Author: Tom Turner National Youth License Topic: Finding & combining w/strikers
Lesson Plan Age: U15
Activity Name Description Diagram Purpose/Coaching
Points
1 Warm-up: Players responsibility.
Expect the players to
take charge of
themselves.
2 Activity #2
Organization: Coaching Points
18 yds GK
Playing Rules: Vision and patience
X/T starts each build up. to pick out the
X\T can pass to the strikers.
strikers (on the ground), Strikers create
but not on the first ball. space to show for
4/5 passes to X/T from O balls to feet, or
~10-15 yds X Even numbers
= goal. Play rounds to make diagonal runs
X O
two or three goals. into channels.
O
2 corners = goal - Don t Develop
take corners! combination ideas.
Attack with speed,
~20-25 yds MF numbers can be
but recycle as
from 3v2 to 3v4 to
necessary when
X O balance between
attack stalls.
O challenge and success.
O X
X
44 yds
X/T & & & & .. X/T
Balls on the ground to the strikers trigger the end of the build-up and the beginning of the attack.
Midfield players can/should combine with strikers.
Play out each attack to its natural conclusion
Maintain midfield balance in attack.
Author: Tom Turner National Youth License Topic: Finding & combining w/strikers
Lesson Plan Age: U15
3 Activity #3
Organization: Defenders should not
~24 yds GK
General organizational be restricted to playing
rules, as Activity #2 on the midfield zone.
above. In the building-up area,
play between 4v3 and
4v5, as necessary, to
Offside inside final
balance success and
area
challenge.
Be careful of
~30 yds O O O No offside in build-up
 requiring balls be
X X area played to forwards;
allowing midfielders to
get forward as the game
O O O
dictates should open up
X
natural options to the
X O X
strikers.
X
X/T & & & & & ..X/T
4 Activity #4: 11v11
Regulation pitch Add a  no press zone at Play by FIFA Laws of
20yds from half way to the Game.
develop more frequent
possession in the
back/midfield. No press
rule applies to GK
possessions and outbound
throw-ins.
5 Cool-Down
Rhythmic exercises at a slow pace. Static Lower the heart rate to
Rehydrate!
stretching exercises. below 100 beats per
minute.