Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession VS Penetration

Warm Up (20 mins)

Organization:

Rondo activity with a 4 v 2 + 1 set up in a 10 x 10 grid

Instructions:

The four on the outside of the grid must circulate the ball and attempt to find their player in the middle of the triangle inside the grid. Play for 2 mins and then switch the defenders.

Coaching Points:

1-Mobility (checking towards and moving away from the ball)

2-Speed and angle of support. Players on the outside MUST move!

3-Decision whether to keep the ball or to penetrate must be correct (based on windows open and risk v. reward)

Progressions:

1-Nutral cant pass the ball back.

2- 2 touches max for the players outside the grid and the Nutral

Main Theme2 (25 mins)

Organization:

-Field split into quarters (4 zones) with the entire zone being a 30 x 50 yard. Two end zones are 30 x 10 yards each (with three mini goals set up at the end of them) and the middle zones are 30 x 15 yards each. 4 v 4 + 2 target players

Instructions:

-The team in possession look to circulate the ball in an attempt to penetrate the defensive line of the opposition to find their target player. The target player then has two touches to score into the mini goals.

Coaching Points:

1-Speed of play and ability to circulate.

2-Disguise of pass to find the target player.

3-Mobility of target player to find windows (maybe moving in the opposite direction to the ball).

4-Ability to play one touch into the player in the grid.

Progressions: