Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Purposeful Possession

Warm up - pass and move (10 mins)

Groups of 5

Set up as shown - area size can be tailored to suit. Smaller area to reduce decision time. Increase area size to work on fitness.

1. Start with unlimited touches. Pass to any player then move to the free cone.

2. Reduce touches down to 2 touch and work on communication, speed of thought, movement etc

3. Reduce to one touch - focus on tempo, weight of pass, communication.

4. Include a 1-2 combo before the final pass.

3 v 2 to 5 v 3 boxes (15 mins)

25 x 25 yd box with a 10 x 10 yd central area (shaded).

1. Play 3 v 2 in shaded area. When gold win the ball they play to outside support players. Game then becomes a 5 v 3 in large area.

2. If blue win the ball they must get the ball back into the shaded area with two gold going in to contest the 3 v 2.

Switch roles every 3 mins.

Penetrating pass 8 v 8 (20 mins)

8 v 8 possession game with central shaded area

35 x 35 yd box with a 10 x 10 yd central area (shaded).

1. Teams have to attempt a pass through central area as done in previous drills.

2. Defending team to drop 2 players into central area to attempt to block through ball.

3. If attacking team lose possession they become defenders (2 players drop into central box). NO ATTACKERS IN CENTRAL BOX

4. Minimum 3 passes before through pass

5. Double points scored if attacking team play a through pass before defenders have transitioned into central area

Progression

1. Attacking team score a point by having a player drop into central area, receive a pass and play back out to another attacker.

2. One touch for central attacking player