Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking - 2 vs 1, 3 vs 2

Warm-up:

Instructions:

4v1 or 4v2 Rondo as it shows in the diagram.

Coaching Points:

1. Proper weight of pass.

2. Good first touch.

3. Touch into space to pass.

4. Good and quick movement to support/overload area.

5. Head up Checking shoulders/Good awareness and vision.

6. Develop a habit of always looking up and scanning the field.

3v2 Attacking

Organization:

- 2 goals.

- 2 attacking teams of 3 players (red).

- 2 defending teams of 2 players (blue).

Instructions:

- Goalie of the attacking team (red) starts the play with a pass.

- The attacking team has 10 seconds to take a shot and try to score against the other goal and the defending team (blue).

- After the shot, the player that took the shot will become a lone defender and now the blue team attacks (2 v 1).

- Every player must shoot at least once per attacking team.

- Offsides are in play.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Makes players attack quickly and pick the right pass.

- Causes players to take more shots.

- Keeps concentration to always be aware of a counter attack (2 v 1).

Regressions/Progressions:

R:

- 15 seconds to score

- No offside

P:

- 8 seconds to score

- 2-3 touches per player