Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Strategic Transitional Play: Counter Attack - Penetrating Passes/actions - 13U/14U

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Set Up:

1) 2v2 to targets. 

2) Blue players must rebound ball off red target player to score a goal. 

3) Field is long and narrow to force forward looking plays. 

4) Ball suppliers on sides (blue) get balls in quickly when balls go over touch line.

5) The goals are four yards wide. 

Rules:

This is an exercise to help in the development of a quick mind set. This is a two versus two game on a long and narrow field which encourages looking forward and making vertical passes. The two players MUST play the ball to their target players who are standing outside of the goal the opponents are defending. These target players rebound the ball back to their team mates for a goal to be scored. In addition there are side players whose responsibility is to feed balls in immediately, when a ball has gone out of bounds. When done at a high pace the exercise can last for 90 seconds before the players in the middle begin to experience fatigue. The objective of the exercise is for the players to realize when the ball is about to turn over and use every means they can to catch the opposition flatfooted with a penetrating pass which is quickly supported.