Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Wide Play

Warm Up - Continous / Dynamic Mvmt (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

Players set up in pairs, 20 yrds apart from eachother, with a space of 3 yrds between pairs

INSTRUCTIONS:

Players will begin the warm up by jogging 10 yrds toward their partner, and go through a series of instructions (light jog, skip, walk, open gate, close gate, bushwackers, clap, high five, low five, kick legs out, lunge, side shuffle, jockey, jog backwards, etc.).

COACHING POINTS:

Improve flexiblity for training and games

Physical and Mental Preparation

Injury Prevention - Injury Risk Reduction

Encourage hydration and nutrition (fruit, soup, sport drinks)

SESSION INTRODUCTION:

Introduce the Theme

List the 3 things for players to take away from the session

Warm Up - Technical - Diamond Passing (10 mins)

Instructions:

Set up in a diamond shape, 12yrds aways, adjust for suitability

Red groups work together going to the right

Blue work together going to their right.

Each player always follow's their pass so #1 goes to #2 after #2 check out then checks in

#2 goes to #3 and #3 dribbles to back of the blue line.

Both team's go at the same time.

Sequence: #1 passes into #2, #2 passes into #3. #3 then dribbles and joins the back of the line

Progressions:

Weak Foot Passing and Recieving

Coaching Points:

Everything to FEET

Body shape when receieving

First touch positive

Limit touch (2 touch only, 1 control, 1 pass)

Activity 1 - Giggs Game (15 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

50x42yrd playing area. Create 2 Wide channels, 4yrds wide.

2 teams of 5. One GK. 2 Neutral players to play in channels

1 large goal (gk), 2 smaller targets (no gk) (adjust depending on number of GKs)

One ball for play, extra balls on outside for easy access

INSTRUCTIONS:

Regular scoring but scoring from a cross worth double. Defending team counter attacks to mini goals.

Play 5v5 in middle area. Team in possesion to play ball to wide channel player who is unopposed and have winger play it back into middle for attampt on goal, or dribble (unopposed) to cross ball into penalty area. Play can progress to have a defender enter the channel, and an attacker, so to create a 2v1 on the wings.

COACHING POINTS:

Quick combination play in the middle, 2 touch passing, away from pressure

Timing and angle of runs into the wiide area

Quality cross into the box and passes into CM

Inside to outside movement from midfielders