I. Evan Fitness (8:40-9:05)
II. Crossing and Finishing Video (9:05-9:20)
III. Crossing and Finishing (9:20-9:50)
Goal of the Activity:
- Attackers work on the pattern, crossing and finishing
- Defenders work on their footwork to defend crosses
Set Up
- Forwards- 2 go each time: Gaffer, Greely, Magic
- Wingers- 1 goes each time: Rt side: Kari, Kenzie Left Side: Jazzy
- Center Mids- 1 goes each time: Lydia, Sizzle
- Defenders- 2 go each time: Brownie, Stoker, Becks (Rotate Lydia and Kenzie in)
- Recovery Defender: Whichever winger is not going next out of the 3
Progression I
- One striker posts up against her defender and calls for the ball
- The center mid plays her the ball
- As the ball is played the other striker drops off of her defender to be an option for a drop pass
- As the ball is played forward the winger makes her run down the line
- The striker plays the ball through for the winger and turns to make a run to the far post
- The other striker makes a run to the near post
- The center mid makes a run to the top of the box
- As the ball is played out to the wing, the defenders drop in to defend the cross
- The recovery defender chases down the pass to the winger as soon as the ball is played to add pressure
- The winger receives the ball and chooses to play in an early cross or take the ball end line to cross
Key Points
- The passes in the pattern must be made crisply and with the proper weight on each pass in order to get the cross off before the recovery defender gets back to block the cross
- The strikers must work together to make their runs and must not end up flat
- The center mid needs to read the runs of the striker and decide to hold at the top of the box or run through and attack the cross
- The center mid and the forwards must work together and if the center mid is going to attack the cross one forward needs to drop off from the defenders
- One of the three attackers will be open if the runs are made properly. The key is getting the winger to take a look up as she is going to the ball and play the right type of cross
Progression II
Set Up
- Same set up as before
Procedure
- The ball is played into the first target forward but this time she lays the ball off to the other forward, who has dropped off her defender, and she spins outside to create a passing lane
- The second forward then plays a ball through (either via a split pass between the defenders or a chip pass over the top) to the winger
- As the ball is played the recovery defender chases down the winger and tries to block the cross
- The winger gets to the ball and finds a cross
- The forwards and the center mid work together to make their runs and finish the cross
Make It Competitive
Points for the Attackers- Max per turn is 6 points
- +1 point for a sharp pattern and good runs
- +1 point for a shot
- +2 points for a shot on goal
- +5 points for a goal
Points for the Defenders- Max per turn is 3 points
- Defenders +1 point for the first touch on the cross
- Defenders +1 point for good positioning
- Defenders +1 point for a clear
IV. Recovery Defending- Eric Organizes
Goal of the Activity
- How to organize our back four to deal with the ball in our defensive third
- How to deal with the ball when it is played into their forwards
Number of Players needed:
- 8 players + a goalie working on defending for us
- 6 players attacking
- We should have 10 field players plus Sonic to play goalie, we will need 3 extra players. 1 is me, check if Macie can play, see if another of the 15's can play
V. Cut Throat Crossing and Finishing
Set Up
- 3 teams of 4 players (Red, Blue, Green)
- 2 teams (Red and Blue) are on the inside looking to finish crosses
- 1 team (Green) starts on the outside supplying the crosses
- 1 all time goal keeper
Procedure
- The goalie punts a ball up into the air to start the game
- The two teams in the middle battle for possession of the ball, whoever wins possession (Blue) plays the ball out to the crossers and prepares to receive a cross
- The crosser then plays a cross into the blue team
- When the crossers receive the ball the defenders can pressure them and try to steal the ball
- If a crosser is under pressure she can cut the ball back and play it to another crosser
- If there is no pressure on the crosser she can take a shot
- Offside is in effect
- If the goal keeper saves the ball she plays it to the defending team (Red) who try to play it out to the crossers to become on offense
- If a goal is scored the team that was scored on becomes the crossers and the crossers take their place. The goalie then punts up a ball to begin a new game.
- If the attackers can score a goal without playing the ball to the crossers the defensive team has a quick fitness and has to switch out with the crossers. If the attacking team tries to score without playing the crossers but loses the ball or takes a bad shot they have to switch with the crossers.
- Corner kicks are in effect