Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Half Pitch Practice (Playing out from the back )

Formation of both teams

Organisation

Reds 3-5-2 v Blues 3-5-2

Using players in shaded area plus 1 blue cnetre back and goalkeeper.

Mid Block (10 mins)

Objective

Pattern of play ,looking to play through blue team by not allowing blue midfielders into the final third, playing with a mid block. Both blue strikers can close down.Red team will look at movement, rotaion and decisions

Looking to play through them if possible

These patterns could change depending on opposition movement. (The what If's).

Pattern 1

Left and Right Centre Backs split.

Mid centre back goes slightly more advanced.

Left Centre Midfielder comes short.

Right centre midfielder supports advanced midfielder.

Coaching Points.

Weight of pass.

Angle and body shape on reciving pass.

Which foot do you receive the ball.

Change Formation Blue 3-4-3 (10 mins)

Formations

Red still 3-5-2 (using back3 and midfield 5) Blue now 3-4-3 (using 1centre back midfield 4 and front 3)

Objectives

Movement from wide player as previous, to try and get advanced midfielder on ball.

Now looking to play over them if possible.

Midfielder supports, opposite movement.

Duration

8-10minutes work 2minutes rest.

Total 35 minutes.

Coaching points

All of previous points as well as :

Imagination, creativity.

Recognition of who is in space.

Decision Making

Communication