Organization:

Groups of 8

5 attackers, 2 defenders

Instructions:

Game of 5v2 possession with one additional attacker inside the circle

Goal is to maintain possession while attemting to play through the defense using the central attacker

1 point is awarded for any 3 player combination using the central player

1 point awarded for 10 passes around the outside

If a defender wins possession, they swap with the White player who they won it off of

Rotate central player every few minutes

Coaching Points:

Group - Head up to see when possible opportunity to find central target arises

- Maintain possession, create openings to cut through defense

Central Player

- Movement to evade defenders

- check hard into space from behind pressure

- quick look over the shoulder to know where the next pass is going

- Minimize touches

Organization:

Same as above

Instructions:

Player A passes to player B.

While the ball moves, player C spins away and makes a blind run behind the flag.

Player B pass a through ball to player C.

Player C plays the ball to D or E and the sequence goes the other way using F as the runner.

Coaching Points:

Players C and F must pull away from the ball to the defenders blind side before the blind run is made.

This should be done as the ball is moving from A to B.

As C and F move off the shoulder, they must get their head turned quickly and their hips facing forward so they are running forward as the ball moving.

Progressions:

Players C and F play at the same time and work together.

( make sure they are not Shish-Kebab( flat) rather diagonal to each other.)

Organization:

1.Same area as before.

2.3 flags.

3.A lot of balls.

Extra players ( AR) rotating.

Instructions:

Player A passes to B who in turn passes to player C.

As the ball is moving, Players G,F and I prepare to make a blind runs behind defenders(flag) by moving off the shoulders.

Player C can play any of the 3 players making the run.

Wichever player receives the ball, plays to to D and E and start over going th other way.

C became a runner, the 2 AR can rotate with G and I.

Coaching Points:

All players must be aware of making the proper angles to execute blind run and throught pass.

Timing of the runs is key, do not get offside( AR are watching)

Progressions:

Include various patterns that incorporate different movement by wide midfielders, the strikers.

Decision making by passers.

Organization:

Two 3rd of the field.

6 red/ 4 yellows, 1 goalkeeper.

Instructions:

Game begins as the coach plays the ball into a Center forward ( target Player).

All goals must be scored through the central area.

If the ball goes into the corner, attacker have to bring ball to the midfield and attack centrally.Blind runs and through ball are a must..

I defender win the ball, they most possess for 3 passes and give it to target( coaches)

Coaching Points:

All of the above.

Progressions:

Add players until no more.