Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Combination play in front third/midfield. (Start Time: 2018-03-27 19:00:00)

Passing Exercise (5 mins)

Main Moment:

BP

Key Principle: . To create scoring chances

Football Problem (using the 5W’s):

The team is struggling to penetrate in the final third due to poor decision making making runs and playing balls in behind the opposition defence.

What: We are struggling to get good conbinations in the attacking 1/3 .

Who: ,#8,#10,#6 & support play from forwards #9,#11,#7

When: inside the opposition 1/2

Where: Final 3rd

Why: decision making is poor when playing a pass in the final 3rd to penetrate the defence.

Session Objective: I aim to improve…the decision making when trying to penetrate in the final third

Team Task: When we have the ball in the final 3rd, can we play a team mate in behind the defence with a penetrating pass. "killer pass"

#6 to pass to #8 then to #11 then to # 10 to pass to #9

Progress - passing options through the passing lanes - different combinations 

Organisation :

Number of players: two teams of 7 + two keepers

Progression - introduce 2 defenders in each grid

Player Tasks :

scanning

speed of the pass

first touch body shape facing forward

follow the pass

defender presses

Coaches Cues :

Movement off the ball in areas to receive the ball facing forward

Back to the sideline to open your body up.

Game Training (20 mins)

Session Objective: red Team

Combination play in front third

Blue Team CAN NOT attack outside of marked zone !

Player numbers

8 v 6 +2 GKs

Playing dimensions

Half field - with marked down the 18 yard box to half line

Team Task:

Switch sides as much as possible to create overloads and to open up opponent (spaces behind defence - ENTRY ZONES)

Minimise touches and play quick

Positions

Ball circulation

Accurate passing

Movement off the ball

Penetration runs

Attack through ENTRY ZONES

Communication

Player Tasks/Coaching Points:

First touch

Body position

Deliver accurate passes

Create passing options

Make penetration runs

Quick finsih once in scoring opportunity

Communicate

Coaches Cues

-drive the ball to the space .

-can we recieve the ball facing forward

- can our attackers move the defenders

- quick movement or speed of the ball ( wall pass)

- play wide