Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending an overload (General practice) (Start Time: 2022-11-24 21:00:00)

Defending an overload (20 mins)

Explanation 

• Play will start with a blue player attacking the red goal in a 1v1 situation against the goalkeeper. the blue player will have a 5 second count down to get away a shot on goal. 
• Once he has done so, the blue player then becomes a defender, the coach then feeds a ball to a RED player behind the goal, the 2 RED players from behind the goal then attack the BLUE goal in a 2v1, the reds will have a 10 second count down to get a shot on the blues goal.
• As soon as the RED team get their shot on goal they then become the defenders, the coach feeds a ball into the BLUE team and the 2 BLUE players from behind the goal join the BLUE player already in play to attack the RED goal in a 3v2.
•  Once again, the coach will play the ball into the RED team, this time in the wide area then the reds will attack the blues goal in 4v3 situation, 

• the shot from the RED team will be the end of the phase and all the players will reset. 
• The BLUE player which played no part in the 1st phase will start the next set.

Conditions, Challenges, Targets

• The conditions are a 30x20 area with 2 full size goals at each end
• The target for both teams is to score in the oppositions goal (GK in at both ends)
• Challenges the RED team will be to; 
• 1. move the ball quickly, commit opponent to the ball in order to create space to exploit the numerical advantage, 
• the 10 second count down will help with the intensity of the session and help maintain realism, 
• challenge the BLUE team to recover their defensive shape as quickly as possible and try to protect central areas.

Out of possession (coached) 

• Protect the middle of the pitch
• Leave the furthest player
• Recognise player movements
• Recover defensive position quickly

In possession (managed)

• Find the spare player
• committing the opponent
• Ball speed
• Interchange of positions
• intensity throughout the practice

Progression

• If RED team are having success we will add a 10 second countdown clock
• BLUE team will gain a point for delaying and RED team not scoring within 10 second time pressure.

Interventions

• walkthrough at start of the session
• concurrent feedback
• terminal feedback after the blocks have taken place