Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): WWGPC: S 23: Passing and Playing patterns (Start Time: 2019-05-08 19:30:00)

Exercise 2: Funtional play in a 2-3-1-1 (30 mins)

Time: 30 Minutes

Set Up:

- 2 grids of 40x30.

-Split players into teams with 2 CB, MC, 10, CF with 2 common wingers (yellow).

-CF and wingers start outside the grids.

Exercise:

-Red Cf plays pass free to blue CB.

-Blue then try to get ball to their CF.

-If red win ball they do same.

-Initially wingers stay on outside as well as CF's with defenders only able to block passes and not tackle.

-Play 10 minutes then allow more free play where wingers can rotate in and out of grid as well as CF.

-Also allow 10 and wingers to move into CF position if CF rotates out of the grid. There must always be someone in the CF position.

-Defenders can challenge on the outside now also but only if wide player has the ball on the outside.

-Play another 10 to 15 minutes.

Key Points:

-Rotation of movement.

-Making angles for passes.

-Playing finishing scoring passes.

Exercise 4: SSG 5v5 (30 mins)

Time: 30 Minutes

Set Up:

-35x25 pitch (if space allowed)

-Split players into teams of 5.

-If more than 5 then use them as common players as required.

Exercise:

-Play three spells of games.

-1st spell 2 touch football

-2nd spell no touch no touch limit but must shoot on or before 5 passes made.

-3rd spell no restrictions

Key Points:

-Ensure tempo is high.