Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 3rd Man Run

Ball Mastery (20 mins)

Organization:

1) 2 boxes. One made up on outside, one smaller in inside made up of mannequins (As shown)

2) 6 players with a ball, 6 without.

Instructions:

Looking to drive into box, perform change of direction then look to play between two mannequins to a team mate who is free on the outside. Continious. Players without ball on the outside can move up and down the line in order to open up a passing lane in order to penetrate.

Coaching Points:

1) Receing the ball with back foot.

2)Quickness of the turn and getting head up.

3) Driving at pace into the middle area which is surrounded by mannequins.

4) Looking for opportunity to penetrate between to open team mate.

5) Movement after the ball to replace

Progressions:

Add in a give and go at the end, or make box smaller.

Techincal (3rd man run into finish) (20 mins)

Organization:

Full Half

Instructions:

Same setup as previous, only now 2v2 situation in the box.

1) Same build up, but now, looking to hit the FB/CM much wider, which then becomes a crossing situation.

2) Once CM/ST has connected with FB/CM, he is now looking to spin away and become an option for the cross, this now creates a 3v2, or a 4v2 if crosser comes inside.

Coaching Points:

1) Weight of pass again.

2) Looking to now play wider insead of central.

3) Quality of cross.

4) Strikers movement.

Progressions:

1) Defender live on 1st pass.

2) 5v3 game situation.