Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Matchday Warm Up 1

Passing & Dynamics (25 mins)

• Passing & Dynamic Stretching (5 Mins)

  Outside player passes ball to middle players

  Middle players shift, receive on back foot play left.

  Player left receives and passes square down line.

  Players all follow passes.

  2 balls playing simultaneously. 

  Variations

  Players receive and play onto right side.

  Play 1-2 touch / 1 touch.

  Higher tempo

  Coaching Points

  Open body shape

  Receive on back foot

  Weight of the pass 

• Static Stretching (5 Mins)

• Passing (3 Mins)

  Repeat passing warmup without stretching

  Increased tempo start at 1-2 touch progress to 1.

  1.5 minute then switch receiving side

Switching Play & Rotational Rondo (6 Mins) (25 mins)

• Switching Play & Rotational Rondo (6 Mins)

  3v3 in the middle with 2 players each side in corners.

  Players attempt to play from one side to the other.

  Variations (2 Mins each)

  Player on outside swaps every successful switch

  Player on outside swaps every pass

  Play 1 or 1/2 touch (add a joker for team in possession)

  Coaching Points

  Rotational movement in middle.

  Receive with good body shape on back foot & half turn to play forward.

  Weight of the passing.

  Using outside player to change angle of attack

Tactical Element 1 (Attacking) (6 Mins)

Tactical Element 2 (Attacking) (5 Mins)

Requires GK & Subs

Attacking 6 players Vs 3 subs & GK

Coach has balls and releases to a player to start attack.

1. Pass to winger = Ball-side 10 hits half space, 9 shows to feet opposite winger and 10 threaten behind. 
Winger has chose to pass to half space, link with 10 and continue moving inside or diagonal cross to opposite winger / 10

2. Pass to 9 = turn and shoot or drop ball to a 10 then wingers invert and opposite 10 runs behind 9

3. Ball to 10 = wingers invert EVERYTIME