Road To Regionals - 96 Journal

I. Ladder Work

II. Basic Crossing and Finishing

Put players into groups of 3 send one player out wide and keep two in the middle
Wide player puts a hesitation move on the dummy defender and crosses the ball in looking for a service to the head of an attacker
When we come from the left Becks will do a hesitation move, but everyone else will cut the dummy defender back and serve with their right foot
Create a magic box that is a 5x5 yard grid on top of the 6 yard box on the far post

Make It Competitive

+1 point for any goal that the ball hits the ground
+3 for any goal scored out of the air
+5 for a goal out of the air in the magic box

III. 2v1 Lead Pass Out Wide To Cross and Finish

Set Up

Teams of 4 players
2 players are crossers out wide and 2 players are attackers in the middle of the field
Grid is 15x15 yards on the outside of the field on top of the 18 yard box
The defending team starts with one defender and one recovery defender

Procedure

Players go 2v1 and attempt to beat the defender out wide across the end line
When they beat the defender out wide they cross the ball into the box for their attackers
Start with no defenders in the middle of the field, if we have success then add in one defender

Make It Competitive

Attackers
+1 for a cross and shot on goal
+3 for a cross and a goal
+5 for a cross and a goal taken out of the air

Defenders
+3 points for stealing the ball and playing it into the pugg goal

IV. 4v4 Get It Wide Scrimmage

Set Up

3 teams of 4 players and a goalie in each goal
One team is the crossing team and two teams are playing 4v4

Procedure

The teams in the middle play 4v4 and must get the ball to a wide player
After the team gets the ball wide the wide player plays in a cross and they try to score or they can play it back into a forward who can only take one touch and they can play someone else to go to goal
The defending team can send one player out to defend the outside and create a 2v1 situation
Play a 5 minute game as hard as they can

Make It Competitive For The Crossing Teams

Keep track of the goals created by the wide players so they are competing against each other and the other teams to see who can set up the most goals and have the fewest turn overs

+5 points for a cross that leads to a goal
-1 point if they make a pass and the person they pass the ball to turns the ball over
-3 points if they make a pass that is intercepted

V. Scrimmage