Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Up-Back-Through

6v3 Rondo (5v2) (20 mins)

Organization: Set Up Shown Above. 8x8 upto 12x12 yards back to back, depenind on age and level.

6 Blue vs 3 Yellow = 9 Total. (Only 2 yellows can be in the zone with the ball)

Blue scores by connecting 4-10 passes (depending on level) and then switching the ball to the other zone and finding the target (deepeset blue player)

Yellow score by winning the ball back and penetrating (dribble or passing) over the yellow lines.

Coaching Points:

3 Team Rondo

Organization: Set up shown above, 3 Zones of 15 x 12 yards (depending on age/level)

3 Equal Teams. 1 team in each zone. Middle zone are defenders.

Objective: Team in zone 1 needs to make 4 passes before they can play across into the zone 3. A player in zone 3 needs to recieve the ball in zone 2 in order to play into zone 3.

Progression:

6v6 +1 (30 mins)

Organization: Set up shown above. 35x45 yards, each third should be 15x30 yards.

6 Blues vs 6 Yellows + 1 Neutral = 13 Total.

There should be coned off corners to show that the corners of the field are out of play.

In this SSG players are locked into their zones as shown. The only way a player may leave his zone is by being released by an up, back and through. You can only score goals in the final third.