Created by Paul Thomas
Last Update: Mar 03, 2016
TRAINING SESSION: IMPROVE YOUR TEAMS ABILITY TO PENETRATE IN THE ATTACKING THIRD OF THE FIELD
Objectives
Who? #9 #10 with help from the #7, #11 #8.When? When we have established possession.Where? Attacking Half.What?
Ability to penetrate either individually or as a small group (combination play).Why? To create penetration (goal scoring
opportunities).
Transition to Attack - Phase 1 - Warm Up
18 Players
Balls, Bibs & Cones
Intensity: 5
12:00 min
(4 x 00:45 min, 00:45 min rest)
Small Sided Activity - Possession vs. Penetration
18 Players
Balls, Bibs & Cones
Intensity: 5
24:00 min
(3 x 06:00 min, 02:00 min rest)
Coaching Points
- First Touch: Can you prepare the ball away
from pressure and in a direction that
provides either a quick passing option or
space to dribble. -Passing: Can you use the
inside and outside of the foot to keep the
ball. -Dribbling: If there is no passing
option, can you dribble out of pressure.
-Vision Awareness: Check your shoulders
before receiving the ball, know where
teammates and defenders are. -Decision in
Possession: Keep the ball individually or
pass? With either option, execute with
speed.
Description
Coaching Points
Pre-control vision, receiving touch body
shape, passing weight accuracy, support
angles distances, mobility timing angle of
runs, support vs. mobility, probing
mentality, how and when to change tempo in
order to penetrate.
Description
Area: 60 x 70 yards with a line drawn across
the top of the 18 yard area. Defending team
(#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7,#8 #11) sets up in
a 4 - 4 shape and defend the line. Defending
team score by playing into a target.
Attacking team (#2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10
Transition to Attack - Phase 3 - Expanded Game - 8 v 8 with GK
18 Players
Balls, Bibs, Cones, Goals &
Flags
Intensity: 5
27:00 min
(3 x 07:00 min, 02:00 min rest)
Coaching Points
- Decision upon winning possession: Possess
or Penetrate. Try to penetrate first, be
aggressive in possession. -Technical speed
and execution of decision. -Speed of
movement when changing from defending to
attacking - can players anticipate a
teammate winning the ball back and move into
a space quickly to receive the ball?
-Movement off the ball - Support, Mobility
or Width: Where are the defending team? What
is the numbers situation? Should you create
space for yourself or a teammate? - Can you
exploit the space left by the defending team
when they where attacking: Space in behind
Transition to Attack - Phase 4 - 9 v 9 Game
18 Players
Balls, Bibs, Cones & Goals
Intensity: 5
27:00 min
(3 x 07:00 min, 02:00 min rest)
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Coaching
Points
Description
- Individual decision upon winning
possession: Penetrate or Possess. Be
aggressive if you win the ball in the
attacking half, look to penetrate as a first
option. - Movement of the players close to
the ball - Mobility vs. Support. - Creating
width upon winning possession. - Exploit
space left by the defending team during
transitional moment: Space behind the #2
#3, between #4 #5 and between the back and
midfield lines.
Description
60 x 80 yards with two large goals. Play 9 v