Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing Through - Mid 3 v Mid 3

Combinations - Sensibility (5 mins)

Players work in groups of 3 or 4 and must always play in 1touch, developing an appreciation of how to manipulate their weight of pass. Playing at a softer weight when support is coming towards the ball, to encourage a wall pass back. And playing firmer passes when playing over a longer distance and playing through players.

Rondo (10 mins)

5v2 

Players in possession win 1 point for playing into middle man and 2 points for finding the middle man with a pass that splits the defending pair.

If defenders win the ball they must try to complete 5 passes against the middle man (who can press outside the box) to score a point.

Playing through vs 1-4-3-3 (20 mins)

Oranges - CB's/Target Players (for blues)

Whites - 1-4-3-3 (-FB's)

Blues - 1-4-3-3 (-7,9,11)

Midfield unit lookto play the width of the 3 channels, in an attempt to stretch the defending midfielders.

If stretched, CB's can look for passes to penetrate into front 3.

If compact, CB's can play to back foot of CM's to play forward.

If compact but quick to react and engage with receiving CM's, look to set into deeper CM who can then pass through the midfield into the forward line. 

If 9 drops to receive in between the lines, 7 & 11 must run in behind and look to receive down the sides of CB's or drag themdeep to allow 9 to turn and face goal.