Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking - with transition to defend

Attacking - passing and receiving (15 mins)

Method: 

Blue Players pass from the centre to wide player - pass and follow, receiver plays forward, through the gate forward and passes into mini goals

play to left, passing player moves to receiver position, alternate play to the right and left

Red players are semi active, active when ball passes through  gate - close down quickly, assess 1st touch of opposition

Red can score by dribbling throiugh the gates

Coaching Points: 

Passer aware of receiver little touch out from feet to play the pass, follow the pass

as ball is moving, pass and move in one movement

Receiver - aware, move to be in flight of the pass, 

open body, shoulders to ball and goal, wait for ball to be passed,

positive first touch forward to take ball through the gate

Game 7v7 playing out, transition to defend (15 mins)

Method:

7v7 game - 1-2-3-1

Use half pitch, full width

Attacking play out, No.6 creates individual space by movement opposite direction to ball

before makes supporting run - don't take space away from defender

Coaching Points:

Starting positions of Defenders – wide and high, open body shape, awareness and receive on back foot

Quality and selection of pass

First touch and body shape -(opened looking to play forward

No 6. -  Angles and distance of support

Awareness and communication

Transition to defend if ball is lost, can they win it back as quickly as possible

Pressing as a unit - 1st defender, 2nd defender, press and cover, when and who