Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Finishing the Attack

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Oisin Crean
Name: Oisin Crean
City: Bradenton
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Team Function: Activation & Preparation - Finishing (In-Season)

Moment of Game: Attacking / Finishing.

Phase of Play: Create / Finish (Zone 4)

Game Concepts: Quick Ball Movement to Attack the goal

Game References: Wide Channel with #7, #10 or #11 (Ball), Support Around Ball (Teammates), Defense is Unbalanced (Opponents), Wide Channels & Half Spaces in Zone 4 (Space)

Game Actions: Verbal & Non Verbal Cues, Decision Making, Receiving / Passing / Dribbling

Counter Principle: Delay - Deny Ball Progression

Coach Considerations: Discuss (allow play to flow with occasional individual references)

Individual Influence (Primary): Attacking Midfielders and Striker (4-2-3-1 = #7, #9, #10, #11)

Performance Outcome: # of successful shots on target / goals for attacking players (#7/#9/#10/#11) in wide channels & half spaces in Zone 4


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warmup - Finishing

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Warmup - Finishing (15 mins)

Method: Pass diagonally and run straight, finishing the attack.

Coaching Points:

- Ball is played from the goal to the attacker for a first time finish. 

- Inside of the foot for accuracy.

- Laces of the foot for power

- Work on the left and right foot, finishing.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finishing the Attack

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Finishing the Attack (15 mins)

Method:

Phase 1: Up, back, through to goal. One player finishes while another follows up on the rebound.

Phase 2: The two players at the back of the square play one pass horizontally and the next pass wide to the winger.

Phase 3: The winger has the ball in a wide position. The 4 players involved in the initial up, back and through combination play run towards the goal to attack the cross coming inside.

Coaching Points: 

Shots on target with the inside of the foot or the laces. Crosses into the box can be cut back, driven, lofted.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9

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9v9 (25 mins)

Method: Coach in the flow, uninterrupted play

 

9v9 Game

 

Organization

- Ball is played in to the blue team who go to the red team goal. If intercepted the red team keeps the ball and transitions to the blue team goal.

 

Area 70x45.

Duration 25 minutes

 

Coaching Points:

Defensive team: Defensive positioning (10 – 12 yards between defenders in a compact block), shift, slide, block shots & Transition to Attack.

-Defending as a unit, shifting sliding, prevent penetration and goalscoring for 25 minutes

Attacking team: 1-2-3-3 formation going to goal and creating goal scoring opportunities.

-Game management from blue and red teams.

Attacking team:

-Supporting positions

-First touch and bodyshape to set up next action

-Speed and accuracy ofpassing

-Find free player (3rdman)

Common Language:

-Touch and play

-Finish

-Reactions in transition


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