Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pass/dribble decision making

Liverpool FC Foundation

Darren Carr

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Name:	Darren Carr
City:	Liverpool
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Set Up: A circle with 2 defenders positioned in middle & holding bibs, a support player for the attackers as well. All other attacking players are split into 4 groups of 3 and each of these group have a ball between them. The practice starts with the 3 players in possession dribbling into the middle area with the objective of getting to the other side to pass out. Thedefenders must try to tackle the attackers and force a mistake – if they manage to do so they drop their bib and swap roleswith the attacker.

Key Points: Ball Mastery: Encourage players to manipulate the ball with different surfaces of both feet to help them travel across the circle. Players will need to be ready to use 1 v 1 moves / changes of direction if they are confronted by a defender.

Decision Making: When travelling with the ball, encourage attackers to play with their eyes up to help them to recognise when to pass and when to dribble. The support player may be in a better space to receive the ball and attackers should recognise this when travelling with the ball across the area.

Movement: Encourage the support player to move to create space to receive the ball but also provide support for each of the attackers when they’re placed under pressure by the defender(s).

Passing Detail: Players will need to adjust their weight of pass whether that’s to combine or to switch play to another play on the outside of the circle. Encourage players to play quickly if they’re under pressure by the defender(s).

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Set Up: Area depending on intensity/number of players. A Sq with 4 goals positioned as shown. 3 teams, 2 team in middle playing, 1 team outside as floaters for team in possession.

Teams in possession look to retain the ball & create goal scoring opportunities to score in either of opponents 2 goals. Outside players to be used as bounce players for team in possession.

Team Shape – The team in possession should aim to create triangle or a diamond with the neutral player. When in possession of the ball, they should aim to make this shape as big as possible by creating width and depth across the pitch by filling all three channels. The outside target players should also look to help by positioning themselves at different angles from the team in possession, so they are an option throughout. - Scanning – All players should look to scan throughout when their team is in possession of the ball to help them to see space, their team mates as well as the opposition. Due to the goals being in each of the corners, if players are in the middle area particularly, this will help them to see both sides and identify which goal is best to attack. Scanning will also help players to identify if a team mate is in space as they may need to switch play. - Body Shape – Players should adjust their body to be able to see the whole pitch. In order to do this, encourage players to have their shoulders facing the direction they want to go as well as being able to see the player on the ball too. If players have an open body shape when receiving this will help them to make quicker decisions throughout the game.

Decision Making – Players should look to identify where overloads are throughout the game. As the pitch is split into thirds, the pitch should help players to identify what boxes they have an overload within. Alternatively, players will also need to identify where the best space is which often will be on the opposite side of the pitch if the defending team are compact and blocking two out of the three channels.