Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Zone 1 & 2 Building.

Multi-directional Possession (15 mins)

Organization: 15x15, 15 players 

Conditions of play: Must go from hitting one target to the other in adjacent direction to score a point and so on. 4v4 with 4 targets in each direction, can hit any target at any time, but only the opposite to score a point. 1 touch for outside players. 

Coaching Points: 

• Recognizing when to penetrate
• Finding space
• Quality of pass (weight, tempo & detail)

Building Zone 1 & 2 Phase (30 mins)

Objective: To better improve the relationship between the CM/WB in the build up phase to create space to break lines. 

Organization: 17 players, 2 pug nets, 1 big goal, 65Wx55L 

Conditions of play: Normal soccer rules apply, offsides for white team. 3-5-2 vs 4-3-3. Will start with 3-5 vs 3-3. 

Restarts: From the Goalkeeper, 6, throw in or any of the back 3. 

Progression: Add opposition full backs when players are successful in achieving objective. 

Coaching Points: 

• Improving the quality of recognizing when to take space to play forward, through the CM/WB creation of pockets of spaces and reacting to different situations. 
  
• If the W engages strongside CB, WB shows low with 6 creating separation to have two options to receive on the angle with the near side '8' reacting to where the ball is played keeping space above. 
• If W drops off, WB steps high to draw the player back with the near side 8 rotating into the half space and either playing into the 9 (target) or the weak side 8 slides between both strikers in the pocket to break the line. 
• If the ball has been rotated without success, can the midfield triangle recognize an opportunity for rotation to drag players out to create a pocket to go from an outside CB into 6, into opposite WB or potentially drive with the ball to change the picture.