Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Football Conditioning / High Intensity (Start Time: 2018-01-30 16:45:00)

Warmup / SAQ (10 mins)

Organisation: Small red markers 10x10, 6 Hurdles (increase distance between each hurdle)

7 Hoops (diagonal to one another)

Time: 10minutes

Cross drill: Quick feet moving around cross >>> Move onto Hurdles

Hurdles: Extended runs over >>> Move to Hoops

Hoops: Leaping right to left , one foot >>> Move to Cross drill

Progression: Increase intensity to 90%

Notes: Each group works through same exercise twice before progressing to next exercise.

Work through 3 complete sets

Passing and Receiving (20 mins)

Organisation:

42x30yrd grid sectioned into 6 smaller grids (15x14yrds) marked by cones.

6v6 (+2 Neutral, +4 Target End Players) (Pair up Attackers v Defenders) (Use fring players on outside, and #10 & #8 as neutrals)

Pink vs Lime green team with the dark blue team assisting with theneutral player in black

Players:18

Advanced Adjust area for levels of fitness) (15mins) (4x3min) (1min Rest)

Instructions:

In each 14x15yrd area a player each from opposite teams.

Players cannot leave their area.

The neutral players (Black) supports the team in possession and is free to move into any grid.

The 4 target players (dark blue) must stay behind the end lines but are free to move up and down these lines to support.

Both teams attempt to maintain possession and transfer the ball from one set of target players to the other set.

After a successful attack that team maintains possession and can attack in the opposite direction to the other targets.

When a target player receives a pass for a score they must passs quare to the other target player before passing back into the playing area. He then plays the ball back into play to the team which just scored.

Progressions / Variations:

Red and Sky Blue players can interchange positions (grids).Only when a team mate makes moves to occupy the segment they have left. Allow a 3-4 sec grace period for them to interchange.

Remove the segments so players can now move freely in the central playing area.

Neutral player 1 touch / 2 touch for grid players

Playing area can be increased if technique requires work.

Drill Objective

Develop the ability of players to create space in midfield areas.

Develop a teams ability to maintain possession.

Develop players combination play.

Key Points:

Man for man marking

Movements to create space to support in tight areas

Create space. (check away from where you want to receive

Look to play quick combinations.

Limited touches to facilitate quick play

Receiving players need to have awareness of space around them

Receiving players decisions to receive into space or play quick pass and go.

Counter Attacking with Speed (20 mins)

Organisation: 16-18 players 4 Teams Defenders / Midfielders / Attackers (4 various coloured bibs)

(Area 35x30yds) Reduce playing area based on conditioning requirements(12-15minutes)(1min rest) 3v3 + 6 (3x3min/1min Rest)

Instructions: 4v4+2 Neutral (#8 & #10) in playing area attempt to score by playing the ball into goal zone at opposite end.

When the ball is passed into a goal zone the team that passed the ball stays on and defends against the team which received the pass which enters the field. If the ball is intercepted that team then plays to the Goal Zone they are attacking.

Restrictions/Progressions: 3 Touch 2 touch / 1 touch to score into the end goal zone. Nothing above head height. Must play a bounce pass before a goal can be scored. Max 5 passes to get ball played into end zone.

Coaching Points:

1.Quick to transition from attacking to defending.

2.Communication to pick up markers on defence.

3.Break out quickly from the Goal Zones (Counter Attack) to catch the other team in transition.

4.Good attacking runs to disrupt the defending teams organization.

5.Close down the ball carrier quickly.

Key Points:

Teams work on both attacking and defending and transitions needs to be quick. High intensity with many scoring opportunities and decision making for the players. The game is continuous without breaks which keeps all the players involved.