Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Creating Space as an Individual

Receiving Back Foot Function

1) Defender starts from back line.

2) Defender runs through one of the two gates to start function.

3) Attacker reads this and moves accordingly and opens out

4)Attacker sees direction of pressure from defender and takes first touch accordingly.

5) Top player who will recieve ball needs to move to offer support based on attacker's first touch.

Skill/SSG

4v4 Skill into SSG

Defender starts with ball and plays into attacking team. The attacking team recieve the ball and play to try and score in opposition goal. Defender who initially passed the ball is now a recovering defender to add a time pressure.

Coaching Points and Considerations:

1) Are we moving quickly to free oursevles to recieve the ball?

2) Are we aware of who is near to us when recieving the ball

3) Are we moving the ball on quickly and identifying passes/movements early?

4) Team shape - Width and Depth

5) Exploting space left by other players

Progressions Turns to SSG:

1) No more recovering defender

2) Have attacking team play the ball into the shaded central area on the pitch before scoring a goal. Looking at movement into this area, player in the area's first touch and body shape and the movement off the player in the area's touch.

3) Man marking

Simplify:

1) Remove a defender and add in a floater