Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking in the final1/3 - create and exploit overloads

Pro-Club: FAI - Coach Education

Norman Noonan

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Name:	Norman Noonan
City:	DunLaoghaire
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

7v7 - creating an overload in the box ,ball out wide, supporting players attacking the front and back post in the box, transition to defending

opposition setup as 1-4-1-1 and coached team 1-2-3-1

attacking shape is wide and deep

Opposition set up and asked to defend, shape is compact, no gaps, play out quickly when transition to attack

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Overload in the Box

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Overload in the Box

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Plays starts with GK, plays to either CB,

look to play out quickly, passing out to wide players

Set-up opposition to defend, compact, no gaps, ask them to play out quickly when transition to attack

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v2 OverLoad in the box

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3v2 OverLoad in the box

Coaching Points

Winger takes on Defender

- dribble, trick, speed or combination play with No.10

1v1 dribble - attack defender at pace with close control, slow down to make manoeuvres to beat opponent, timing, accelerate away - only need to beat defender once!

wall pass - communication, is receiver aware, commit/engage the defender, angle and timing of the pass of the run, receive behind the defender, accelerate away

Winger looks up, aware, communicates to attacking players in the box

Winger crosses to 1 of the 3 options - low and hard Or longer (low or with height), timing ,pace and accuracy

Angle of cross,

Angle and timing of run from players in the box, hold the run

Attackers hang off shoulder of defenders, out of sight, time the run to attack the space

Finishing - 1st time shot if possible or decoy fake with first touch to create individual space, ball on the ground or volley or on the head.

Finishing technique - standing foot in line with ball, shoulders and knee over the ball, knee extended, ankle locked, kick through centre of the ball with laces,

look to shoot and low to corner of the goal, react and follow up rebounds quickly

Transition - if loose possession

CF bends run to close down GK and force pass to weaker side

Wide Attacking Midfielders WAM cover and block pass out and switch of play

CDM drops off moving backwards, aware and cover behind opposition midfield player

CBs tuck in, drop off, look to work as a unit - press and cover