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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 10 - Decision Making

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David Butler

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David Butler
Name: David Butler
City: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Technical ball based warm up, followed by an attacking overload drill to challenge decision making, leading into a possession vs pressure breakout SSG and progressing towards an 8 v 8 game with focus on decision making when in overloaded scenarios

Overall Session Objective: To improve our overall decision making in every phase of the game 

Duration - 90 minutes

Number Of Players - 18

Equipment Needed - balls, bibs, cones, goals, poles, ladders, rebound boxes, hurdles, mini-goals

Session Preview - 5 minutes 

Warm Up - 16 minutes

Drill 1 - 20 minutes

Drill 2 - 15 minutes

Game - 20 minutes

Cool Down - 10 minutes

Session Review - 4 minutes

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Warm Up (15 mins)

Warm Up

Duration - 16 minutes

Area Needed - 40m x 30m

Objective - to prepare the players for a technical ball based session using relevant footballing actions and dynamic stretching


Method

Grid divided into 4 action stations, with players working through stations in sequence to complete full circuits

  • Station 1 - player dribbles through poles and continues with ball to outer cone, player then plays pass down the line to the coach who is receiving
  • Station 2 - player works through foot work ladder (action called by coach), player then continues through outer cone to join next station
  • Station 3 - player jumps 2 hurdles, then receives from coach and plays return (action called by coach - volley/head/floor pass)
  • Station 4 - player takes ball and plays rebound passes against the 2 rebound boxes (left foot, right foot), player continues on through outer cone and dribbles back to starting station
  • Timings - 4 x 3 minute rounds with 4 x 1 minute dynamic stretching segments after each round

Coaching Points:

Vary actions in foot work and hurdle stations to ensure wide range of movement.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking Overloads 1

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Attacking Overloads 1 (20 mins)

Drill 1 - Attacking Overloads in SSG

Duration - 20 minutes

Area Needed - Width of 18 yard box, length = 40 yards

Objective - To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios


Method:

  • Defending team (Blue) start behind their goal

  • Attacking team (Red) start behind their  goal
  • Attacking team GK starts attacks by playing ball to attackers when they enter playing grid
  • Defending team players enter playing grid at same time as attackers
  • GKs start in playing grid

Orientation:

  • Defending team made up of key players - GK, CBs, FBs, CDMS
  • Attacking team made up of key players - GK, CF, Wingers, CMs, FBs
  • Attacking team starts each attack with one player more than defending team - Coach varies through drill


Coaching Points:

  • Attackers to play as wide as possible
  • Move ball quickly
  • Vary attacking runs
  • Use overload to change point of attack when needed

Progressions:

  • Attacking team must work ball into box before shooting
  • Introduce shot clock to encourage quicker decision making
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 v 4 + 4 - possession v pressure

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4 v 4 + 4 - possession v pressure (15 mins)

Drill 1: 4 v 4 + 4 possession v pressure


Duration - 15 minutes


Area Needed - Centre Circle


Objective - To challenge the players decision making abilities in tight spaces

Method:

  • Players are split into 2 teams of 8
  • 4 from each team start inside circle, 4 from each team start on perimeter of circle
  • Blue Team try to keep possession and can use their team mates on the outside
  • Red Team try to win back the ball and score into any of the 4 goals - they can also use their team mates on the outside
  • 5 x 3 minute rounds
  • Players rotate in and out of circle after each round

Coaching Points:

  • constant scanning - which goal can we score in!?
  • opposite movements to create space
  • move ball quickly
  • encourage quick transitions

Progressions:

  • Limit touches encourage early decision making
  • Award points to possession team for completing a set number of passes
  • Pressing team can't score in the same goal twice in a row - more decisions to be made

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids

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Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids (20 mins)

Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids

Duration - 20 minutes

Area Needed - Width of 18 yard box, length = half the pitch

Objective - To improve our decision making

Method:

  • 1-2-3-2 vs 1-2-3-2
  • Divide pitch into unit 3 grids - Defensive/Midfield/Attacking
  • Only player playing the pass into the next grid can join that grid in order to create an attacking overload

Orientation:

  • Key players in key grids - GKs and DEF, Midfielders, Attackers
  • Defending team's players must stay in their grids (don't track attacking passer creating overloads)


Coaching Points:

  • Use width and depth to create space for overloading player entering grid
  • Midfield unit rotate and make opposite runs to create space to receive
  • Use bounce passes to create overloads
  • Use overload to change point of attack when needed

Progressions:

  • Allow defending team to make delayed recovery runs to pressure attacking overloads

Cool Down - 10 minutes

Session Review - 4 minutes

  • Did we create and take enough goal scoring opportunities throughout the session?
  • Did we make the correct defensive decisions when faced with attacking overloads?
  • Did we create space to receive?
  • Did we transition quickly?
  • Did we vary our attacking runs to create options for penetrative passing?

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