Technical Warm-Up

Organization:

- 4 Players / 1 Ball Per Group

- Pass & Follow their pass

Progressions:

- Add a skill before pass

- Receive with different surfaces

Key Coaching Points:

- Good first touch

- Speed of play

- Clean up technique

Small-Sided Activity

Organization:

- 20x10x20 / x30

- 5v2 Situation

- Play starts at one of the ends, team must connect 5 passes and cross over to other side

- 2 middle players are designated to defend each side when ball is in play, the other 3 players stay in the middle and attempt to initercept passes

- Teams at each end get a point for connecting 5 passes and succesfully crossing to the other side

- The 2 defending players get a point for recovering the ball and succesfully passing back to team in the middle

- First team to 5 points wins, then you switch teams around

Progression:

- Reduce to 2 touch

Key Coaching Points:

- Good support of ball

- Movement off pass

Expanded Small-Sided Activity

Organization:

- 5v5 + 2 Neutral Players

- Play starts from keeper to midfield

- Connect and attempt to get the ball to the forward to score on goal

- Midfielders must stay in the mid

- Team that gets scored on starts with the ball from keeper to midfield

Progression:

- Reduce to 2 touch

- Attacker can drop into mid

Key Coaching Points:

- Shape of midfield

- Communication, on fied coaching by players

Game - 7v7 to Big Goals

1-2-3-1 vs. 1-2-3-1

Key Coaching Points:

- All the previously mentioned points