Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Overlap

2v1 Overlap (25 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

A passes to B. B drives a long pass across to C. C commits B (passive defender) and plays the pass to D who is overlapping. Rotation: A - B - C - D.

Coaching Points:

- Checks before receiving ball

- Quality of driven pass (low and hard)

- Commit defender on dribble

- Commit defender centrally to open up two options either side

- Dribble with ball closest to support, outside of the foot flick pass to play them in

- Communication (Hold, Through) of overlapping player

- Shape and timing of run

- Quality of pass through (weight, direction)

- Recognising when to make the overlapping run (player on ball driving infield) and when to support underneath ball.

Progressions:

- Change direction

- Defender is active, go 2v1 to endlines.

Conditioned game (30 mins)

Organization:

30x44 field with 5 yd wide channels. (NOTE: GRAPHIC IS NOT TO SCALE) 4v4+1 with GKs and neutral wingers. Extra balls in the goals.

Instructions:

Neutral wingers have 2 touch maximum. In attacking half if a team executes a successful overlap in the wide area then the neutral winger can enter the central field of play to attack.

Game is restarted from GK every time it goes out.

Coaching Points:

Look for overloads wide.

Cut in from a wide position to clear the space to overlap.

Progressions:

Remove the wide channels and finish with free play.