Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): BU12 Summer Stations Session 6 (Start Time: 2016-07-07 19:15:00)

Combination play - Wall pass (25 mins)

Organization:

- set up as per diagram in a 30 x 15 grid

- 10/12 players

- ball, pinnies, cones

Defender A ( Blue) serves the ball to Attacker B (Red) and comes in to close space and win the ball .

Attacker B takes a first touch and try to get into the space behind the defender, using a wall pass combination with supporting player(s) C. Attacker must receive the ball behind defender and dribble past the line, to earn 1 point. If Def wins the ball dribble past Attackers line

Progresion: Attacker pass to one of the supporting player , who pass into the run of other supporting player. Once the pass is made a second defender can come out to defend. Attacker can make an under lap run to receive again from second supporting player, into the new 2 v 1 situation

Coaching points:

- good firm pass, good first touch

- attack front foot of defender

- hide the pass, choose the right time, distance, foot to make the wall pass

- open angles, body position

- accelerate into the space behind the defender

Defending vs. a team playing out of the back (25 mins)

Organization:

- quarter field, as per diagram

- cones, balls , 10/14 players

Defending with Strikers and Mids vs. team who plays out of the back

7 V 7 or according with numbers. Take out some side field space if smaller numbers.

Attacking team ( RED), try to score on the big net, defending team on the small 3 nets

Game starts with Blue team giving ball away to Red who must shoot. Every restart is same.

Coach only Red team

Coaching points:

Defenders: stay compact, space between def, Line of defence, organized behind the ball

Attacking team :

- shape behind the ball

- closest player puts pressure on the ball, and travels when ball is played by opponents ( from the back), and try to take away any forward passing options

- positions of supporting players ( Mids), when strikers puts pressure on ball.

- organized behind the ball when possesion is lost