flight of ball open body stance, on back foot, positive first touch in the direction want to go

Aware of defender, engage the defender 

Communication - visual and verbal

Receiver  moves to establish clear line of passing,

- can move forward wide if space in front and behind the defender, red passer supports play behind to create 2v1

OR 

Red attacks inside shoulder of defender to create space outside and Red player crosses over to move into the space created outside - 2v1

Finishing - composure, aware the GK , dummy or shoot, don't need to beat the defender x2 to score

when ball is moving, standing foot just in front of the ball, body position over the ball, use laces for power, 

direct to either post away from GK, low

2nd attacker movement for the rebound

Progressions

Go to 3v3

Constrain to 3 or 2 touches

Attackers v Defenders (20 mins)

Method:

5v5 plus 2 neutrals that can't be challenged and stay in the narrow wide zones, transition to defending, back in your own half behind the ball,

limit touches on the ball, if team doesn't defend in own half then scores count double

3 x 6 minute games

Coaching Points:

attacking shape, make the pitch big, movement without the ball, forward runs without the ball

Opposition, drop off to occupy space in own half, don't get caught behind support to create 2v1s when attacking

switch the play 

Defending - when lose possession get back behind the ball as a team, quickly, get compact