Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Defensive Block in Zone 2/1, Centrally, Using the CMs abd CBs (D13)

Warm up - Neural Prep (Quick Feet) (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

4 Lines of 3 players per line. Rows of 4 cones per line (16 cones), 2 feet apart.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Players will begin the warm up by going through a series of instructions through the cones (wrap arounds, quick feet, slalom, stepovers, ups / downs, 1 foot sprint, lunge, side shuffle, jockey, jog backwards,sprints etc.)

OBJECTIVES:

Imporved neuro muscular coordination, speed and power

Global #1 - Functional defending (15 mins)

Functional

White team attack the goal orange play to the target goals.

Ensure orange team are set and organized before starting the attack.

Add time limit for orange to play out to the goals

Global #2 - 7v7 fee play game (15 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

50 x 60yd (Halfway Line) Playing Area. 7v7. Include Goalkeepers. Use different formations for each team. White - 1-2-3-1, and Black - 1-3-2-1. Place extra balls on outside of grid for easy access

One team wears white bibs, opposing team wears black bibs. GK for White wears a Red Bib, and GK for Black wears a Green Bib. Set up 2 goals at each end as the targets.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Try to score more goals than the opposing team in the alotted game time.

Any ball out of play restarts with a kick in.  No Offsides.

Balls out of play at the end lines, will restart will the GK playing it in.

COACHING POINTS:

Freeplay. Encourage teams to keep shape and consolidate the coaching points from throughout the session.