Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing through the centre midfield
FAW Coach Ed
Sian Jones
Profile Summary
| Name: | Sian Jones |
|---|---|
| City: | Caersws |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Description
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2. SSG (20 mins)
SSG
Play a small sided game to get them into playing. See how they get on with the topic of playing forward through the centre midfield.
Take Note
- Where are the players starting positions?
- Do they make use of the centre midfield?
- Are they playing through the centre midfield?
- Where are the other players in respect to the player on the ball?
- Do they make themselves known to the player on the ball?
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3. Function Session (25 mins)
Set Up as diagram.
2x red feeders
4x red midfielders & 4x blue midfielders
1x red striker, 1x blue striker
1x GK for blues
Aim
- To encourage play through the centre midfield.
- Play to start from the two red feeders always
- Reds can go and score once the ball has been played through the centre midfield
- Once the ball has been played through (coneless edge of square) the player can go and support the striker to score
- Blues can score a point by gaining possesion back from the reds, playing back through the centre midfield and passing into the red feeders.
Ensure all players have experienced both defending and attacking!
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4. SSG (25 mins)
SSG
Go back to a small sided game and encourage the players to play through the centre mid-field.
Conditions
- 3 points if play is built up through the central midfield and they score
- 1 point if they score normally
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1. Warm Up (15 mins)
Warm up
Set Up
Box set up - 20x20 approx
Players - 6-8 in each box (2x defenders holding bibs)
1x Ball in each box
Aim
- Reds keep possession
- Blues to press and defend against reds
- If blues intercept the ball (by winning the ball or knocking it out of the square) the two defenders must throw the bib on the floor as quickly as possible.
- The defender who throws the bib on the floor quickest, swaps with a red