Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): UWM 2 midfield play att/def // 443 v 352

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Timeline

Warm up 7-7:30

Function in possession 7:30-7:50

Function out of possession 7:50-8:10

Game 8:10 - 8:30

Arrival activity

3v1 floating rondo

Organisation:

·       As shown in the diagram, in a 20x20m area there are4 boxes, 10x10m each. Also, there are two mini-goals on each side of the largerarea.

·      Players are split into 4 in abox. Due to the group being larger, another two 10x10m boxes with mini-goalsare to be set up.

·      Players play a 3v1 rondo ineach box.

·      Aim of the practice is playersto progress their warm up into a game related movements where they need to makeshort sharp runs in space. Another aim of the practice is to be engaging forplayers at the very beginning of the session.

·      Players are to be encouraged tomaintain high intensity throughout so as to sustain the quality of the warm up.

1.    3v1 rondo

-       Once defender wins the ball,they swap with person that lost possession.

2.    3v1 rondo

-       Only this time once thedefender wins the ball they play 1v1 with person that lost the ball and have 5seconds to score.

3.    3v1 rondo

-       When the defender wins theball, they have to tag a player from the next grid that would go and play as adefender.

-       Q to players: What can you doto avoid being tagged while playing in your rondo?

Coaching points:

·      What is the reaction after youloose possession?

-       In the 1v1, can you reactquickly to recover the ball?

·      Encourage movements off theball and constant rotation within the grid

·      Encourage 1v1 duels where anattacker is cornered off and needs to escape

Warm up

Active stretching

Organisation:

·      2, 3-coned lines are set up andplayers work in threes.

·      Players perform activestretching exercises introduced by the captain.

Red lines - movement; black doted lines - pass

One person of each team keeps track of score

Session organisation

• Coach works mainly with red team, supports blue
• Every time team out of possession regains, they have 10 seconds to finish their attack
• Both team players are as shown on the diagram
• Black players act as common players/target players

IP through CBs against 352's midfield

Start sequences from CBs

I. Breaking lines

II. Switch play

Aims:

• Use CBs to maintain a wide formation and cycle the ball patiently

Targets and challenges:

• If 5->7->5 unlocks 9 to come in and overload
• Dribble through gates - 3 points
• Pass to target - 1 point

OP to target players 7&9 against 352's midfield

Blue team

Aim to play through the channels to the target players (point shown)

Red team

Aim to stay compact and 6 to protect space behind