Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Wolves U14s RTC - Playing through the thirds

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Jean Mansosa
Name: Jean Mansosa
City: Coventry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival Activity - Rondo - Number Game

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Arrival Activity - Rondo - Number Game

Objective: To raise pulse levels and concentration levels

Rondo - Number game

Player Led

Players in possession aim to keep the ball whilst a member of the other team tries to win the ball in a limited time-scale

  • Body position
  • Keep possession
  • Ball speed
  • Tempo
  • Prepare space

Progression:

  • Add more defenders



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Drill - Y Drill

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Y Drill

Player led

Objective: Move the ball with tempo and accuracy, positive 1st touch

1 - Player A passes to player B, he then chooses to post to either player C or player D (Players follow their pass)

Progression 2: Player A and B will play a 1-2 pass, A will play to C or D who plays a 1-2 pass with B to receive a return pass whilst making a forward run

Progression 3: Similar start to progression 2, player A switches the ball to C or D who plays a through ball for the opposite player.

Progression 4: Player A switches the ball to C or D, who plays a 1-2 pass with B (as they make a forward run to receive the return ball), who plays a through ball to the opposite player.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Drill 2 - Double X Passing

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X Drill

Player Led

Objective: Move the ball with tempo and accuracy, positive 1st touch

2 balls start symaltaniusly

This drill develops the player's ball speed, 1st touch and awareness

1-2 pass with A and B, fizz ball into C, who passes to D and D will play the ball back to A at the top of the grid, players will follow their pass or move to the next section

Conditioning:

  • 2 or 3 touches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Lead in Practice: 8 vs 4 Possession - MDG

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Lead in Practice: 8 vs 4 Possession - MDG

Objective: being able to keep possession, while under pressure, high tempo, high pressure

  • 3 Equal teams, 2 teams in the middle, 1 team on the outside.
  • The team in possession must be able to keep the ball and can use outside players to enable secure possession.
  • Unlimited amount of passes.
  • Prepare the space
  • anticipate the next movement
  • Create width and length
  • Play off 1 or 2 touches
  • Receiving details - body shielding the ball, pin and spin away from defender
  • Set back to play forward

Progression:

  • Decrease area size
  • Introduce limited touches
  • Introduce a scoring system for the defending team as an incentive
Coach Led - Be assertive with expectations and drive tempo constantly


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase of play - through the thirds

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Phase of play - through the thirds

Objective: Play through the thirds

  • Pitch divided into thirds
  • 8 vs 7 + 2 goalkeepers
  • Focus on one team whilst the other team is managed by another coach
  • Midfield three in a triangle, prepare space, create angles, become options, set tempo for the game

  • The connection between midfield 3 – rotations an awareness of each other – not on the same lines.
  • Different range of passing
  • Prepare the space to receive
  • Movement of midfield 3, especially pivot player to ensure they're able to receive from defensive players

Coach Led - Be assertive with expectations and drive tempo constantly


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