Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Counter Attacking and combination play in midfield (Start Time: 2013-11-14 10:05:00)

Counter attack (15 mins)

Pitch size - 70 yards by 50

Middle section - 30 x 30

3v3 with 1 floater in middle section

1 attacker v 1 defender at either end of middle zone.

2 goalkeepers

Rules

Red Team starting need to make at least 3 passes before they play into C/F. They can use floater or come out and use centre half for a wall pass. Once the ball goes into centre forward, 2 midfielders can join in and look to score, only 1 defender is allowed to track back in.

If the blue team win the ball back at any time , they can counter attack straight away.

When the play/attack finishes, feed into other team in middle zone.

Counter attack with full backs (15 mins)

Progression

Now you can add full backs out wide for red team, and 2 tucked in players for blue team(must stay in zone until red full back has had first touch).

The idea is to still keep ball for 3 passes before going into C/F or full back, midfielders can create an overload out wide by over lapping or running inside to recieve. Still looking for 2 midfielders to join in the attack with one sitting, the blue team can now allow midfielders to track back. Once play os finished, blue and red teams reverse roles, with red full backs tucking in and blue players going wide.

Still encourage centre backs to look to drive in to zone when on, over laps and support play.