Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Colorado Edge - Counter Attacking - Session #2

Counter Attacking in a 3-5-2

Set-up:

The pitch is split into halves, as shown in the diagrams.  4v4 + 4 Neutrals.  Team A plays against Team B, while Team C are fourneutral players.

Instructions:

1) The game starts with Team A in possession in onehalf of the pitch. In that half there is a 3v3 +3, withthe neutral players providing the width and depth torepresents wing-backs and a forward.The objective is for Team A to connect six passes to score a point, and then score a goal in one of the twomini-goals in that half for another point.

2) Team B defends as a three and aims to recover the balland counter-attack into the other half of the pitch byconnecting with their teammate in the other half or viathe neutral player. 

3) Once Team B wins the ball, the neutral wing-backsswitch teams and become wing-backs for Team B. Twoplayers from Team A and two players from Team B jointhe play in the other half of the pitch, creating another3v3 +3. 

4) If Team B scores via a counter-attack within threepasses of winning the ball, it is worth two points.

5) The defending team must make a pass into theattacking half within three passes, or the practicerestarts with the attacking team still in possession.

All players are on a maximum of two touches.

Notes: The neutral players must remain as close to the sidelinesand end lines as possible through the game.

Play four games of two and a half minutes, with 90seconds’ recovery between games. The neutral teamshould rotate between each game.