Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 09/05/22 Switching Play

5v3 overload (20 mins)

Key Factors

1.Three (red) defending players with the objective to get possession of the ball to become a player with the overload.

2.Ball starts at the Top with four players spread out around the grid and one player in the middle roaming free. 

3.The objective of the bee team is to get the ball from the top end to the bottom end and back up to the top to make the defending team have to win possession of the ball twice. 

4.Every time the player in the middle of the grid receives and makes a pass the team with the overload is awarded extra possessions against the defending team.

Organisation

1.30 x 30 grid.

2.Bibs

3.Cones

4.Balls. 

Coaching Points

1.Tempo of passing

2.Use of overload

3.Timing of switch in play

Conditions

1.Two touch

2.Player in side the grid has to touch the ball

3.Timed targets

Coaching Process

Fly by

Coaching process

Drive by

5 Pillars

Social - 10% - Team meetings, Challenges

Technical - 10% - Challange the players, Can we play a firm first time pass?

Tactical - 15% -Challange the players, How can help time our switch ball?

Physical - 15% -Can you take any opportunity to recieve the ball in space?

Pyschological - 50% - Decision making

Match with wide zones (35 mins)

Key Factors

1.7v7 match with a magic man in the centre of the pitch and two wide players in the marked wide areas.

2.The target for this match is if the team switches play from wide area to wide area and score of the possession it is worth two goals.

3.If the team can play with using the two wide players and the magic player it is worth 3 goals

Organisation

1.100 x 60 pitch with two 100 x 20 wide zone

2.Balls

3.Bibs

4.Cones

Conditions 

1.Two touches 

2. First time shots only. 

3.At least one wide player must be involved in the possession of play to score

Coaching points

1. Timing of switching play

2.Passing techniques

3.Movements 

Coaching Process

Fly by

Coaching process

Drive by

5 Pillars

Social - 10% - Team meetings, Captains, Challanages

Technical - 10% - Challange the players, Can we play a firm first time pass?

Tactical - 15% -Challange the players, How can we use the overload to our advantage?

Physical - 15% -Can you take any opportunity to recieve the ball in space?

Pyschological - 50% - Decision making