Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Switching play

4 v 2 attacking Combos (20 mins)

Key Factors

Specific based half pitch practice

Working on attacking movements

Organisation

4v2 - Rotate after each go

Info

Ball starts with CM, Plays into one winger, receives back, switches to far winger. Attack 4v2.

Movements

9 - Get across CB, attack inbetween penalty spot and front post

10 - Hold up around penalty spot

Farside winger - far post - For driven cross

11v11 game (25 mins)

• Conditioned SSG
• 11v11
• Emphasis of team training session design is attacking from wide areas, building to switching of play
• Practice area set up as seen in image, marked off with the width of the 18 yard
• 5min blocks - 1 min rest

Progressions/Regressions

• Game 1 - FBs only players allowed in wide channel, on 2 touch
• Game 2 - Opposition players can go into wide channel to defend 1v1. If so wide player can take unlimited touches to beat player, need our wide players to be able to attack players 1v1 and be able to beat them.
• Game 3 - Can create a 2v1 in wide channel with supporting player. Opportunity for WB to combine to beat player or drive into pitch.
• Game 4 - If you can work the ball through one neutral player to the far-side by playing through the middle that scores an additional point. This encourages central players to be open to support and in a position to switch the play.

Coaching detail

• Main aim of session design is focusing on wide players, position specific outcome within SSG.
• Game 1 - Getting head up and making quick decisions prior to receiving the ball, attacking movements of central players to free themselves up to attack the ball (Double movements) Massively important to have central passing options.
• Game 2 - Attacking moves to beat a player. Also to recognise central support players for in-out pass 1-2 pass combo's to beat a man
• Game 3 - To recognise moments when creating a 2v1 in wide channels to lend the ball to create 2v1 and support ahead of the ball or to drive centrally inside.
• Game 4 - Prior to the switch, be aware of central open players. Important that they are there to support. On far-side, don't be too high too early, want to arrive into the space. Don't want to draw the opposition into the space we are looking to attack.