Organization:

Set up as shown. Number of players 16+. Lots of balls.

Instructions:

1 passes to 2. As ball is played to 2, 3 runs across the front of 2. 2 sets the ball to 3 to play the ball to 4. 4 opens up with first touch and plays to 5 with 2nd touch.

Rotation - 1 goes to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 to 5. 5 passes to 6 and joins the back of that line.

Blue team mirror practice at same time

Coaching Points:

Quality of pass, first touch, movement off the ball, checking, speed of play, communication

Progressions:

Start with 2 balls and add a 3rd ball once the practice is flowing well and all the players understand the rotation.

Organization:

Set up as shown. Practice can be done with 12-18 players. Lots of balls.

Instructions:

A plays to B who receives on back foot and plays to C As ball travels to C player D moves towards and in front of C. C sets back foot to D to pass to E.

Once C sets he makes a run around the cone as shown and gets into the box. Once D plays to E the run is

made to the far post as shown, When E receives the ball he opens up (again on back foot) and plays F who has tiimed his run down the iine. F crosses the ball for C & D to finish.

ROTATION - A & B move forwards to become the next 2 forwards. .Play now goes to the left to ptayers G & H.

The players crossing (E, F, G & H) rotate and cross continuously.

Make sure red wide player works with red forwards (F with C & D) and then blue team work together (H with A & B)

Coaching Points:

Quality of passing, good first touch and set up play, movement off the ball and timing of runs, quality of cross and end product.

Progressions:

See next screen

Organization:

Same as previous screen

Instructions:

A plays to B who receives on back foot and plays to C. As ball travels to C player D moves towards and in front of C. C sets back foot to D to pass to F.

Once C sets he makes a run around the cone as shown and gets into the box. Once D plays to E the run is

made to the far post as shown, When F receives the ball he sets E (again on back foot) and makes run forwards. E playes F into space. F crosses the ball for C & D to finish.

Coaching Points:

As previous screen

Progressions:

See next screen

Organization:

Same as previous 2 screens

Instructions:

Add defenders 1 & 2. The defenders are live after the set by C. Ball is dead once they clear the ball.

Rotation of defenders - After Blue 1 & 2 defend Red C & D, Red C & D will defend Blue A & B and so on.

Coaching Points:

With defenders aadded to the practice the wide players must check the movement of the forwards and deliver suitable crosses.

Both forwards must now make better runs in order to move the defenders around.

Progressions:

Organization:

Move into a half field phase of play with target players. Red team play a midfield 4 and front 2 v a blue team with a back 2 and midfield 2.

If blue team with the ball they find target players on halfway line. Target players re-start straight away by giving the ball to red team.

Instructions:

Try to work on combinations and attacking play that was shown in previous drills.

Coaching Points:

Progressions: