Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating & Exploiting Overloads (UEFA B Session 2) (Start Time: 03-Jan-2025 19:15h)

Specific Practice Set-up (15 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

PROGRESSION - RED TEAM can use an additional RED player to enter wide channel. Introduce a time clock of 20s for when the BLUES gain possession.

REGRESSION - BLUE TEAM can use a 3rd player in the wide channel during the first two blocks for a 3v1 (BLOCK 1) or 3v2 (BLOCK 2) overload.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

BOTH TEAMS - Condition - BLUES & REDS must have 1 player in the wide channels at all times.

Block 1 - Condition: Only the RED RB & LB can enter the wide channel to engage the wide players for the blue team. Blue team can only have 2 PLAYERS in the wide channels

Block 2 - Condition: 2 RED PLAYERS can now enter the wide channel. BLUE team can still only have a maximum of 2 PLAYERS in the wide channel.

Block 3 - Free play - no restrictions.

OPPO Team Condition - REDS must try to score within 10 seconds once they regain possession.

Challenges - BLUE RB & LB must take a big first touch when they receive the ball to draw pressure from the OPPO RED CDM/RB/LB.

BLUE RB/LB must try to overlap their RM/LM during BLOCK 1

BLUE RB/LB must try to underlap their RM/LM during BLOCK 2

Target - BLUE Team - If the BLUE team scores within two passes after an overlap or underlap using the wide channel - 2 goals. 1 goal for everything else.

Target - RED Team - If the RED team score within 5s of winning the ball back - 2 goals. 1 goal for under 10s.

SSG Set-up (10 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

PROGRESSION - RED TEAM can use an additional RED player to enter wide channel. Introduce a time clock of 20s for when the BLUES gain possession. 

REGRESSION - BLUE TEAM can use a 3rd player in the wide channel during the first two blocks for a 3v1 (BLOCK 1) or 3v2 (BLOCK 2) overload. 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

BOTH TEAMS - Condition - BLUES & REDS must have 1 player in the wide channels at all times.

Block 1 - Condition: Only the RED RB & LB can enter the wide channel to engage the wide players for the blue team. Blue team can only have 2 PLAYERS in the wide channels 

Block 2 - Condition: 2 RED PLAYERS can now enter the wide channel. BLUE team can still only have a maximum of 2 PLAYERS in the wide channel. 

Block 3 - Free play - no restrictions. 

OPPO Team Condition - REDS must try to score within 10 seconds once they regain possession. 

Challenges - BLUE RB & LB must take a big first touch when they receive the ball to draw pressure from the OPPO RED CDM/RB/LB. 

BLUE RB/LB must try to overlap their RM/LM during BLOCK 1

BLUE RB/LB must try to underlap their RM/LM during BLOCK 2

Target - BLUE Team - If the BLUE team scores within two passes after an overlap or underlap using the wide channel - 2 goals. 1 goal for everything else. 

Target - RED Team - If the RED team score within 5s of winning the ball back - 2 goals. 1 goal for under 10s. 

PROBLEM 3 (5 mins)

PROBLEM 3 - 

BLUE RB + BLUE RW have been matched up by the RED LB & RED CDM and there is no space to use an overlapping or underlapping run. 

S3 - BLUE number 8 makes a run off of the right shoulder of the RED CDM and runs into the half space between RED LB & RED CB to get a cross into the box or have a shot at goal.