Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking Wide Play

Screen 2 (10 mins)

Warm - up: 5 + 5 v 5 End to end wide support Rondo.

Rules:

• Players split into 3 teams.
• SSG played in the middle with 2 teams.
• Third team play as target and support players.
• Teams to score have to get the ball from one target player to another.
• Point every-time they do, worth double if they use a wide player in doing so.
• Rotate teams.

• Creating space to use the width when in possession - In build up and to play through the middle.
• Movement in transition.
• Individual coaching.

Screen 4 (20 mins)

Practice 2B: Wide support.

 Rules:

• SSG game played as normal.
• Goals scored as normal but worth triple if the build up play has gone through a support player.
• Goals set back to eliminate goal tending.
• Support players play 2 touch and for team in possession.

• How to maximise use of wide support - team movement.
• Look for good decision making in attacking.
• Wide players tuning into the game.
• Reactions to transition into defending - Getting behind the ball and being compact.

Screen 6 (25 mins)

Practice 4: Phase of play.

Rules:

• Players split into 2 teams.
• 1 team attacks big goal with GK.
• 1 team attacks 4 mini goals.
• Goals scored as normal.
• Goals worth triple if team attacking GK dribble through red cones before scoring.
• Goal every-time team attacking GK just play through red cones and team attacking 4 mini goals clear out between yellow cones.
• Rotate teams.

• Attacking principle.
• Session attacking learning.

• Defensive principle.
• Defensive shape when ball is wide.