Two attackers, 10m apart, set off from anywhere along the center line heading for the goal defended by a goalkeeper. At least two passes have to be made in the quick attack before
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Players arrive into a ball-rolling activity linked to the session theme.
Organisation: Small grids / mini pitches ready before players arrive.
Coaching pointsDirectional game with a condition that makes fast attack by two players the easiest path to success. Multi-ball restarts.
Organisation: Age-appropriate pitch; bibs.
Coaching pointsTwo attackers, 10m apart, set off from anywhere along the center line heading for the goal defended by a goalkeeper. At least two passes have to be made in the quick attack before the ball can be shot from inside the penalty area to-wards the goal. When the opposite goal is used a competition between the two pairs can be organized with the winner being the pair that completes the attack with a goal the quickest. Learning to always take the shortest and most direct route to goal in a counter attack
Organisation: Balls: 12; Bibs: 2x3; Cones: Y; Goals: 4; Other: Flat cones
Coaching pointsOpen or lightly conditioned game. Freeze only to reinforce one coaching point from fast attack by two players.
Organisation: Age-appropriate pitch and numbers.
Coaching pointsPlayers share one learning from the session against the intention.
Organisation: Team huddle.
Coaching points1 2 3 Setup – 2 queues facing a goal each, everyone with a ball. Players from each queue alternate who’s go it is. Player scores in goal directly in front then immediately defends the second goal – player from alternate queue will be attacking. Retrieve ball and join the other queue to keep ball rolling. Reactions/Transition - How quick can you defend? Attackers – go as soon as they’ve shot/been tackled Intensity, always on toes and ready to go Ball must hit net - Should be - fun, engaging, exciting, high tempo 1v1 rolling, attack/defend
Use in creatorGame – 6v6 (1-2-2-1 formation) Rules – 1) Pass out from the back 2) Players locked in their “third” Progression 1 – 1 player from each third can go into their nearest thirds. Progression 2 – Players can come “backwards” through the thirds for Defending, but can only win the ball then run back to their Third to receive it. Progression 3 – Normal game Coaching Points– Body shape when receiving the ball Scanning all the time Work rate when defending How quick can we transition to attack Attacking players being busy and not standing still
Use in creatorGame – 4v4v4 or 3v3v3 depending on numbers Rules – Team in the middle starts with the ball and attacks any end 2) If they score they quickly attack opposite end 3) If they lose the ball they become the defenders while The team that won the ball attacks the opposite end Progression 1 – 10 seconds to score Progression 2 – Everyone touches the ball in final third Coaching Points– Body shape when receiving the ball Scanning all the time Work rate when defending How quick can we transition to attack Attacking players being busy and not standing still
Use in creator20yards 20yards Drill: Collect the Treasure/Cones Objective: Develop 1v1 skills (attacking and defending) with a focus on dribbling and decision-making. Setup: Create a grid (20x20 yards). Place 10 cones in the middle of the grid, each representing "treasure." Split players into two teams: Pirates and Defenders. Pirates start outside the grid with a ball each. Defenders start inside the grid without a ball. Instructions: The Pirates' goal is to dribble into the grid, "steal" a treasure , and dribble back out to the outside without being tackled. Defenders try to block Pirates and win the ball. If a Defender wins the ball, they pass it out of the grid for the attacker to start again. Each time will be timed doing the drill and the team that gets all the cones out quickest wins.
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