Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): General Practice UEFA B: Shooting/Movement off Ball Session

Overview

General practice focused on movement off defender, receiving off the back foot, firm passes, and two touch finishing. Players will take shot and move up a spot. 

• Use half the pitch
• 11-12 Players used
• 6 Mannequins set up in two triangles
• Use your goalkeeper
• Use two players at position 4 and they will retrieve ball and then move to player 1's spot. Player 1Right will move to Player 2Right's spot and Player 3Right after his/her shot will move to player 4Left's spot to join the left side's line
• Player 1Left will move to Player 2Left's spot, Player3Left will move to Player4Right's after his/her shot will join the right side's line

Shooting/Movement 1st Progression

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions)

Player 2 moves off the mannequin and plays a bounce pass with Player 1. Player 1 then opens up and plays a ball to Player 3 who moves into the space in front of his mannequin as Player 2 rounds his mannequin and Player 3 then plays a 1-2 with Player 2. Player 3 then looks to finish. After Player 3 finishes they go to Player 4's line on the other side and every other player moves up a position. 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

• Can players check into space away from defender and look to combine?
• Can the players pass the ball with pace?
• Can players make sharp movements off their defender and play firm passes?
• If shooting from distance can player use their laces?
• If player takes bigger touch and are shooting closer to goal, can they use their side foot?
• Can the players play one touch?
• Can player 3 take one touch to control and their second touch to finish?
• If the player takes a touch to the left side, can they use their left foot instead of trying to put it back on their right foot (and vice-versa?) This will make sure the players work on improving their weaker foot and will help them get shots off sooner, so they won't get closed down.

SSG

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

The mannequins will be moved off the pitch, and a goal will be placed on the halfway line. Now a 6v6 SSG will occur. Half of the group will be put in blue bibs.  The reds will be the coached team and will be tasked with trying to move into space away from defenders, combine, and score. The Blues will be the managed team and will be tasked with staying compact, narrow, looking to stop split passes, looking to win the ball and counter. 

• Should this SSG be too easy for the reds then the area size will be narrowed. 
• If it's too difficult for the reds then a blue will be placed on the red team.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

• Ball will always start with Reds GK and if the ball goes out of bounds, then the play can be restarted with the balls placed on the outside of the grid
  
• Can Reds look to use sharp movements off their defender into space, to combine and create chances to score.
• If Blues win ball, they have 8 seconds to counter and score
• If Blues are consistently winning the ball and countering, then gradually reduce the 8 second time limit
• Reds will be awarded bonus points for 1-2 combinations