Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 13-18 Year Olds - Week 5 (Start Time: 2022-04-05 19:00:00)

Arrival Game (10 mins)

Arrival Game + Activation (10 Mins)

Organisation

- All players to have a ball each. 

- Aim is for them to dribble around the area using different parts of the feet and different skills. 

Progression

- Take a few balls away and now get them to dribble around and pass between them. 

- Half the players with balls. 

- Bounce passes and 1 touch passing as an option. 

Coaching Points

- Looking Up

- Finding Space

- First Touch

- Variety of Skills

Monday Session

Rondo

Adding in a coned area a CM is situated in that zone. Aim is to play the ball in to the CM and out to score.

CM locked into the area.

Defenders (Red) cant go in the shaded area.

Progression

The player who is in the middle once plays out swaps with another outside player.

Wednesday Session 1 (15 mins)

3v3+1 Breaking Lines (10 Mins) Mirrored Practice

Welsh Principle of Play

Breaking Lines :Understand when and how to play through, around or over the opposition based on the type of pressure applied 

Organisation 

- 2V2 in two separate grids + 2 neutral servers (playing on 2 touches).

- Ball is played from server into central player who looks to combine in order to play into the opposite server.

- Players score 'goals' by successfully reaching both servers within one pattern of play.

Coaching Points:

- Checking.

- Creation of 'positive space'.

- 'Show to go'/ 'Go to show'

- Rotation/ Clearing out.

- Taking up threatening supporting positions outside and level with the opposing player.

Key Points:

In possession:

Out of possession: (to be managed by assisting coach.)

Progression

Taking out the middle line and now moving side players to the end no look to break lines in a 4v4+2.

SSG Game (20 mins)

Specific Practice - Playing out from the Back (25 Mins)

Organisation

- Blue 8 players with a 4-1-2 formation which represents the 433 in the bigger picture. 

- Reds playing a 1-4-1 with their 6 players. Managed by the assisting Coach

- Start with the keeper. Looking to play at from the back. One of the 2 CBs or CDM arriving and looking for movement into space for midfield to recieve. 

- Red zones marked with white discs. 

Creativity

- Movement in and out of the zones to create space for passes to break the midfield line. How can their movement pulls players out to open passing lanes. 

- What kind of passing may they use and link to break the midfield line. 

Key Points:

In possession:

- Try to play through, around or over opposition

- Make pitch big (width and depth). Stretching the pitch vertically will create more space in the middle by causing the opposition problems 

- Scan the pitch regularly

- Look to play forward

- Move the ball quickly with limited touches

- See three corners of the pitch

- Fast and late movements to create space

Out of possession:

- Force play wide

- Press aggressively

- Prevent split passes

Progress for th elast 10 mins by taking out the