By Eric Clermont - The following session is a technically/ tactical progressive session based on teaching a team playing in a 4-3-3 formation how to effectively attack on the flanks. The session can effectively be adapted to teach a team playing in a 4-4-2 formation too. Warm Up Organization: The #2, #3, #7, #8, #9, #10
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This activity is a 4 v 4 game plus 2 flank players plus 2 neutral players to regulation goals. Two goals should be set up about 25 metres apart. The field is 30 metres wide. A channel is made along the sidelines 5 metres wide.
Each group puts on the field, one player in their offensive half in the channel and
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible. Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on wing play as well as crossing and finishing. Start with a keeper in goal, and two grids set up from the side of the 18 to the sideline on each side. There is a 2 v
Continue readingWelcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on attacking and defending with flank play.
This is a 3 v 3 game with a keeper using half a field. The three attacking players start at the midfield line with one of them out wide. The defending players can start wherever they want. A keeper is in goal and the ball starts with a server behind the midfield line.
The game starts with the server playing the ball out wide
Here is a great small sided game to work on using width while still looking to get to goal. There are many small sided games that can be played such as this one. To see others check out the DVD Small Sided Games of the World’s Top Teams. In this game, it’s a 40 x
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