Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 6 - Attacking Overloads

Attacking Overloads 1 (20 mins)

Drill 1 - Attacking Overloads in SSG

Duration - 20 minutes

Area Needed - Width of 18 yard box, length = 40 yards

Objective - To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios

Method:

• Defending team (Blue) start behind their goal

• Attacking team (Red) start behind their  goal
• Attacking team GK starts attacks by playing ball to attackers when they enter playing grid
• Defending team players enter playing grid at same time as attackers

• GKs start in playing grid

Orientation:

• Defending team made up of key players - GK, CBs, FBs, CDMS
• Attacking team made up of key players - GK, CF, Wingers, CMs, FBs
• Attacking team starts each attack with one player more than defending team - Coach varies through drill

Coaching Points:

• Attackers to play as wide as possible

• Move ball quickly
• Vary attacking runs
• Use overload to change point of attack when needed

Progressions:

• Attacking team must work ball into box before shooting
• Introduce shot clock to encourage higher tempo attacks

Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids (15 mins)

Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids

Duration - 15 minutes

Area Needed - Width of 18 yard box, length = half the pitch

Objective - To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios

Method:

• 1-2-3-2 vs 1-2-3-2
• Divide pitch into unit 3 grids - Defensive/Midfield/Attacking
• Only player playing the pass into the next grid can join that grid in order to create an attacking overload

Orientation:

• Key players in key grids - GKs and DEF, Midfielders, Attackers
• Defending team's players must stay in their grids (don't track attacking passer creating overloads)

Coaching Points:

• Use width and depth to create space for overloading player entering grid
• Midfield unit rotate and make opposite runs to create space to receive
• Use bounce passes to create overloads
• Use overload to change point of attack when needed

Progressions:

• Allow defending team to make delayed recovery runs to pressure attacking overloads

Cool Down - 10 minutes

Session Review - 4 minutes

• Did we use width and depth to create space for overloads?
• Did we vary our attacking runs to create options for penetrative passing?
• Did we use the extra player to change the point of attack when needed?
• Are we more confident in creating goal scoring opportunities from overloads in the attacking phase?