Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breakout game

Breakout game to goal (20 mins)

Principles of play: Create and Exploit O/L in final 1/3 - In possession 

Area size: 

Two Rondo's 10x10 (can adjust as needed) about 25 yards from goal 

Blue Defending team 

Red Attacking team 

Explanation:

Red team in possession has to connect pre determined number of passes before Once Red has achieved this, they must get a ball in behind and create a chance to score in one half of the goal. Blue must try to win the ball back within 4 passes to gain an extra point. 

Blocks of work: 5x5 min with 60 seconds rest in between 

Challenges, conditions, targets:

Up back and through pattern to release 1/3 person in behind opposition def line.

#9 has to do a double movement to lose his marker in the box 

#8 has to get into the 12 yard area for cut back cross 

#7/11 must have variety of runs (rotate crossover with 9 for example)

Make area bigger or smaller as needed

SSG (20 mins)

8v6 SSG - Create and exploit overloads final 1/3 

Focus team is Reds and the attacking movements to Create and exploit O/L's in opposition final third. 

Measure how many entries Red have throughout session. 30 min game. 

Coaching points:

In possession (REDS)

• Ball speed
• Find spare player 
• create 2v1 and 3v2's 
• 5v3 in build up phase 
• Weight of pass 
• disguise of pass (Can we reverse it to confuse opposition?)
• Forward runs - angles to support 
• crossover runs, double movement, blindside runs in behind
• Quality of cross - cut back, how? 
• movement off ball (timing)

• Press quickly (Nearest person engages)
• protect middle areas 
• Leave furthest weak side player (As ball travels get closer as needed) 
• force away 
• stay narrow and compact