coach your players to play like the world’s best SOCCER COACH WEEKLY Learn • Train • Develop • Enjoy SUPERSTAR SESSIONS PLAY like… ROBIN VAN PERSIE < LEAVE DEFENDERS FOR DEAD JACK WILSHERE WIN THE MIDFIELD BATTLE FERNANdO torres END YOUR GOAL DROUGHT IN STYLE LIONEL MESSI EXPLODE INTO THE BOX JUAN MATA OPEN UP THE OPPOSITION FIRST TOUCH REGAIN POSSESSION SCORE MORE GOALS SCORE LIKE MESSI ONE TOUCH PLAY Sharp Shooters Steal The Ball Striker Explode Into The Box Midfield Dynamite Executed at speed this is a dangerous attacking move that will help your players use a It’s all about positioning in this lively intercepting game aimed at teaching your players Sharpen up your players in front of goal with this devastating attacking practice that Exploding into the box is one of Lionel Messi’s most effective attacking weapons. Get If you want your players to create goal scoring chances like the Three Amigos do at delicate first touch to beat defenders and set up goal scoring opportunities how to nick the ball back from the other team while it’s still in midfield gives them so many chances to shoot they can’t help but score your players to try this drill and they too could be destroying defences in seconds Chelsea, try this exciting and fast-moving game and you’ll soon see the benefits After a one-two between the The passing team starts with The server starts the You start with a pass to first player The server plays the ball into an The movement should open up WHY USE IT servers, a pass from Server B WHY USE IT the ball. They must play each WHY USE IT WHY USE IT WHY USE IT game and the players at A, who shoots at goal (first attacker, releasing the runners space for a runner to receive This drill helps players triggers the striker to feign This is a great game to pass through the grid and are This session will put a When attacking, runs A session aimed at getting must pass the ball time or with a touch to control), into the box the ball and burst past the get to know each other to his right before going left help defensive midfielders players to create and around the area quickly restricted to two touches, one to stop to wasted chances then runs around his cone ready to into the box need energy, defenders to shoot at goal to receive the ball to create space – when they are going to prevent penetrative control and one to pass up front. It allows your make a diagonal pass changes of pace and utilise space in midfield. pass, and where and when passes by intercepting players to experiment with changes of direction. With quick passing and they are going to move. It the ball. Once they have their technique and get Players need to experience movement, it should help FIVE 4ft works on the technique a it, they are encouraged used to hitting the target how short bursts of speed open up the opposition and 4ft striker will use to create to counterattack. 2ft with a snap shot or when and movement can be make goal scoring chances. and execute a goal scoring finishing off a move. C explosive near the goal. 12yds chance. 3 A SET UP 15yds SET UP 20yds 20yds 1 Mark out a 12x12-yard SET UP B SET UP Create a playing area 40x20 5yds 40yds SET UP 2 square with pop up goals 12yds Use the penalty area of Mark out an area of 25x20 yards, with two goals back B 5yds Use four players including (or cones two-feet apart) the pitch you play on or A yards, with a goal at one to back across the middle, The striker opens his 15yds The side without the ball your goalkeeper. You need on each corner and placed To score a point the team recreate it with cones. The moment A shoots is the end and two five-yard The players without the but just one goalkeeper. body to receive the pass must press to try and win balls, cones and a goal. two-feet behind the line. of five can pass to their The session uses nine trigger for B to dribble the channels at the other. ball should try and drag We’re using eight players on his back foot. His first it back or they will give Position a pole or cone Mark out a centre box team-mate in the centre or players plus a keeper. ball through the cones and We’re using eight players. defenders away to make and a keeper for this touch guides it past the If the ball is not passed away scoring chances Goals must be two-feet make eight passes shoot before he gets to the space in the box (or a mannequin if you The striker’s second touch cone towards goal to set 4x4ft. You need balls, bibs You need lots of balls, After shooting, B then runs You need balls, bibs, cones Defenders must try to hold session, plus a server who quickly between the behind the line to give penalty spot have one) just outside the must be a shot. It should up a shot and cones. bibs, cones and a goal. behind column C and down and a goal. up play but good passing will can be the coach. You need two sides of the pitch room for the passing the wing. He places one of the create space and a switch penalty box on the size of be a shot across the keeper You needs to start each bibs, cones, balls and two the keeper will get into players to cover it waiting balls ready to cross from one side to the other is towards the far corner position to save the shot pitch your team plays on HOW TO PLAY sequence with the first HOW TO PLAY a good way to exploit it small goals. pass from off the pitch. Play a 5v2 game with one In the first channel a STELLAR HOW TO PLAY player of the team of five server has five balls ready HOW TO PLAY On the coach’s command locked in the centre box HOW TO PLAY to play into two attackers Start by serving a ball into the two servers exchange and one on each side of the Split your group into in the main area. The two the game. Players can score C passes. Server B passes playing area. The team of three even lines A, B and players in the second area in either of the two back- to the striker’s right. As A five play with two touches C and start with your must play like Messi and to-back goals. If the keeper the ball is passed the and the two midfielders pass to A. Run the drill B burst into the box but gains possession or the ball striker feigns to go to his must try to steal the ball. as described and the they cannot move until leaves the area, serve a new B right and then goes left As counterattacking is vital, players should work at a A one of the attackers in ball in. The keeper puts any to receive the ball, which if they intercept the ball quick pace, speeding up the main area touches balls he gathers into the net Speed is key for the If the midfielders win the While B is running to the wing, Timing of runs is vital to If the keeper he controls on the turn. striker so the shot they can score in any of ball they must quickly score as the session progresses. player A passes diagonally to an the ball. Defenders score success when two or three behind him. When a goal is gathers the ball His second touch must must come quickly the four goals. The key to in one of the four small Keep a count of the advancing C, who shoots at goal a point by returning the passes are made to set up a scored, immediately serve or when a goal is be a strike at goal. Work after the first touch success is the midfielder’s goals around the pitch number of shots they ball to the server. Rotate chance at goal another ball into the game. It’s a good work out for your scored, immediately one striker for five goes starting position in relation If the passing team manage take in 30 seconds and all players after five balls If the keeper or a defender keeper who must react to serve another ball To finish, A and C take up to cover all the goals before try to beat it each time. have been played. wins the ball they must try the position of the ball and into the game and then switch players. to where the ball is, where position to try to score the midfielders can score, to get it back to the server TECHNIQUE try and cover both goals the centre square is and from a cross by B play goes back to the to score a point Creating space in a match where the opponent is. TECHNIQUE passing team TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE situation with fast and SESSIONS The striker’s movement Players should use their The timing and type accurate passing will is vital, creating a yard TECHNIQUE arms for balance and plant of run from the two open up the room for of space to receive the In this small area the the standing leg next to attackers will determine midfielders to exploit.