Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): 3421 Wide Attacking Combinations

PASSING PATTERNS (15 mins)

SESSION:

Passing patterns in wide areas - cones indicate starting positions, mannequins simulate "screening" defenders

Players play 2 touch passing (receive back foot and touch in direction of next pass, then pass).

Players follow their pass to rotate after each sequence, with final player crossing into goal area, then collecting ball to return to beginning.

Work both sides, alternating.

VARIATIONS:

1. Zig zag passing with one/two combination 

2. Zig zag passing with layoff and diagonal through ball

PROGRESSIONS:

Add striker and goalkeeper in goal to work on finishing/keeping.

COACHING POINTS:

1. Move to receive (as instructed by coach)

2. Open body shape and shoulder checks/scanning when waiting to receive

3. Movement to create support/cover after you play pass

TACTICAL (20 mins)

SLICE OF GAME:

10v8

Attackers 1-3-4-2

Defenders 4-2-1 

Play always starts with blue, who attempt to play out and can score in any half way goals.

Reds hold a mid block defence or high press, and attempt to win ball and score in main goal.

COACHING POINTS:

Every time blue makes a bad decision (eg wingbacks try to dribble in 1v1, mids dont show to receive pass), stop the team, ask them to take the ball back to the moment where it happens, ask them what the better option is, then let them resume with the correct pass.

Perform this for 10-20 minutes, or as long as it takes until you dont need to step in and halt them any more.