Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Lakehead - Penetration

Warm Up -Technical (Tiki Taka Trapping) (10 mins)

Organization:

Use the Centre Cirlce or create a circle of that aprx size

2 Teams of 6 players each team. 1 Team of players on outside of circle with ball w white pinnies - Servers ,1 Team of players on inside of circle, no ball w blue pinnies - Targets

Instructions:

White team server serves the ball to blue team target, who then return it to server using the following sequences:

Sequence 1 - Wall Pass - 1 Touch, Sequence 2 - Volley, Sequence 3 - Thigh Sequence 4 - Chest Sequence 5 - Header Sequence 6 - Diving Header

Once completed the sequences, switch teams so servers become the targets

Coaching Points:

Body behid the ball.

Attack the Ball

Eye on the Ball, Good First Touch

On ball of feet in ready position

Global #1 - 7v5 to Counter Goals (10 mins)

Set-Up

On Half field put two center goals at half way as shown.

Organization

Play 7 (Black) vs 5 (white) with gk as shown. Team in black plays a 2-3-1 formation and work towards the two counter side goals. The 5 whites work to stop them from scoring and if they win it can attack the full sized goal.

Progressions

Limit touches of black players, add a third goal into the middle area, add in neutral players.

Coaching Points,

Angles of support, speed of play, quality of pass, shape when in possession.

Acivity #2 - Situational 3rds (10 mins)

Situational:

Same set up as before but all zones are made bigger and goals added to the side of the middle zone. One player from the middle can now go into the box and create a 3v1. Can The blues create passing angles from one another and transfer the ball in the correct way efficiently to the next zone without the 2 other defeners intercepting the pass. Now there is pressure on, can players think quicker about their decision and successfully keep possession. If the defending team at any time win the ball back, they can score on any of the 2 goals to the side.