Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 4 v 4 + 4 (Start Time: 2019-04-18 19:40:00)

4 v 4 +4 (15 mins)

Organisation. This is a Man Utd exercise. 4 v 4 + 4. The Defenders use the +4 for retaining possession. The attacking players use the +4 to help create the chances. This exercise should encourage lots of movement to create space and encourage the positives of 'overload'.

Though the picture makes the box look crowded, the space will be good.

For when play breaks down or the Individual (and or) Unit can improve on feedback, the following information may provide the correct technical information for this particular exercise.

Principles of Defending

Pressure on the ball

Comms

Angles & Distance of support

Compact & narrow shape

Tracking runners

Decision making

Principles of attacking

Movement to receive & sp play

Angles & distance

Body position & first touch

Quality of pass

Width & Depth

Decision making

Defensive transition

React Quickly

Press immediately or protect on loss of the ball

Force play into supporting players

Attacking transition

Secure the first pass

Counter attacking on possession regain

Switching play to the opposite side

In possession

Aim to build up from the back to find the spare player

Movement & rotation to create (central) overloads

Quick switches of play to create (wide) overloads

Out of possession

Desire to regain the ball

Protect the middle-show away from the goal

Protect the space between the units

Prevent split passes between players.

SSG 4 v 4 + 4 (20 mins)

Players on outside, neutral. Not allowed to cross over the red lines, same as opposing players. Teams are awarded a goal when the ball is played to a player on the outside and they play it back into the shaded areas where a player then receives it. Encourage the principles of play and reward good possession with an end product.