Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Finishing inside the penalty area

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Penalty area game

Organisation:

- 3 teams of 4/5 + GK (depending on numbers)

- Play within the penalty area

- Supply of footballs around outside of area to keep the game flowing

Rules:

- The ball is served in by the players on the outside of the box, who act as bounce players for the team in possession

- If the ball goes dead, play a new ball into the team that didn't lose possession

- First to 2 goals wins - winner stays on!

Tech Tact:

- Get ball out of body to shoot (body shape)

- Follow up shots (rebounds)

- Combine with team mates & bounce players

- Support wide play, look for cut backs, driven crosses

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Organisation:

- Working in the final third of the pitch (full width)

- 3 gates as goals for defending team to attack

Focus team (red): 2-2-3

Opposition (blue): 1-4-1

Scoring:

- Red team score in goal (2 goals awarded if inside box)

- Blue team score in either of the 3 gates

How can we utilise the bigger space to create goal scoring opportunities in the penalty area? Create space, play centrally or wide.

How can we consolidate what we have worked on over the past 3 weeks? Recognise space, make decisions based on what you have seen.

How do we look in transition? Narrow up, full backs tuck inside to prevent long ball. Pressure on the ball.

Tech/ Tact

- Movement from #9 to receive the ball, create space for a shot

- Awareness of the Gk's position when shooting

- Quick, incisive combinations

- Decisions from #7/#11 on type of cross (defenders position)

- Quality/ weight/ type of pass that sets up an attack

- Position of #2/#3/#8 to suppoort transition

- Timing of runs into box