Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Team Shape/Player Roles (Basic) Week 4

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David Kenney
Name: David Kenney
City: Austin
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Guiding Questions:

What position are you playing?

What is your role? (defensively/offensively)

How can we find good shape?

Why do we need good team shape?

Common Language:

Stretch/open up

Shift left/right

Push up/Step

Back line, midfielders,wingers strikers

#s 1-11


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Learn what techniques are most valuable for different roles.
Technical Tactical
Comprehension of your role and the roles of teammates, within a formation, and on both sides of the ball.

Warm Up (10 mins)

Prior to this warm up gather the team around and give them a detailed discription of both team shape and positions/roles.

Lay out cones in a 4-2-3-1 formations or a 3-4-1 formation for 9v9 teams. Have the players in an area away from the formation doing technical work (dribbling with different parts of the foot, Passing/recieving, etc.) the coach gives the players numbers as they dribble, then when the coach says go the players race to the cone corresponding with their number. Last player to their cone has to do a technical punishment. Repeat the drill giving the players new numbers each time.

Coaching Points:

-Get in shape quickly

-Know your role

-Know the roles around you


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase 2 Attacking Shape

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Phase 2 Attacking Shape (20 mins)

Attacking Shape

Each team has a 10, 7, and 11 with the intention to combine with a target number 9 through any of the three passing lanes in behind the opposing team. The team in possession may play a pass back to the other number 9 using them as their own 6 to keep possession of the ball if needed.

Coaching Points:

-Attack as a unit

-Remind the number 9s to be active not stagnant.

-Encourage the attacking 3 to be creative going forward

-Remind them to use their 6 to recycle the attack

-Remind the attacking 3 not just to play a pass to the 9 but to COMBINE with them.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase 3 Defensive Shape

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Phase 3 Defensive Shape (20 mins)

Defensive Shape

The Defending team has a goal keeper, a back line and a number 6. They play against 4 attackers that can either score on goal for 3 points or dribble throught the gates out wide for 1 point. The idea here is to show the attackers away from goal. When the defending team wins the ball back they may score 3 points by connecting with the target player in the shaded area.

Coaching Points:

-Remind them of Pressure, Cover, Balance.

-Play your role, dont wander

-Communicate

-Be patient/force mistakes before you win the ball back


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase 4

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Phase 4 (25 mins)

Conditioned Game

Section out the thirds of the field as to allow the players a bit more positional awareness, and play. Use a formation that best translates to a 4-2-3-1. In this scrimmage both teams should play the same formation.

Coaching Points:

-Stay organized

-Know/play your role

-Defensive Shape/Attacking shape

-Communicate

-Dont wander out of position/dont be stagnant


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