Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Maintain attacking shape of the central 3 players

Technical Warmup (15 mins)

Objective: Technical

Improve first touch, passing/receiving, awareness

3 player passing/receiving

Rules: 20x10 yard lanes, with teams of three players, one player on each end with ball and a player in the middle to receive. Player in the middle receives ball, receives with one foot and passes with the other.

Objective: Improve body shape when receiving the ball, improve first touch, improve passing/receiving, improve player awareness (scan shoulder).

Notes: Body shape when receiving the ball, scan shoulder as ball is in play, weight and accuracy of passing

Variation: Two Touch pass, Three touch pass

8+GK v 7

Rules: Using 1/2 field, players play 8+GK versus 7 and one Nuetral player, blue team begins play, build out to two small target goals and black team plays to big goal.

Focus: Improve combination play by improving relationships and movements between 9, 8 and 10 players. Improve awareness/decision making of moments to combine central vs. move the ball into the flank space. Improve individual awareness of opportunities to drive at space and commit defenders.

Notes: Awareness/decision making of player on the ball in the central channel to play forward to commit defenders. 8, 10 moving relation to on another (flat w/ball central) and high/low when ball moves wide. Selection/timing of runs from 9, 10 and 8 to threaten space behind opposing back line. Role of the #6 in support of the 8, 10 players and dictacting tempo of attack. Patience to possess and unbalance defenders.