Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Waldwick Warriors Session 10/10

Main Activity (30 mins)

Organization:

• 2 teams of 3.

• Field splited to 2 halves as shown.

Instructions:

• 3v3 games with 2v2 in one half and 1v1 in the other half.

• Attackers should stay in their designated half.

• Defender can move freely and support each other.

• Attacker will get a point when scoring into the mini goals.

• Defenders get a point when winning the ball, 2 points if they get to the end line behind the attackers

Coaching Points/Questions:

• What is your option 1?

• If penetrating is not an option. What will be option 2?

• Position of 2nd attackers (deep to allow switch).

• Position on the 3rd attacker wide to create space and/ or isolate defender if possible.

• Quality of pass.

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

• 3 teams of 4.

• Field divided into 3 thirds.

• 2 team are on the field, one team play as neutral.

Instructions:

• Play through the thirds (Game's name).

• The team with the ball needs to build the attack through the 3 thirds before finding a neutral player for a point.

• Players can freely move around but the formation should remain the same all the time.

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Penetrate when the space and the gap in open (play forward, think forward).

• Decision making of the 1st attacker (penetrate, playback) why?

• Technical application of the 2nd attacker (body shape, first touch, quality of pass).

• Movement of the 3rd attacker. When and where.

Regressions/Progressions:

R: Players in the defensive third can playback with neutrals

R: Neutral can skip the nearest third to them.