Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Controlled possession in the middle third

Passing practice

Main MomentBall Possession (BP)

Key PrincipleControlled possession in the middle third

5 WS:

What? To maintain effective possession with midfielders facing forward

Who? Key players to improve 6, 8 and 10

When? When we get 3 0r 4 out of the back third in possession

Where? In the middle third of the pitch

Why? To encourage our midfielders to position themselves between defenders and between the lines

Session objective:

In this session I aim to improve:

(Team task :) maintain effective possession in middle third to play forward

Passing practice:

Organisation

in a 40X40 sqaur 4 separe teams wearing different color bibs

Each team is to maintain possession of theit ball while moving around the space

Variation

1 player per team is to be on the out side of the square

If the player on the edge is your team player, they take the ball into the area and you take their sopt outside tjhe square.

set up/ set down

Adjust the size ot the area to make it harder/ easier

Game training

Organisation

18 X 30 playing area, 3 zones..... back third, middle third and final thired

Game is played in middle third

3 small goals on each end

4 v 4 plus 1 joker possession game

Coach with the balls at the side line, As the ball goes out the coach playes the ball to the BP team

Team task: Can BP team maintain possession and to play forward in one of the goals

Player task:

Can you play to a team mate who is in good position to play forward

Can you create good angle to have time and space to play forward/ team mate

Can you position your body to see the whole pitch

Can you use good first touch to play forward

Coaching cues

when you are in BP can you make the field biger

If you loose the ball try to win it back as sooon as possible

If you are in good position play forward