Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing through midfield and into the attacking third.

Passing and receiving warm up (15 mins)

Players set up as shown.

reds set up outside of area and blues on inside of area blues have a ball each.

1.blues look to travel through shaded area and find red player on outside who plays ball back into blue to receive on back foot who will then travel back through shaded area to find a different red on the outside. players not limited on touches.

2.blue players now pass to red player who must play a 1st time pass at an angle for blue player to run on to.

3.blue players now passes out to red who take ball and travel through shaded area and then find another player on the outside.

4.blue passes to red who then plays back to blue, blue then plays back to red who takes ball and then travels through shaded area and finds another player on the outside and repeats.

COACHING POINTS. 

Weight of pass.

First touch.

scanning. 

body shape to receive.

head up.

communication.

• Rotate blues and reds
• Technical balance, work both sides left foot right foot. 

Game practice (15 mins)

PLAYERS NOW GO INTO MATCH PRACTICE WITH RESTRICTION OF PLAYING ONLY IN MIDDLE THIRD REMOVED, THIRDS CAN BE KEPT IN AS A REFERENCE FOR PLAYERS.

PLAYERS ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE QUICKLY IN MIDDLE THIRD OF THE PITCH TO PLAY FORWARD.

IF PLAYERS CAN PLAY BALL FROM MIDDLE THIRD INTO FINAL THIRD WITH A FIRST TIME PASS AND FINISH GOALS ARE WORTH 3.

IF THEY PLAY A WALL PASS AND SCORE GOALS ARE WORTH 2.

THREE PASSES OR MORE GOALS COUNT AS 1.

• KEY COACHING POINTS
  
• TIMING OF RUNS TO ALLOW PLAYERS TO ENTER THE ATTACKING THIRD AS THE BALL IS PLAYED
  
• DECISION MAKING: WHEN TO PLAY THE BALL THROUGH OR KEEP POSSESION.
• APPROPRIATE SELECTION OF PASS (THROUGH BALL, DRIVEN, BALL OVER THE TOP)
• DIFFERENT TYPES RUNS OVERLAPS/UNDERLAPS CURVED BLINDSIDE)
• PLAYERS TO TRY AND FINISH EARLY TO STOP THE GOALKEEPER CLOSING THE BALL DOWN.
• RECOGNISING WHEN TO SHOOT.