Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): SS Session - WK3 1vs1 & 2vs2

Jockey Reaction Passing (10 mins)

Session Topic: Reactional Activation

- Two players starting on the middle cone, facing each other and reacting to each other's movements, swapping each time.

- The blue passing players' aim is to pass the ball into the net with the inside of their foot.

- The red player's task is to stop that pass into the net by reacting, they can only block once the pass has been made.

Progression

- Mirror the setup, opposite each other with only one football, but two defenders. The attacker has the choice of four goals, two either side.

1v1 Pressing (10 mins)

- One team attacking, one defending. Defenders starting behind the beside the three possible goals, attackers starting opposite.

- The ball gets played into the attacker waiting near the cone, that's the trigger for the defender to press.

- It then becomes a 1v1 challenge, with the attacker aiming to dribble the ball into the goal.

- If the defender wins the ball, they can attack the goal opposite by passing into the goal.

Progression

- Change the trigger & starting positions. 

- 2v2 depending on performance.

- 2 attackers vs 1 player pressing, one to receive the ball, one to pass and move to the line behind the two sets of cones, aiming to receive the ball through one set.

Focus

- Identifying triggers

- Speed & reaction of defender

- Type of defending

- Dictating the play