Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Switching play using wide areas

Intro (15 mins)

Set Up

• 3 x zones, in a 20 by 30 area
  
• 4 players per zone 12 in total
  

• Red team starts in possession of the ball, and will attempt to play the ball through the middle zone to the team on the far side (blue team) to score.
• Yellow team is defending and will try to intercept the ball, if they do they change places with the team that lost possession.
  
• Blue team is waiting for a pass into their zone from the red team, once in possession they will attempt to pass the ball back
  
• If defending team wins the ball or forces it out of bounds, they switch with the team that lost the ball and the new team becomes defenders
• 1pt for a pass across the area to the opposite team, 3 points if you split 2 players

Progression:

allow one defender into the BP players area to try win the ball.

• Surface of the foot to use
• Weight and accuracy of pass
• Ability to disguise pass
• Decision to play forward or into support

Small Sided Game (30 mins)

Set Up

• 5v5

Drill

• Free play
• Additional points scored for each time the play is switched from one zone to another

• Movement
• Space 
• Play wide and no through the middle