Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Improve Goal Scoring #7,#9,#11 and #10 on Counter Attack

Warmup (20 mins)

Organization:

Half field as shown

2 Teams of 9/3 groups and 2GK

Instructions:

Activity start with group A attacking goal and the defender B coming out to defend (3v2)

If Team A score or the ball goes out of play the player that touches the ball last stay on the field and the reamaining two too bith defender B spot.

Defenders B now receive a ball from GK and attack 2v1 against the single defender of group A

Coaching Points:

Weight and accuracy passes

Attack at speed with lateral movement attackers to unbalance defenders

Techniques of any combination play being used

Progressions:

Expanded Small Side Game (25 mins)

Organization:

Full fields a shown 18x44

Team1: 2 defenders-3 Midfielders- 3 Forwards

Team2: 1GK-4 Defenders-2Midfielders-1 Attacker

Instructions:

-White Team attempt to score on goal and should play low pressure

-Blue Team attempt to score on the 3 small goals and play high pressure. Full back must be half way line to score goal.

Coaching Points:

-Attack should move laterally to keep the defenders unbalance

-Center Forward should look to get behind the defenders

-Center midfielders look to combine with wide players when possible.

-Keep the ball moving to prevent defenders recovering

-Midfileders look to play forward quikly

-Forwards should be looking to get into go countering positions fo when the ball is won

-Players should look for different options to counter base on how the play develop.-

Progressions: