Good session to improve positive forward play and aneraobic and aerobic fitness.
Organization:
4 + 4 v. 4 + 4 with two goalkeepers in 35 x 25 yard area
Activity:
Fast paced 4 vs. 4 game utilizing four neutrals on the outside of the playing field
Variations:
-Inside Players two touch limit
-Outside Players one touch limit
-After winning the ball, must play to an outside player before scoring
Coaching Points:
-Shooting technique
-Following up shots
-Constant transition and awareness. Defenders become attackers and attackers becoming defenders.
Organization:
Use three equal zones on a full field of 30 - 35 yards.
Activity:
Play 8 v. 8 with keepers. Teams play possesstion in the middle third of the field. When there is a turnover, the deepest player on the attacking team makes a run towards goal and finishes on frame. Goalkeeper plays ball back into the middle to restart game.
Variations:
-Limit the amount of touches in the middle third to promote speed of play.
-Add further attackers and defenders as apart of the transition to goal.
Coaching Points:
-Timing of the run and the ball being delivered
-Player who wins ball looks up field to find the running player
-The team that loses the ball, applies immediate pressure on the ball to prevent a through ball.
Organization:
7 + Goalkeeper vs. 5 on a field 25 x 50 yards.
Activity:
Red team attacks the goal. Blue team plays to the small goals at midfield. Red Team must transition to goal within 4 touches, and Blue Team must play two touch to small goals.
Variations:
-Adjust touch limits to suit age and skill level
Coaching Points:
-Constant transition and awareness. Defenders become attackers and attackers becoming defenders.
Organization:
Three even numbered teams, two goals with keepers, with the field set up into three zones.
Activity:
Team 1 will attack, Team 2 will defend, and Team 3 will wait. Team 1 attacks the goal and if Team 2 wins the ball, they attack Team 3. Teams may regroup in the middle zone. If attacking team scores, they maintain possession and attacks the third team.
Variations:
-Attacking team in the middle zone is allowed no time to gain there shape.
Coaching Points:
-Possession when the attack is not on.
-When possession is lost, transition into defense