Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out of the back, using RW / LW and CM

Warm up - Neural Prep (Quick Feet) (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

4 Lines of 3 players per line. Rows of 4 cones per line (16 cones), 2 feet apart.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Players will begin the warm up by going through a series of instructions through the cones (wrap arounds, quick feet, slalom, lunge, side shuffle, jockey, jog backwards,sprints etc.)

OBJECTIVES:

Imporved neuro muscular coordination, speed and power

Global #1 - Building Up Play from the Back with Interplay in SPecific Zones on the Pitch (15 mins)

Organisation

Create a pitch 50 x 55 yards. use a full size goal at one end and two mini goals as illustrated, at the opposite end. insert a line to create two equal zones.

Split players into two teams 6 red (inc GK) and 4 blue.

Red team to be coached.

Red team to play in a 4-1. Blue team to play in a 1-3.

Instructions

Aim is to work on the interplay and connection between the defence and the defensive midfielder, and the connection between the full back and the winger - circulating the ball through these two zones.

Play commences each time with red GK.

Two players from each team are positioned in each zone.

The only player that can move across the zones is the red no.6.

Red team are conditioned that the ball can only be played from the defensive zone into the attacking zone after both CB's and the no.6 have touched the ball in the defensive zone.

When either LB/RB receives the ball, they must seek to play the ball into one of the mini goals - simulating a pass to a winger.

If the blue team gain possession, they have 10 secs in which time to score.

Coaching Points

Create passing lines

Pass the ball through the GK.

No.6 can create the overload in the defensive half.

No.6 acts as a pivot and can switch play from one side to the other.

Transition from attack to defence - no.6 behind the ball, in front of the narrow and compact CB's.

Progressions

Global #2 - 7v7 fee play game (15 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

50 x 60yd (Halfway Line) Playing Area. 7v7. Include Goalkeepers. Use different formations for each team. White - 1-2-3-1, and Black - 1-3-2-1. Place extra balls on outside of grid for easy access

One team wears white bibs, opposing team wears black bibs. GK for White wears a Red Bib, and GK for Black wears a Green Bib. Set up 2 goals at each end as the targets.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Try to score more goals than the opposing team in the alotted game time.

Any ball out of play restarts with a kick in.  No Offsides.

Balls out of play at the end lines, will restart will the GK playing it in.

FIFA Rules.

COACHING POINTS:

Freeplay. Encourage teams to keep shape and consolidate the coaching points from throughout the session.