Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Overloads session

Balance and Co-ordination Warm up (15 mins)

Key Factors

Organisation

4 Grids-,4 in each grid (16 players total). Pair up in grids

A circuit session working on balance and co-ordination

Grid 1- 5 passes then swap postions with partner. Right foot then left foot

Grid 2- Hop on one leg and volley with the other leg. 5 volleys then swap with partner

Grid 3- Half Volleys. Move round the grid and half volley. Left foot/ Right foot

Grid 4- Partner throws ball anywhere in grid. Partner has to retrieve ball. Different feeds and different directions

Ratios- 90 seconds per station. Walk to next station. Rotate clockwise.Complete 4 stations 3 times

Need to work at full speed

Progression

Work for 30 seconds in grid and sprint to next grid. Aerobic and Anareobic. Do this once at full speed and then have 1 minute break before next set.

Overload Game with Channels (20 mins)

Organisation

-Place 5 of each team inside the grid with 2 of them of each team in either wide channel.

-Any spare players place behind the grid.

Exercise:

-Coach serves ball into the grid.

-Red team looks to attack the blue.

-Reds can score in the goal or by running the ball through the gates on the end of each channel.

-The wide channels can be used by all of the players but initially only designated players are allowed in them.

-Rotate any spare players every 3 minutes or use them as receivers behind gates..



Coach Note: One player from each team in the wide channel. If player in central zone plays ball to wide player they can overlap the wide player in the channel-

If blues win the ball they could be 3 v 2 in central zone. Ask players what they can do to prevent this overload in the middle zone? Opposite wide man tuck in to central zone.

Look for overlapping runs in the channel- 2 v 1- remember players can score in wide gates also.

Progression

Wide player with team in possession can now dribble inside the central zone with the ball creating a 4 v 3 overload.

If this happens does someone take up the wide position? What if Blues win the ball? The whole channel is free.

Allow free movement in and out of channel- Only allowed a maximum of two players from each team in the channel at all times.

If two players are dragged across to defend the overlap, the opposite wide man should come inside to create an overload in central zone so it's 3 v 2- Quick switch and attack the big goal.