Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking Final Third (Wide Areas)

Pattern-Into Feet

Organization:

Half field

Players in 4 colored pinnies

Instructions:

6 plays into 9

9 plays to 10

10 plays to feet of 7

7 drives at flag and beats them

9, 10 and 11 look to get into box to score

Coaching Points:

Movement of wide player (deep to get the ball to feet)

Timing of movement into the box

Quality of cross

Attacking in final 3rd

Organization:

6 vs 6 + gk

Half field

Instructions:

White team attacking goal

Blue team attacking counter goals

No one can enter the red zone until the ball crosses it via dribble, or pass

Coaching Points:

1. Width of wide players

2. Movement of wide players to create space where they want the ball

3. Quality passing into wide players

4. Look to penetrate centrally if the opposing screen midfield players split

Progressions:

addition of 2 attackers and 2 defenders