Football Training Exercises: Functional Practices


Football (soccer) coaching sessions that operate in a designated area of the pitch to increase the realism of the session and positional knowledge of the players involved.

3 Centre Backs Defending Centrally : Exercise to help player's involved in a 3 man defence how to close down and support each other.
Orientation: Defending   Objective: Dispossess / Dictate  

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3 v 3 Prevent Turning and Forward Passing : Defending session to educate players how to defend in front of their goal, so that the opposition can not turn or gain an attempt at goal.
Orientation: Defending   Objective: Dictate / Dispossess

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Attacking Centrally : Session to improve a players ability to combine in central areas to create goal scoring opportunities.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Support Play / Passing / Finishing

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Combination Play as Centre Forwards : Session to help centre forwards gain a better understanding of how they can interact with their striking partner.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Support Play / Passing / Finishing

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Combination Play as Centre Forwards with an Active Midfield : Similar to previous session but the realism is increased as the midfielder's must get the ball through to attackers.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Support Play / Passing / Finishing

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Crossing Drill : Exercise to improve a player’s ability to create and score from crosses into the box.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Crossing / Finishing

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Defending from Crosses : Exercise to focus on a teams ability to defend from crosses.
Orientation: Defending   Objective: Dispossess / Clearance

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Defend in Wide Areas : The ability for teams to successfully defend in wide areas is crucial in preventing crosses and player's cutting infield to have a strike at goal.
Orientation: Defending   Objective: Dictate / Dispossess

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Dribble to Shoot Centrally : Session to educate player's how to commit defenders in the final third so that they can have a shot at goal.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Support Play / Dribbling / Finishing

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Dribble to Shoot from Wide Positions : Session to improve a player's ability to dribble at a defender from wide positions to gain an attempt at goal.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Support Play / Dribbling / Finishing

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Improve Crossing : Session that seeks to improve the final ball into the box, so that scoring opportunities are not passed up due to a poor cross.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Crossing

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Improve Finishing from Crosses : There is no point putting in great crosses if those attacking them do not know where to position themselves, how to create space or interact with team mates, as the chance will be lost.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Crossing / Finishing

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Improve Finishing and Follow Up Play : An exercise to improve a players shooting technique and follow up play, so that more goal scoring attempts are converted into goals.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Finishing

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Turning to Attack Centrally : Exercise to help forwards successfully attack when in a central position.
Orientation: Attacking   Objective: Supporting / Finishing

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N.B: All the areas suggested within the sessions can be adapted to be appropriate to the number of players and their ability levels.

 

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