Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out of the Back

Main Activity (30 mins)

Organization:

2 boxes set up as shown

3v2 in each box plus supporting GK to make it 4v2

Instructions:

Both groups play at the same time

GK starts activity by passing to a teammate inside the playing area; GK will then support the play from outside the playing area

Attacking team attempts to play out from their own zone and score in one of the two small goals

(Option to use Target Player instead of goals based on number of players)

*shown in diagram by Player 1

Defending team attempts to win the ball and dribble over the end of the playing area to score

Coaching Points/Questions:

Movement to support - angle and distance of support based on pressure

Receive to play forward

Play through or around pressure

Willingness to play into support backward or sideways when unable to play forward

Recognition of when to play over pressure into target or into the run of a teammate

Regressions/Progressions:

Main Activity - Progression 2 (30 mins)

Organization:

Instructions:

All players now playing with one ball

Attacking team looks to score by playing into any of the small counter goals or by dribbling between them

Defending team attempts to win the ball and score by dribbling into Red Shaded Area

Defending team must keep at least one player in each zone, including the central zone *shown on the diagram as the grey shaded area

Coaching Points/Questions:

Movement to support - angle and distance of support based on pressure

Receive to play forward

Play through or around pressure

Willingness to play into support backward or sideways when unable to play forward

Recognition of when to play over pressure into target or into the run of a teammate

Regressions/Progressions:

Once Defending team (blue team) wins the ball and penetrates into the Red Shaded Area, they can now attempt to score on the large goal

Match (30 mins)

Organization:

7v7

Instructions:

Free Play

Normal rules and restarts

Coaching Points/Questions:

Movement to support - angle and distance of support based on pressure

Receive to play forward

Play through or around pressure

Willingness to play into support backward or sideways when unable to play forward

Recognition of when to play over pressure into target or into the run of a teammate