Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Playing Through the Thirds

Am-Club: Harrison Youth Soccer Club

Marcos Soto

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Name:	Marcos Soto
City:	Harrison
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

this weak we are looking to adjust our midfielder to a high press and double team defending creating angles on there body and adjusting the passing tempo and movement will be the key

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Playing Through the Thirds

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Playing Through the Thirds

Organization

Set up the area as seen above in the image with 8 flags creating to banks of 4 in the middle of the field.
The ball starts with the players at the end. The attacker (player 0) passes to the player who is positioned on the left mannequin (player 1) who receives the ball and sets it back to the same player. Player 0 then passes to the player on the second mannequin on the left (player 2) to then pass back to player 1 who then passes forward to the Target player at the end.
The players follow their pass and rotate around to the left.
Change the practice for the players to rotate around to the right after 3 minutes.

Instructions

Coaching Points

Players need to look to have good body shape throughout the practice with their hips in line with the ball to receive the pass on the angle.
To improve forward play, attackers should look to support around the ball when passing through the lines, offering to support whilst also meeting the ball to improve passing. Players also need to keep game realistic movements in mind.
Players need to recognize when to change the rhythm of passes depending on the position of the field. Slower passes simulate drawing out the opposition to then speeding up as the spaces become smaller and closer to the attacking goal.

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2+GK+target player

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2v2+GK+target player (10 mins)

Organization

Set a field with 1 goals each side and a zone between with a target player
play 2 v 2 plus GKs plus Target player

Instructions

attacking team start with the ball pass the ball between them with a minimum of 2 touches each try to connect with target player who must turn and look to shoot on goal.
If defenders win possession of the ball they must score on the attacking goal

Coaching Points:

Press: Defenders need to get as close as they possibly can to prevent the ball from being played forward. Defenders also need to be aware of the attacker behind to block passing options into them.
Cover: Covering players need to be behind their teammates and be in a position to block the pass to the attacker behind them.
Recover: If the defenders are beaten with a pass, the covering player must recover to get in front of the attacker and delay the attack, while their defending teammate recovers to a position behind them to cover.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6

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6v6

Organization

6v6 on a 3 third field
Midfield third separate on 3 zones
team formation 1-3-2

Instructions

team formation 1-3-2 every player only allow to play only on there third
attacking team have 2 forward a on defender and 3 midfielders
midfield third is divide in 3 zones
attacking must have 1 player on each mid zone
defender team is allow to have 2 defender on 1

Coaching Points

Players should always look to play with their body shape looking to the ball as well as the goal. This allows them to play forward when possible.
Players should take up positions realistic to the game also looking to rotate and switch positions with their teammates with good timing depending on the position of the ball and the opponent.

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