Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Building Out of the Back 2

Warm-up: Mushroom Passing Exercise

1.) Warm-up with the soccer ball: Passing and moving at a moderate pace.

2.) Mushroom Passing Exercise- Player 1 passes to Player 2; Player 2 turns with open hips and passes to player 3; Player 4 makes an overlapping runaround Player 3; Player 3 leads player 4 with a pass.

Objective- Players will pass, receive a ball with open hips, change the point of attack, respect an overlap run and lead the runner with a pass. This passing exercise will lead to playing out of the back.

Key points: Communication, first touch towards the target, and using the inside of the foot.

Offense vs Defense- 8v4

Offense vs Defense: Keeping possesion while being presses high. Defense tries to combine to find the target forward.

1.) 8v4 Transition to a 6v6 if Red wins the ball.

2.) The two Red holding mids move forward to join the attack only if Red wins the ball. They can then go to goal.

3.) Blue wingers participate in possession but not in defending.

Objective- Players will find ways to get out of pressure on their defensive third of the field, but transition to defending when they lose possession.

Game

Game- 8v8 to goal