Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Quick attack in zone 3 and 4 using the flank with CM and CF (A19)

Warm up - Continuos / Dynamic Movement (5 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

All 14 players are in the centre half circle (or equivalant size if circle not available for use)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Without Ball: Walk, light jog, skip, open gate, close gate, butt kix, high knees, shuffles, high fives, shoulder bumps, ..etc

OBJECTIVES:

Elevate heart rate

Warm up different parts of the body

Changing directions often

Tempo of movement

Awareness of whats around them

Warm Up - Technical (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION

12x10 yrd grid (adjust for numbers / sizing). Two teams. 4 players wearing Black and 2 players wearing White, and add a target player in the middle wearing red bib. 1 Ball for play, with several on outside to resume play when ball goes astray. 4 players outside of grid. Add two target goals in opposite corners with cones

INSTRUCTIONS:

Black team players will begin by playing the ball into supporting black player. Black team will now play 4v2 against white team, to try to maintain possession. Have black teams objective be to play a ball into the red target player to achieve a point. Defenders win ball, they play 2v1 against red bid player to try and score a goal in one of either target goals in the opposite corners. Switch defenders and central target player, periodically.

OBJECTIVES:

Imporved technical coordination, speed and accuracy

Technical Preparation for the session

Activity#1 - Giggs Game (20 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

60x40yrd playing area, using half of a full sized field. Mark off one flank with cones, disk markers - for non-use during the activity as shown in the shaded area of the diagram. One large sized goal at one end and 2 gates with cones at the halfway line in both corners of the other end, gates are 2yrd wide. Set up 2 teams, one team wearing black bibs of 8 players, playing a 3-2-2-1, attacking the large net. The other team will wear white bibs, have 5 or 6 players and a gk in a white bib that will play 1-3-1-2 that will be attacking the 2 small gates at the halfway line. Extra ball to be placed out side area for easy access.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Regular scoring but scoring from a cross worth double. Defending team counter attacks to mini goals.

Play 8v6 in middle area. When in possesion, encourage black team to play ball to LM in the wide flank / channel and encourage LM to play it back into middle to CM for attampt on goal in Zone 3, or dribble to cross ball into penalty area to a ST in Zone 4. No offsides. to start. On restarts, when ball goes out of play, it is played back in by a white player to the black FB, with their feet. At this point have FBs work the ball out to LM from Zone 3, or play it to CM in Zone 3, or ST in Zone 4.

PROGRESSION:

Play with OFFSIDES for the black team.

COACHING POINTS:

Quick combination play in the middle between LM, CM and ST, - 2 touch passing, away from pressure

Timing and angle of runs into the wide area by LM and FB

Quality cross in Zone 4 innto the box for ST and passes in Zone 3 into CM

Read your teammates eyes, body mechanics and plant foot - look for cues

Width and Depth as soon as we gain possession for LM, FB and ST

Angle and Distance of suppporting players closest to ball and away from the ball

Speed of Play- , 1st touch decision - see the picture in front of you early - scan

Movement off the ball - as / when the ball travels - move to create space and become an option

Penetration vs Possession - have patience, decide weather to penetrate if its there, or keep possession

Passing - part of foot, pace / weight of pass, see the target and see the ball

Receiving - Body behing the ball, 1st touch decision, attack the ball

Striking the Ball - part of foot, see the target see the ball, Cross or Drive the ball?

Body Positon - Open hips, eyes on ball and able to see the field of play

Cool Down - Recovery Time (5 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

Players set up in pairs, 20 yrds apart from eachother, with a space of 3 yrds between pairs

INSTRUCTIONS:

Players will begin the cooldown by jogging 10 yrds toward their partner, and go through a series of instructions (light jog, skip, walk, open gate, close gate, bushwackers, clap, high five, low five, kick legs out, lunge, side shuffle, jockey, jog backwards, etc.). Allow for 3 to 5 min before moving into static cooldown stretches.

STATIC COOLDOWN STRECHES:

Groin Stretch

Quadriceps Stretch

Hamstring Stretch

Calf Stretch

Achilles Stretch

COACHING POINTS:

Improve recovery rate between training and games

Physical and Mental Relaxation

Encourage hydration and nutrition (fruit, soup, sport drinks)

SESSION REVIEW:

3 things to take away from the session

CHEER AND DISBAND