Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Get wide when we win the ball to make the pitch as big as possible (Start Time: 2022-09-07 17:30:00)

Passing Practice (15 mins)

Rules

Four players start in the central square. They take a touch out of the square and pass to one of the players on the outside of the square. 

After they have played the pass they must take the position of the receiver, while the receiver dribbles into the square
and passes to a different outside player.

4 x 3min. sets with rest in between. 

Dribbling phase should be seen as active recovery and passing/moving phase should increased intensity.

Players should complete dynamic stretches/Fifa 11 movements between sets.

Progressions

- Add 1-2 between passer and receiver on outside instead of just dribbling into square.

- Movement to the outside after playing pass must be done at a sprint.

- After playing pass outside, player must move to different position than where they passed.

- Players cannot pass to the same outside player two times in a row.

Focus

- Fast movement out of square to be ready to receive a pass.

- Scanning for options.

- Taking a first touch out of the square to set up the pass the players wants to make.

- Make sure you scan so that the player you want to pass the ball to is available to receive.

Game Training (30 mins)

Rules:

7 v 7 + GK and a neutral target player. Pitch is half length, with wide zones.

Red team plays in 1-3-3 formation, blue team in a 4-3, with a GK.

Red team scores one point by netting in big goal past goalkeeper, blue team scores 1 point by passing ball to neutral target player on half way line. Neutral then plays into red to restart the game.

In BPO all defenders must be inside main central zone (compact). As soon as a team wins the ball their wide players (2/5 for blue), (7/11 for red) can receive ball, initially unopposed.

After progression, opposition wide player can enter wide zone to defend when the ball is played to immediate opponent.

Team task: As soon as we win possession wide players must get into wide zone to offer a wide passing option.

Player tasks:

7/11 or 2/5: As soon as we win possession in the middle of the pitch, run into a wide position where you can receive a pass.

7/11 or 2/5: Can you stay level and outside of your immediate opponent so you can take for first touch forward and maintain a passing lane to an inside player?

7/11: Can you tuck in when opposite winger has ball to provide a central attacking option and move wide as soon as ball is played back and across to 6, 8 or 10.

9: Push high up to give team depth to penetrate opposition.

8/10: When your 7/11 or 2/5 is wide and able to receive a pass can you make a supporting run into the half space to create a 2v1 scenario against their immediate opponent?

6/8/10: When you receive the ball from one wide player can you take touch on back foot and try to switch the point of attack to the opposite wing.

3/4: When receiving from GK, can you take first touch on back foot to immediately create opportunity to pass forward and wide to 2/5.

Progressions: 

- If transition moments do not occur naturally and you want more of them, place a time limit on how long a team has to score.

- Goals can only be scored if a wide player has touched the ball in the channel in the build-up.

- Immediate opponent can enter channel to defend BP winger.