GAME
A game to bring out the wall passes we have worked on. 3 v 3 (add optional roaming player to play for the team in possession)
Goals can be scored in any of the three goals but only with a 1 touch finish after a wall pass with the wall player has been made
DRILL 3
Start with 1 ball and add the second to challenge players.
Here we paint the picture of a ball coming to a player and a defender pressing. The player on the ball needs their team mate to come and give angles for the wall pass that we have been working on.
Sequence involves pressing the ball and being played around then quickly reacting to go and show for the next wall pass. All players always recover back to their original spot quickly ready to go again.
After an allocated time, swap the outside and inside players so everyone can practice both roles in the wall pass
Progression: weight pass looking to play all passes 1 touch
DRILL 2
In pairs you play a one two then drive the ball into the next corner, everytime a longer pass is made players swap roles, working on short/sharp movements, fakes and feints to make the ball move quickly with emphasis on quality.
All players must be scanning and be on their toes
Possible progressions, try with 3 or 4 footballs?
DRILL 1
The ball is driven in then set back for the original player to play the next pass in the sequence.
Pattern continues as shown focusing on the weight and quality of the driven pass and set back - also looking at timing runs to arrive on the ball instead of ever standing still
COMP 2
3v3 in first zone looking to play into a 3v2 or miss the middle zone out and hit the ST from where the midfield 3 can support to make a 4v2 in the final third.
Ball must travel through the second 2 cones, either into the ST feet or if he vacates the space it can be played through to wide players or the CAM can maybe dribble through the break the line.
COMP 1
The build up is the same as the warm up but when the striker receives the ball they have a decision to make as it is now 2v1 to goal (striker and winger v defender). The defender presses the first ball on their side but lets it develop and then must run around the cones and defend goal side of the line.
Progression, work both sides. Add a defender in the box to make it 2v2 to goal
WARM UP
Ball is played wide to the full back who opens up to play the winger, when the winger receives the ball he bounces it back which is the trigger for the striker to come and look for the pass through the lines, from there the winger makes a wide run to receive the strikers round the corner pass and go on to finish on goal.
Work both sides, players move up 1 position on rotation
LONG PASSES
Playing longer passes.
4v4+1 (adaptable) with a modified pitch and rules to encourage longer passes. The team in possession must touch the ball in at least 2 zones before playing a pass into a coach who re-starts play by passing to the other team.
I found with this game there is lots of activity and players can still play short/sharp possession passes, but with the set up and rules it encourages more:
-Across field switches of play
-Long diagonal balls
-Passes down the channels
-The pass to score a point in itself is a long pass which would replicate a ball into the striker