Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Session 3, Sustaining and creating the Attack (Zone 2 & 3 into 4) U21

Passing and Recieving (15 mins)

Objective:
Passing and Receiving activation, get players minds and bodies
ready for the session ahead.
Organization:
25x15, 4 cones, 2 balls, 6-7 players.
Conditions of play:
Passing Combination 1: 1 plays into 2 (follows his pass into the middle box), 2 plays 3 then takes 1's position. 3 plays 1 (in the middle), 1 plays 4, 1 takes 3's position and 4 then plays 3 in the  middle box and so on. 

Passing combination 2: Player C plays to A then moves the opposite
direction towards B. Player A receives above the cone, taking a
positive touch inside, then plays B who is below the cone. B then
plays into D. D plays into where C has now moved and the cycle
continues.
Coaching points:
Technique and speed of pass, quality and speed of movement.
Scanning before receiving. Bodyshape when receiving to disguise or set body position.

Phase of Play (Zone 2&3) (30 mins)

Objective: 

To be able to recognize, while sustaining the ball in the middle of the field, how to break the final line of defense to create a goal scoring opportunity. 

Organization: 

Middle Zone (50x65), Bottom Zone 30x55, 8 Cones, 7 yellow bibs, 7 orange bibs. 8 balls. Setting up in 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3

Conditions of play: 

Red team start in possession, can play in the middle zone, however when they penetrate the end zone, the ball can't come back into the zone that the possession started in, making the attacking team having to take care of when and how they penetrate the final area. When opposition win the ball they can go straight to goal. 

Coaching points: 

Primary players: 6/8/10 on how we can sustain the ball and pass selection. Secondary players: 2/3/7/11 to recognize movement to break into the final area and working on relationships with each other and spacing in wide areas. Looking to shift the ball quickly to create space and overloads (1v1/2v1) in the wide and inside wide channel to break into Zone 4 to finish.