Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): QAS dealing with cut backs

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Name:	Dale Hill
City:	Brisbane
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cut back area

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Cut back area

Explanation

It is important that the goalkeeper recognises the difference between a cutback start position and a narrow crossing start position.

When the ball is in the shaded white area the goalkeeper should look to come to the near post and start to square up to the ball in order to defend the blue line. M3rd 3-4 yard from near post (Goal 1)

When the ball is in the red shaded area the goalkeeper must adjust to a half space position so that they can deal with a ball stood up towards central and back post areas as well as defending the space in front.

Too often the goalkeeper comes to a cutback position(Near post) when the ball is in the red shaded area. The goalkeeper then cannot influence or defend anything played to the back post

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical-Cutback

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Technical-Cutback

Explanation

Goalkeeper start in a laying position in(goal 1*) half sitting up. Ball is played into goal 1 space outside the line of the body for goalkeeper to collapse on.

Key Technical Factors

Lead forward with hands ensuring body goes forward

Head in the window

3 hand technique- One of top one behind

*Goal 1- 3-4 yard space from near post and marker

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Technical-Cut Back

Explanation

Ball starts with central player. Central player passes to gk who passes back to central player. Ball is played from central to wide position. Within two touches wide play looks to hit central mannequins below knee height with a cutback

Progression

Attacking player can hit mannequin any height below shoulder or score in the goal

Goal 2**- Ball start with player in wide area. Who plays a pass outside of goal one for attacking player to side foot finish in goal 2.

Key technical factors

Move in relation to the ball as it travels

Ensure set as the ball is stuck

Set in the low set position square to the ball with weight forward

Ensure only slightly past post-avoid being down the line of the ball

Don't guess-Hold and defend goal 1 as if it was M3RD

Lead early with hands taking body forward

Decision-Deflect or catch

Decision- Go or Stay and defend goal

Goal 2** Blue line. If the ball is struck in an area that the goalkeeper cannot influence the goalkeeper must drop and defend the near post half of the goal.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Situational-Cutbacks

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Situational-Cutbacks

Explanation

Within four passes between central blue and red players. Red looks to slide a pass between CB & LB/RB for wide player to run onto. Within 3 touches wide player looks to drive into the marked area and look to score by

1. Beating the goalkeeper with a shot- 1 point

2. Beating the goalkeeper between the near post and the yellow cone-3 points

3 Cut the ball back for the attacking player(red) to score

Once the ball goes into the wide area the game is live with both red players and the blue defender joining in to create attacking scenario.

If the blue team clears the ball from the 18 yard box/or ball goes out of playing area from poor delivery etc. Coach on the edge of the box takes a touch out of feet and shot for second phase strike.

Methodology

Situational-Random Practice

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Related Practice-Cutback

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Game Related Practice-Cutback

Explanation

Red VS Blue

Ball starts with red goalkeeper who plays a pass out to red attacking player. Red attacking player looks to drive into the cutback zone(red marked area) and cut the ball back in goal 1

If blue goalkeeper successfully deals with ball the blue goalkeeper distributes the ball to blue attacking player

Keep score

+1 goal by scoring through goal 1

Team with most points win

Ensure both teams go left and right

Progression

Goalkeeper can step in as attacking player for wide player to cut back to. Side foot finish in goal 2 only

Key technical factors

Move in relation to the ball as it travels

Ensure set as the ball is stuck

Set in the low set position square to the ball with weight forward

Ensure only slightly past post-avoid being down the line of the ball

Don't guess-Hold and defend goal 1 as if it was M3RD

Lead early with hands taking body forward

Decision-Deflect or catch

Decision- Go or Stay and defend goal

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