Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U12 Bala breaking lines (Start Time: 2020-08-11 18:00:00)

General Breaking lines (20 mins)

General practice in possession

Welsh way principles - Breaking lines

Understand when and how to play through, around and over the opposition based on the type of pressure applied.

Area Size 

20mtr x 14 mtr with a half way line (May vary depending on age and ability)

Football behind the Yellow outside players

4 x Blue, 4 x Red and 3 x Yellow bibs.

3 x 2 min with time set aside for terminal feedback in the breaks.

Coaches position in one of the corners so I can see the whole pitch.

The Session Details

First 2 min Block the Reds will be encouraged to play around the Blues.

Team in possession try and play around the opposition and score by transferring the ball from one end yellow player to the other. If they are successful they can maintain possession of the ball. Teams in possession can use the yellow common players that creates a 7 v 4. Players are locked in to their zones to begin with with the central free player having freedom to move in to both zones.

The coach will be working with the RED team trying to maintain possession while the BLUE team will be managed to be realistic in the way the apply pressure on the ball and defend using the key points. When the Blue team wins the ball they maintain possession of the ball and try and score, the REDS must attempt to wins the ball back working on the out of possession principles. If the Blue team are having more success in possession they will challenged to a number of touches, time on the ball etc.

The outside Yellow player can't be closed down to begin with.

Key points RED Team

1. Make the pitch big (Width and Depth)

2. Try to play through, around and over

3. Can we move the ball quicker

4. Can we entice the defender to create more space to go forward

5. Look to play forward

6. Receive on the half turn, on the back foot, check shoulders

Out of possession Blue Team will be managed to be realistic in their press

1. Defend narrow

2. Force out wide

3. Protect the middle

4. Prevent split passes

Conditions, Challenges and Targets RED team

1. Players try to break the lines by going around they will score 1 point.

2. Outside players limited to 3 touch but must pass in 3 sec

3. Extra 2 points if the can play through the middle.

4. Extra 3 points if they can play a direct pass.

5. Can they play short then play over on their first touch

Defensive team BLUE

1. Restrict touches

2. Restrict time

3. Extra point if the REDS fail to pass through the middle

What to expect playing around.

1. They will start by being attracted to the ball and not making the pitch big width and depth. (WHY) to create space centrally

2. Body position needs to be open using the touchline as a guide, side on, so the player can see most of the pitch. (HOW & WHO)

3. Players not moving the ball quickly taking to many touches. (WHY) allowing the defenders to re group and get back in to position.

4. The outside wide players need to be brave on the ball and with their first touch take the ball beyond the defence. (HOW)

5. Movement from the outside players so the are always in a position to receive

(WHEN)

Play over

Third 2 min Block the Reds will be encouraged to play over the Blues.

The outside players can't pass direct with out involving inside players first.

Conditions, Challenges and Targets RED team

1. Extra 3 points if they can play a direct pass.

2. Can they play short then play over on their first touch

3. Outside players have two touches to control and pass.

4. Outside players can be closed down after their first touch.

5. Teams in possession can rotate player between zones but there can't be more than 3 players from the same team in one zone.

6. One of the players in possession can drop in to the end zone when outside player is closed down

What to expect by playing over

1. Weight of the ball needs to be good from the lay off (WHY) to deliver a first time ball and from the resulting direct pass as the receiver will only have two touches to deal with the ball.

2. When the ball is in the air the players need to be able to give the outside player an option straight away. (WHEN & WHO)

3 . The defenders will be expecting the ball to be played over them and will try to stop the ball at source which allows more room to play centrally. 

4. Rotating the players will get them used to the rotational aspect of the SSG. Working on communication and triggers for movement. (WHEN & WHY)

What does the other coach do

1. The other team will have to work hard to block the pass over them, which should allow extra space in the middle.

SSG (20 mins)

SSG- Breaking Lines

Can we play through, around and over the opposition depending on pressure applied

Oraganisation / Area Size

30mtr x 20 mtr split in to thirds (May vary depending on age and ability)

4 x Blue, 4 x Red and 2 x goalkeepers

Designated area behind both goals for footballs

Session Details

Pitch is split in to three zones, Zone 1 is a 3 v 1 for the defensive team, Zone 2 is a 2v2. Zone 3 is a 2 v 1.

Teams in possession try to break lines through the zones using what we have learned from the first two drills and try and score. They can break lines by passing or dribbling, by playing around, through or over. Team will be encouraghed to creat overloads in zones within the conditions given by the coach.

4 x 4 min with break for Terminal feedback

Challenge, conditions & Targets

1. Can the attackers be brave and break the line by threading split passess through the three zones to the strikers in less than 5 passes, extra point

2. Players can move in to next zone by passing the ball forward but must be replaced by a teammate (encourage rotation)

3. Limited amount of touches

4. Time limit before they can score 10-15 sec

5. Extra point if we can play from zone 1 straight in to zone 3

Key points

In possession

1. Make the pitch big (Width and Depth)

2. Try to play through, around and over

3. Can we move the ball quicker

4. Can we entice the defender to create more space to go forward

5. Look to play forward

6. Receive on the half turn, on the back foot, check shoulders

Out of possession

1. Defend narrow

2. Force out wide

3. Protect the middle

4. Prevent split passes