Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out of the back

Passing Sharp and movement

Players 15-20 yards apart with 3 cones (2-3 yards apart) separating in the middle.

(1) NOT PICTURED

Players from both sides - Dribble at the middle cone and do a move (decide if you want specific or freedom of choice)

Make sure the two players go at the same time and go either right or left, not both.

(2)

Players jog to the middle cone and then "Pop-out" Open up to receive a pass from the opposite side and play back to their starting point.

Check Shoulder/awareness

Communicate

Sharp Quality Passing

(3)

Players jog to right of the middle cone, play 1 touch pass back to passer before they "Pop-out" and receive on the turn. (Switch at some point and go to the left side as well)

(4)

Players go right or left - recieve 1 touch pass back to their line, "Pop-out" like previous but dribble around the middle cone quickly and at pace in zig xag before passing back to starting line.

Playing Out of Back

Walk through before Playing - Where should we go, how should we SHAPE our attack

Bibs out for where players should expand after winning possession.

Defending shape (ball knocked to GK) and expand quickly into proper startig roles.

Other triggers and recovery moments.

Play attacking group to Large goal and defending (play out group) to 3 small goals.

Play 1-4-3 out to 3 goals against 3-3 to the large goal. Adjust numbers as needed.

Quick decisions, solid quality, safety over creativity out of the back, but we do want to be able to play out.

Open the space and think about the 5 Grids...

5 GRIDS across

- when in possession, we should expand and occupy all 5

- when out of possession, we should get compact and be within 3 zones (1 zone close to the ball).