Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 3 crossing and finishing

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Anthony Williams
Name: Anthony Williams
City: Maesteg
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing and finishing

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing and finishing
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Crossing and finishing (15 mins)

Practice:

Gk plays ball to midifelder 1, into striker2, sets other midfielder3, out to wide full back4, pass into wide player5, sets for cross 6, cross 7 .

Duration: 4minutes. x3 sets.

Total Duration: 20 minutes.

Work/Rest: 4 minutes work/ 2 minutes rest.

Organisation: 9 players plus 1 gk (2 groups) Total 18 players and 2 gks.

Wide players swap each time and strikers swap every 4 crosses.

Progression: 2Midfielder has option to play either striker or other midfielder. the wide pass is into the highest wide player, who dribbles before setting for supporting player to cross.

3 As above either combination, get players to use imagination.

Caoching Points:

Weight of pass, play safe side.

Timing of movement to recieve ball.

Cross into good areas, trying to pick out a striker.

Strikers movement , communication. change of speed and direction.

Goalkeepers distribution.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progression.

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Progression. (5 mins)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game (25 mins)

Rules: Wide players can create 2v1 in shaded areas as attacking full back can join in. Defending wide players have to stay in thier half.

1. Free play in middle , have to go wide before team can score.

2. 12 seconds max within the middle area then have to go wide.

3. 2 goals awarded if scored from the cross.

4. Free play taking out the zones.

Duration: 4 minute game x 4 sets

Work/Rest: 4 minutes work/2 minutes rest.

Objectives: Create as many crossing situations as possible.

Hopefully by the last game when all conditions are removed, players have the natural instincts to keep doing the same things.

Caoching Points:

Awareness, when to cross or when to set supporting player.

Areas to cross, whether pace across near post or far post.

Creating space, movement.

Pitch geography, do I cross early or do I get to by line?

Total Duration: 24 minutes


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