Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing out the back

Warm up

Organization:

8x8

4v1

Instructions:

Rondos

- Play keep away 4v1

Coaching Points:

- Receive with fursther foot away

- Quality/Accuare pass they want to give ball to

- Player with out ball Check in at angle to support

- Quick play

- One touch min, Two touch max ( depending on level of group )

Progressions:

4v2 ( in Pairs )

Warm up 2

Main Activity 1

Organization:

5 ( GK & Def starting line up)

Build Attack from the back

Instructions:

5v3

Restarts From Goalkeeper

- White Goes to small Goals

- Field players take following positions;

- Outside defenders 2, 3 position themselfs on the sides to be first options of attack A/B

- Centerback 4, stands on top oenalty box

- Defensive midfield 6 position themselfs between half line and penalty arean

- Combinations.

- Encourage players to join in attack.

- Transition

Blue Plays to big Goal

- One Fef

- One Mid

- One FW

Coaching Points:

- First options are A/B

- As players A/B have ball, the rest of the field players check in and adjust as picture above.

- Create dimond shape around ball , 2, 4, 3and GK

-Triangle Shape 2,4,6

- Players 3 checks in to cover If ball is played to option A, ( 2 does same thing if B is first option instead)

*** when receiving ball, use farthest foot to receive + first touch forward so they can face in the direction we want to go

Progressions:

Add defenders

- Two touches per player

- Go to goal as quick as possible

- Before we score ever player must touch the ball

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Conditioned game

Instructions:

9 v 6

White team 3-4-1- touch restrictions

Blue Team 2-3-2 - unlimited touched, HIGH PRESSURE

Coaching points:

- First options are A/B

- As players A/B have ball, the rest of the field players check in and adjust as picture above.

- Create dimond shames around ball , 2, 4, 5 and GK

- or 2,4,5 and 8

- Players 3 checks in to cover while ball is played to option A, ( 2 does same thing if B is first option instead)

GK- If options not available, play them 8 or 7 ( Goalkeeper needs to start to recognize when to play short with defenders, or play up when other team has High Pressure on our team.

Progressions:

9v9