Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Attacking in the final 1/3

Heading, chesting, etc. (25 mins)

Warm Up (10 min)

Juggling (5 min)

Dynamic Stretching (5 min)

Playing balls out of the air (15 min) Switch each minute

Inside players cannot leave cone circle (Forces serving players to play long/high balls). Start with headers, progress to chest, thigh and feet.

CP: Hit headers with force. Focus on technique. Body behid the ball.

FC Barca Through Ball Activity 3 (5 mins)

FC Barca Through Ball Activity 3 (15 min)

Player A starts on passing station, Player B starts on shooting station, Player C in goal.

Player B takes the defender away & checks in as A plays into B feet. B turns & plays a through ball into A's path, A finishes. Keeper cannot use hands. A goes to C, B stays in for 10 reps & C retrives the ball and goes to A station. Coach watches for players to not run into an offside position before the ball is played.

Variation: Left side, right side.

Coaching Points: Communication, quick movement, 1 touch passing, Striker must shake off the defender to start. Turn & play through ball in two touches

ESSG/SSG (30 mins)

Expanded Sm Sided (15 min)

3-3-1 v 2-2-3

Restrictions: 3 players must touch the ball before shooting. Resets on restarts.

Restarts with coach to manipulate attacking opportunities. Orange plays low press as blue plays high press. Blue looks for patience in posession while creating opportuities to penete. Orange looks to counter attack once posession is secured.

Coaching Points: Use movement to create space and overloads, offer angles of support, be patient and move the ball quickly

Progression:

SSG No Restrictions (15 min)