Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Conditioned Games - Dribbling (Attacking Moves)/Individual Attacking

3v3 Conditioned game (20 mins)

Organization:

3v3 to endzones as shown

Instructions:

Team facing the large goal is attempting to enter the endzone by dribbling or passing, then try to shoot on the large goal to score

Team defending the large goal attempt to win possession and get into their attacking endzone to score

Switch ends on every defensive goal

Coaching Points:

team shape to use all of the field and try to isolate defenders 1v1

recognize moments to take the defender on 1v1 in order to penetrate

quality of end product, decision of when and how to shoot

Progressions:

Small sided game (15 mins)

Organization:

40x20 yd area split into two 20x20yd boxes

6-8 players, 2 teams of 3 or 4, set up as shown

Instructions:

-Team in possession attempts to penetrate into other box

-defending team plays with two players inside the box trying to win possession of the ball, the remaining two players stay on the line in between boxes in order to deny the penetration

-if attacking team is able to penetrate, they attempt to score in the small goal

- If defenders win the ball, it becomes a normal 3v3 until a goal is scored or the ball goes out of play

- ball starts with the opposite team who attacks in the other direction

Coaching Points:

ability to penetrate with the dribble

choice to to pass vs dribble to penetrate

timing of penetrating run to stay onside

Progressions:

P-Allow players to dribble to penetrate into other box once they have reached 'x' amount of passes

P-Allow an additional defender to come off the central line to pressure the ball after 'x' amount of passes