Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Operational Principles - 9v9 Green Zone

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Leo Barbosa
Name: Leo Barbosa
City: Rochester
Country: United States of America
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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General Principles:

1 - Oneself

  • Perceive and conceive
  • Decide and deceive
  • Execute and assess

2 - Manage Space

  • Create and close space
  • Attack 1, 2, 3
  • Pressure quickly on transition
  • Organize defense on offense
  • Defend 1, 2, 3

3 - Manage the ball

  • Keep it simple
  • Play what you see
  • Receive with intent
  • Pass with porpuse
  • Keep and move the ball
  • Advance the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending - Goalkicks

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending - Goalkicks
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Defending - Goalkicks

Operational Principles:

  • Pressure on identified situations
  • Make them predictable
  • Prevent playing through
  • Recovery behind the ball if the 

Individual tactics: foot on the ball, make player with the ball uncomfortable

Small group tactics: Take away passing options (players/space) - Pressure, cover and balance

Collective: Make it compact / Keep it compact - Close the middle first!

 

What if:

They play 3-2-3? "6" drop between lines, 2 and 3 get wider to defend flanks

They play it short? Push defensive line up, keep +1 in the back, GK push up to yellow zone

They play it long? Clog the side of the ball, be ready for the second ball



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending -

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Defending -

Operational Principles:

  • Pressure on identified situations
  • Make them predictable
  • Prevent playing through
  • Recovery behind the ball if the 

Individual tactics: foot on the ball, make player with the ball uncomfortable

Small group tactics: Take away passing options (players/space) - Pressure, cover and balance

Collective: Make it compact / Keep it compact - Close the middle first!

 

What if:

They through?

They play around?

They play over?



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition A-D

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Transition A-D

Operational Principles:

  • Pressure on identified situations
  • Make them predictable
  • Prevent playing through
  • Recovery behind the ball if the 

Individual tactics: foot on the ball, make player with the ball uncomfortable

Small group tactics: Take away passing options (players/space) - Pressure, cover and balance

Collective: Make it compact / Keep it compact - Close the middle first!

 

What if:

They through?

They play around?

They play over?



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking - Middle channel

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Attacking - Middle channel

Operational Principles:
  • Finishing:
  • Mobility:
  • Depth:
  • Unit:
  • Penetration:
Individual tactics: Keep it simple, play what you see, receive with intent

Small group tactics: Attack 1, 2, 3

Collective: Make it compact / Keep it compact - Close the middle first!

 

What if:

They through?

They play around?

They play over?



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking - Flanks

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Attacking - Flanks

Operational Principles:

  • Pressure on identified situations
  • Make them predictable
  • Prevent playing through
  • Recovery behind the ball if the 

Individual tactics: foot on the ball, make player with the ball uncomfortable

Small group tactics: Take away passing options (players/space) - Pressure, cover and balance

Collective: Make it compact / Keep it compact - Close the middle first!

 

What if:

They through?

They play around?

They play over?



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition D-A

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Transition D-A

Operational Principles:

  • Pressure on identified situations
  • Make them predictable
  • Prevent playing through
  • Recovery behind the ball if the 

Individual tactics: foot on the ball, make player with the ball uncomfortable

Small group tactics: Take away passing options (players/space) - Pressure, cover and balance

Collective: Make it compact / Keep it compact - Close the middle first!

 

What if:

They through?

They play around?

They play over?



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