Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Playing out from the back

Screen 1

Blues (1-3-5-2 point up) v Reds (1-4-3-3)

Organisation

Ideally 2 thirds of the pitch. Width two steps past 18 either side.

Play for 7 football blocks.

Footballs start with the goalkeeper.

Blues are locked into the central zone, reds can go anywhere to prevent scoring but have 2 touches to bring the ball back centrally.

Blues look to work the ball into 7 or 11 for 1 point or into 9 or 10 for 5 points.

Reds look to score in the big goal within 7 seconds of the regain. If blues get the ball back the ball is still alive. After 7 seconds the football with the reds becomes dead.

Technical Detail

-Movement to create space in order to switch

- Half turning techniques off both feet

- Receiving skills and range of passing off both feet

- 360 awareness

- Scanning and look away from the ball before

- Body shape before receiving

- Touch into space away from pressure

- Detail on passes, passes communicate - punch equals turn - soft equals you have pressure.

- Ball Speed

Tactical detail.

Goalkeeper - if the opposition start to cheat play into 7 or 11 and/or 9 or 10.

Back 3

- Starting positions as a 3 at the back

- Composure in possession in own thirds, Use the GK to switch if required

- Look to get one of the outside defenders in the back 3 to receive past their press, to either step in or pass through the lines

- Middle centre back stay deepest unless an opportunity to step.

- If someone steps then defend as a back two

Midfield

- Positions of the mid-field, being on different lines

- Timing of movement to arrive in the space, receive on the half turn to play forward.

- When deep lying midfield player receives it one other support to create an angle, the other to run in behind

Potential pictures

GK into goals - this will help keep opposition honest.

Outside centre back stepping in.

Outside centre back into opposite side midfield player who plays round the corner into wing backs.

Up back throughs 

def - mid - def - centre forwards feet.

def - mid - def - midfield runner.

def - mid - def - wing back.