Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Tactical Shape

1 v 1 Competition (15 mins)

1 V1 One - Minute Competition

Orange player attacks for the entire minute, no alternating. Player scores by beating defender and dribbling the ball over their line. Defender can score by taking the ball from the attacker and dribbling over their line.

Focus is on how the defender can limit the attacker's options to the point where they only have one viable option.

- First, side-on body position to take away the nutmeg and make it tougher for the attacker to go to your front foot side

-Second, bend your run to take away one side completely, In the illustration, A shows the incorrect run and B shows the correct run / body position

-Third, approach fast, arrive slow. Arriving at the attacker too quickly allows them to use your own momentum against you. Arrive at a controlled pace that allows you to adjust easily to their movement.

Progress to competition; winner moves up a section, loser moves down one.

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Conditioned Game

Full scrimmage but teams must force the ball inside in the opponent's half and outside in their own. Concepts from the previous drill apply to both teams; defend wide in opponent's half, defend narrow in own half. Winning the ball in the opponent's half counts as a goal, as does scoring a regular goal.

Stop the game at relevant teaching moments to emphasise the key concepts from the practice.