Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Developmental Week 3 - Passing , zone movement and shooting

Block 1: Activation - Warm-up (15 mins)

Warm-up and Activation, 

A 3-minute activation circle is done with joint movements and stretching with and without the ball, 

5-7mins

then a warm-up with ball mastery skills with the ball- dymic skills: dribbling, step-overs, v-pullbacks, half-scissors, turning with ball, Cruyff cut, Ronaldo cut, Maradona turn, Iniesta croqueta , etc.. Incorporate strengthening skills by doing ball sit-ups, spider crawls. backward crawl, etc...

5mins 

Rondos

In a square, possession work with a score of 2 inside the square defender,  and 1 natural to recieve inside pass.

the objective is to keep ball from defenders and keep possession with passes. However you get points only when the ball is passed through the inside field, either directly across or through using the natural player in the inside grid.  

If a player losses the ball the switch places.

Block 3: Offensive Tactical Principle (25 mins)

Offensive Technical passing shooting drill Right side and left side (foot)

NOTE:

Image represents 1 field,  it is just separated so that coaches can understand that you must to left side shoot and right side shoot.

In the first couple of rounds use goal keeper as regular players so they can also work on their dribbling and shooting technique.

After you can you them as keeper to try to stop shot.

[place a cone or ring approximate 4-6 feet away from the net, keeper should stand next to marker and when player about to shoot, keeper can dive to make stop.

We make 3 side(corners) Player C, dribbles ball to center, cuts and dribbles left or right based on coaches command or as directed.  Player must pass the ball to Player A or B and move back into the center grid and move into Position A or B as directed. 

Receiving player (A or B) must control ball, dribble forward, and then cut through center grid, and go across and shot into goal A or B as directed using left or right foot. 

Block 4- Scrimmage Game (25 mins)

Tactical Principle Offensive. game open play with zone

Two teams are made, greens attack, and a 5 against 5 is played, or as set up by coach, start play with zone and allow last 5-10 mins open play and see if players continue to work on structural tactical zoning and spacing with and without the ball.  but with the blues only in their respective zones, (Do players leave their zones constantly, are they just chasing the ball, or  do they move without the ball to close space, open up to receive, move to open space to get number superiority when needed, and returns to cover their zone quickly. ,