Keep your arms out at all times when dribbling around defenders. You can use them to brush past players, improve your balance, and keep players farther away from you. Good balance will help you cut quickly in any direction while retaining control of the ball. Land on the front of your feet every step, whether you are dribbling forward with your laces or cutting across your body using an inside touch.

It is important to make sure when the players are attacking their body is positioned so they are balanced and facing the goal ready to receive and when shooting the supporting foot should be next to the ball and players should not be leaning back when they shoot. Encourage players to get shots off early Play with head up - Check GKs positioning before getting shot off Encourage players to be creative with their finishing

Creating space and time are two of the most important factors in the game. When going 1v1 against an opponent attackers need to use feints and body skills to do this. When defending it is important to get players to look at the ball and not the player so they are not so easily deceived.

7v7 to 9v9: Week 7 Angles and tactics | Attacking Soccer Sessions

4v1 Boxes

Body positioning is key when receiving the ball and deceiving the defender, helping link play with teammates

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Coaching Objectives

This is a great game for coaching body position to receive and body position to fool a pressing defender. The pressing player needs to be mobile and to press quickly.

Drill Setup

10 Mins
5 Players
1 Bibs
10 x 10 y

What the Players Do

Four players are keeping the ball away from one player in the middle. The four players go one on each line and can move from side to side, the other player is in the middle trying to win the…

7v7 to 9v9: Change Direction of Attack

Players react to the changing position of the goals and to the position of the ball in relation to the lanes they are playing in. This helps to coach your players to change the direction of attack to make use of space or create space on the pitch

Coaching Objectives

Attacking

Scanning
Verbal, non-verbal communication
Body position,
Play in 180 attract to one side to exploit other
Up-back through, min touch

Defending

Counter press on loss
First security pass
Exploit unbalance
Block pass lines
Intercept
Force errors

Drill Setup

35 Mins
11 Players
6 mini Goals
6 yellow 1 red Bibs
40x30 y

What the Players Do

Start with this warm up Activation Pass and Move Tag Set up an area 40 x 30 yards split into four zones. Create two teams of 5 players plus a joker/magic man who plays for the team in possession.…

7v7 to 9v9: Tactics and intentions

This is the finishing game for week 7 of the 7v7 to 9v9 transition for youth teams. It highlights the focus of tactical principles and indvidual intentions when playing a match. Try the options for build up play and finishing.

Coaching Objectives

Attacking

Scanning
Verbal, non-verbal communication
Body position,
Play in 180 attract to one side to exploit other
Up-back through, min touch

Defending

Counter press on loss
First security pass
Exploit unbalance
Block pass lines
Intercept
Force errors

Drill Setup

25 Mins
11 Players
1 Goals
5 Bibs
Half pitch y

What the Players Do

If possible play against another squad at your club, depending on abilities / level of squad it is also possible to play older squad to overload your players … Focus on tactical principles…

Session Overview 1/5

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4v1 Boxes
Body positioning is key when receiving the ball and…
2.

7v7 to 9v9: Change Direction of Attack
Players react to the changing position of the goals and…
3.

7v7 to 9v9: Tactics and intentions
This is the finishing game for week 7 of the 7v7 to 9v9…

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7v7 to 9v9: Week 7 Angles and tactics

4v1 Boxes

Body positioning is key when receiving the ball and deceiving the defender, helping link play with teammates

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Coaching Objectives

Drill Setup

What the Players Do

7v7 to 9v9: Change Direction of Attack

Players react to the changing position of the goals and to the position of the ball in relation to the lanes they are playing in. This helps to coach your players to change the direction of attack to make use of space or create space on the pitch

Coaching Objectives

Drill Setup

What the Players Do

7v7 to 9v9: Tactics and intentions

This is the finishing game for week 7 of the 7v7 to 9v9 transition for youth teams. It highlights the focus of tactical principles and indvidual intentions when playing a match. Try the options for build up play and finishing.

Coaching Objectives

Drill Setup

What the Players Do

Session Overview 1/5

4v1 Boxes

7v7 to 9v9: Change Direction of Attack

7v7 to 9v9: Tactics and intentions

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