Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Week 3 - Positioning/ attacking in 4-3-3 formation (Start Time: 04-Oct-2017 19:00h)

Warm up (10 mins)

Objective:

4 stations ( 4 teams x 4 Players) - Fitness & Ball Mastery work: ball mastery dribble to cone and back; stop ball for next player; each group will rotate through different stations

Ball Mastery:

Round 1 - toe taps forward then toe taps backwards on return

Round 2 - sole of the foot using right foot forward; sole of the foot using left foot on return

Round 3 - inside/outside right foot forward; inside/outside left foot on return

Round 4 - dribble with laces right foot forward; dribble with laces left foot return

Fitness:

1. Cones - sharp change of direction on cutting movement; plan outside foot and use in-step to change direction

2. Ladders - coordination & precision over ladders - one step in, fast feet

3. Hurdles - knees up and explode as toes touch ground - 2 foot hops;

4. Agility poles - lateral movements through poles, hips forward, leg power to change direction

Progressions - ask players to perform a unique turn to dribble back - i.e. pull back, inside turn, outside turn etc.

Opposed attacking wide play (25 mins)

Objective:

- Coach plays ball to a team (orange or white) and they attack through their 'attacking midfielders'.

- 2 attacking midfielders and one full back will attack the opposition as an underload (3v5)

- As the attack is an underload, the team in possession must aim to attack with pace, purpose and directly.

- Players score 1 point by dribbling the ball through the 'end zone' shaded areas.

- Once the orange team are tackled, white look to 'counter attack' with the ball going through the attacking midfielders (in shaded area) supported by one full back.

- If counter attacked correctly, whites can work in a 3v4 underload.

Coaching Points:

- Players are positioned in a formation of 4-3-3 (hence the emphasis on attacking full backs), however as a reverse to previous matches where the team have played 4-2-3-1 (4-3-3 with 1 attacking midfielder) we are looking at one holding midfielder with two attacking midfielders.

- Attacking midfielders in the central zone can not be tackled by any other players whilst in the shaded area.

- Coach is looking to continuously increase the tempo of the play and looking for continuous counter attacking play.

- Can the players play the ball wide in order to stretch the opposition's shape?

Progressions:

- Players are given a time allocation within their counter attacks.

- Each attacker must touch the ball in the oppositions half.

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