Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking Principles 2

Technique Practice (15 mins)

Players in threes, positioned as shown. Both players at the sides with a ball; the player in the middle stands in a 2m x 2m grid without ball.

Variation 1. The exercise starts with a player on one side passing the ball to the player in the grid. They must move the ball with their first touch side-ways out of the grid and pass it back with their second touch.

Then they receive the next ball from the player at the opposite side, etc. (see variation 1) Rotate positions after 10 repetitions. Use various techniques i.e. right/left foot only; inside/outside foot only.

Variation 2. The central player receives the ball, turns in the grid (one touch) and passes to the player at the opposite side with their 2nd touch. This player receives the ball and passes it back again to the player in the grid, etc. (so here we temporarily use one ball only!). Again: left and right; inside and outside foot.

Variation 3. The outside players follow their pass, sprinting to the left or right cone of the grid. The player in the middle must now move the ball out of the grid in the opposite direction with their 1st touch and dribble the ball to the empty cone. The new middle player now receives the ball from the other end and the pattern is repeated.

7v7 - Connecting over Island

Field Size: Half Field divided into thirds. Width as wide as penalty box.

Players: 7 v 7 (3 x 2 on the ends; 2 v 2 in middle third)

Objective of game: To use the 5 Principles of attack to score more goals then the opponent in the allotted time. 

Game: Regular game with players staying in their zones with one attacker joining the attack once the ball is in the final zone to create a 4 x 2. After five minutes or so one defender can join the defense of the goal once the ball is in the final zone to create a 4 x 3.

Progression: FIFA rules. No restrictions.

Coaching Points - using the 5 principals of attacking, ask players to make adjustments based on those principles

Depth

Width

Penetration

Creativity

Mobility