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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Half Pitch Practice Exploiting Wide Areas

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Anthony Williams
Name: Anthony Williams
City: Maesteg
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Exploiting wide areas against a 3-5-2

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Exploiting wide areas against a 3-5-2

ORGANISATION

Blues formation of 4-4-2 v Reds formation of 3-4-3 (using players in shaded area plus both blue full backs.

Aims

Working with the blue team

Looking to exploit both wide areas in a 4-4-2 v 3-4-3 system

Working with the blues.

Every player will have an understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the team.

Duration

7 minutes work/ 3.5 minutes rest

Total 32 minutes

Rules

Blues looking to score in main goal and Reds have 15 seconds to score in either small goal.

The ball will start with Central midfielder, but this will alter during the session.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Option 1

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Option 1 (10 mins)

Organisation

Players used : 15 players and 1 goalkeeper

Rules

Blue central midfielder and full back can only support

Blue are looking to attack in wide areas

Aims

Exploit wide area

How we will do this

Blue Midfielder will make movement inside to take wide midfield defender with him, triggers strikers movement into the channel. The movement should be realistic and quick.

Coaching Points

Timing of run.

Realistic movement looking to get on the ball.

Weight of pass,

Angle of run.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Option 2

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Option 2 (10 mins)

Progression

Full back will make overlapping run.

Central midfielder will play into wide player who will come short, hopefully play pass first time into striker who will drop short. Then striker can play 1 or 2 touch depending on quality of ball and speed of full backs run.

Coaching Points

Full backs run, be aware of off sides ,

Pass on correct side, good weight allowing a first time pass.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Option 3

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Option 3 (10 mins)

Progression

Ball played to full back. Movement from wide player toward touch line opening passing lane to striker.

Play pass into striker, central midfielder makes run forward and inside to recieve short pass from striker. Wide player accelerates down line and recieves pass from central midfielder. As shown in diagram.

Coaching Points

Be aware of off sideline

Pass on correct side, good weight

Communication

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Objectives and Reasons

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Objectives and Reasons

Organisation

Blue 2 fullbacks-4 midfielders and 2 strikers

Red back 3-and midfield 4.

Total number of players 15 plus 1 goalkeeper

Aims

Blues are looking to exploit the wide areas, they will try and score in the main goal

If reds win the ball they have 15 seconds to score in the small goals

Coaching points.

All of the previous as well as :

Movement to create the space for others

Strikers working as a pair to create space out wide for time mates to exploit.

Objectives

To exploit wide areas and get crosses into the box.

Players getting forward and get numbers in the box and also ring the 18yard area for second balls.

Full backs overlapping and wide midfielders have licence to drift inside.

Hopefully, giving the players enough ideas to be creative and achieve to outcomes asked of them .

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Reflection

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Reflection (10 mins)

Reflection.

Players used:Llangynwydd 1st team

DESCRIPTION.. What happend.....

Using 15 players and 1 goalkeeper.

Session worked very well the players involved picked up the patterns and movement quickly. Full backs and midfielders really enjoyed the session

After showing demonstrations and using a question and answer approach the team did take the information on board and the objectives were achieved very quickly.

Feelings....

Before.. I knew the players mostly involved in the patterns would love the session, I wasnt sure on the others.

During... Session started very bright. Movement was game realistic. Inculding full backs overlapping runs.

After..Players realised there are several ways of exploiting wide areas. The use of unselfish runs to cretae space for others was excellent. Very good imagination and creativity as well.

EVALUATION.

Good. Players understanding from both the strikers and midfielders who rotated in making runs forward was excellent. Full backs really enjoyed the session but it was a lot of running for them. Very physical for full backs

Bad. As coaching points mainly occured down one side the other side of the pitch didnt get as much information and the opportunities to work on what was asked of them.

Analysis... How I influenced session....

Observing palyers and thier movement. Diagonsing problems as they arose.

Vocally giving instruction and just the odd reminders of when and how to make runs..

Conclusion...

Session worked well.

Action Plan..

Next time we conduct this session I will get players to come up with other movements and show different patterns.

Limitations..

No real limitations within the session. Players enjoyed it. Theer was a lot of work for both full backs in this system.

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