Session Organisation

44 x 44 Play Area, with a 10 X10 zoned central area. 7 V 7 + 2.floaters 8 V 8 + 2 floaters. Footballs/Cones & Poles.

Detail

Each team to have a receiving player behind opposite corner target goals and 1v1 central zone player . Team scores by receiving the ball from one target zone player and then playing through the central area before playing into the opposite target player. Target receiving player then enters play and the pass player becomes the target player.

Four Corners

Technical

Receiving, passing, turning, dribbling.

Tactical

Combination & support play from front & behind in attacking areas

Physical

Improve co-ordination and reaction time

Psychological

Stay positive about yourself and stay focused.

Social

Trust your team mates and encourage.

Session Organisation

60 x 60, Balls, Manaquines or cones, 2 Goals. 2 GK,14+ Players

Figure 8 Drill. Pass & Move

Detail

2 Balls played out at the same time from GK into full-backs on the same side of the field. Directional Practice. Recieve,Pass and Follow, Finishing with a cross and strike ongoal. Repeat and add progressive conditions, give and goes, set and spin etc.

Four Corners

Technical

movement off the player, body shape to recieve, wait and acurisy of pass & movement to support.

Tactical

positional understanding playing through the three thirds.

Physical

improve anaerobic and aerobic conditioning

Psychological

Stay focused and stay on task

Social

Communicate with team mates.

Session Organisation

Full pitch including goals, with 44x35yd area marked by cones in centre, as illustrated.

23 players (incl. 2GK’s), arranged 4v4 plus a Floater in central area, who plays for the team in possession at all times; 2v2 at each end outside of penalty area & 2 flank players for each team, as shown.

Practice starts with: Coach passes into central area, to Attacking team.

A’s look to keep possession for 5 consecutive passes before playing into front players.

Strikers spread ball to flank, for winger to dribble & cross into penalty area. If D’s gain possession: they can move ball to flank quickly to counter-attack (do not require 5 passes in central area). One MF player from central area can attack goal, looking to receive cross with strikers, making third player in opponent’s penalty area.After each attack/counter-attack: Coach restarts practice by feeding into other team & roles are reversed.

Detail

Players remain within designated areas, with the exception of breaking MF player, who must change for each counter-attack.

Moving the play early: timing, speed & angle of forward runs to support receiving player.

D’s to defend realistically at all times, tracking runs & challenging.

Simple progression for this practice is, If recovering team regains possession: it can initiate its own

counter-attack.

2 MFs and 1 DMF join the counter attack from the cental area .

Four Corners

Technical

Precision & quality of passing & support play in MF area to achieve 5 consecutive passes..

Intelligent use of possession, movement & individual skills, on & offthe ball.

Tactical

Early recognition of supporting strikers to ‘show’ for ball out of MF area & combine.

Physical

Looking for timely dynamic runs & well-placed passes to quickly penetrate opposition on counter-attack.

Psychological

Concentration & assessment of build-up play in advanced positions to receive break-out passes from MF.

Social

Encourage posetive team movement