Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating and Developing Attacking Fullback overlap play/movement.

Coaching Fullbacks to Overlap Effectively (25 mins)

Objective: Coaching Fullbacks to Overlap Effectively

Organisation:

- 14 Players

- 1 Server

- 7v7

- Working with Blues (Attackers) setup in a 3-3-1

- Manage Reds (Defenders) setup in a 2-3-1

- Server (Black)

- Half pitch with two mini goals on half way line

- Ball played into Blue CB. Try to score into goal. Play through fullbacks and coach principles.

- Reds if gain possession, 15 seconds to score into either of the two mini goals.

- When ball goes dead, play always starts back with server on half way.

Coaching Tips:

- Manipulate the ball out to one side where there is an attacking overload as small as a 2v1. This may encorporate a purpose play of switching the ball quickly and attacking when opposition is unbalanced.

- Supportive starting position; anticipate to overlap, be within the vicinity of winger to provide quick option/overlap rather than being further away.

- Informative and effective commuication (primarily with winger) tuck in, go away, play etc.

- Courage to get forward and join in with the attack

- Consider defensive requirements; is there cover if I go? where is the opposition winger? If we lose the ball, where is my recovery run?

- If overlap is on, demand the ball to make that 2v1 overload count

- When receiving, open up and drive into the space created.

Possible Plays

1. Winger tucks inside and creates space for fullback to go on the outside

2. Full back go past winger if CM has ball for diagonal ball into space

3. ST holding ball up, winger tucked inside with CM for central support, fullback fill wide man role

- Add in extra Red defender and make it a back 3 (provides opposing fullbacks) meaning Blues have to work smarter and harder to create an overlap and overload scenario.

- Longer time limit for Reds to score.

- Server plays into any of the Blue players (provides varying starting points). Could play straight into a fullback.

Scoring:

If Blues score with a FB overlap involved in the phase of play = 2 Goals

Normal Blues goal = 1 Goal

If Reds score within 20s = 1 Goal