Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating Overloads SSG

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Name:	Rob Scott
City:	Canberra
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Key Factors

6v6 (+1)
6 Reds, 7 Blues.
One blue in the deepest zone is a support player who can only stay behind the ball and in their zone.
Blues attack a full-sized goal with an opposing goalkeeper.
Blues aim to score via the creation of overloads in the final third.
If/When Reds win the ball back, they can either dribble the ball into a mini-goal or play a forward pass into a mini-goal. (Mirroring pass to a forward player)
Reds have 10 seconds to score a goal.
1 point to the reds if they win it back and score.
1 point to blues if they score.
The blue defensive midfielder can also block this pass into the goal, if successful then play continues with the blue defensive midfielder.
Progression: Attackers play on 3 touches (encourages ball to be moved quickly to shift opposition).
Regression: The centre back is not fixed in their zone (allows creation of more overloads).

Tactical Shapes:

Reds:

Reds line up with 1 GK, 2 Centre Backs, 2 Full Backs, and 2 Holding Midfielders. (4-2 formation)

Aim: Be difficult to break down and make the pitch as compact as possible.

Keep your shape narrow and force the opponents outside. Use the line as an extra defender.

When they win the ball back, look to transition quickly.

How fast can they score in one of the mini-goals at the top of the pitch?

Blues:

Blues line up with 1 conditioned support player who doesn't break forward (Centre Half), 2 Centre Midfielders, 2 Wingers and 2 Strikers. (1-4-2)

Aims: Look to score in the opposing goal by creating and utilising overloads.

How? Create width and depth when in possession. I.e. wingers on the touchline and strikers playing on the last defender.

In line with the Welsh Way look to break lines by either playing through, around or over the opposition.

Be patient and constantly switch play to move the opponents around and create overloads.

Area Size = Half the pitch and full width.
Centre Half zone = 8m long and full width.

Practice Design:

Funnel shape to show how to create overloads without attacking full backs.

Funnell = 20m from half way line to the touch line.

10 footballs to encourage repetition.

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Intervention 1

Creating an overload via a 3rd Man Run

Can a centre midfielder look to break lines with a pass and then follow with a run on behind the opposing defenders.

How? Player A plays a forward pass into the strikers feet. After player A does this they break forward with a curved run.Player B pulls off the opposing centre back (creating space in behind) and sets the ball on his safe side to player C. Player C plays a forward pass in behind the opposing centre back into the run of player A. Detail:

Player D starts off the opposing centre back and is in between the lines to ensure their holding midfielder is worrying about that player rather than the forward runner.

Details of off the ball movements:

Both the striker and the winger show to go in behind and then show feet to create their space to receive.

The midfielder making the run moves to go one way and then bursts in the opposite direction. (This hopefully initially moves the opposing midfielder in the wrong direction creating more space for when he receives the ball)

The far winger stays wide and hugs the touch line to hopefully draw out the opposing full back and create even more space centrally.

On the ball:

Ball Speed - Can the passes be firm to ensure they reach their target.

Can the passes be first time so the ball is moved quickly and to make the most of the space created.

Spend 4 minutes practicing creating overloads via this option. Then a quick one minute break discussing importance of 3rd man rn and introduce switching play.

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Intervention 2: Switch play quickly
Show demonstration and practice this play for 4 minutes.
Then quick drinks break whilst speaking to individuals like the centre midfielder and importance of body position.

Can the attackers move the ball quickly from one side of the pitch to the other.

Can they move the opposition around to create space and isolate players in 1v1/2v1 situations?

– Switching play. When the ball is in wide area and opposite midfielder is in more advantageous situation, attack can be switched to the other side. Long (the ball should be played low above the ground to make it quicker) pass should be made as soon as possible giving more time and space to receive.

On the ball:

Player A looks to support the play and receives a pass on the back foot from player C. (Player A needs an open body position so the turn can be done on one touch).

Ensure the ball speed is appropriate and able to reach the target without being cut out.

Player A then plays a long pass out to player D who is isolated in a 1v1 situation.

Player D can either utilise the 1v1 to get a cross into the box or use player B as a wall pass creating a 2v1 against the opposing full back.

Other on the ball option:

If the opposing full back is very tight to the winger and the one two looks unlikely then our winger can utilise our defensive midfielder who will look to retain possession and rebuild play.

Off the ball movement:

Player A initially goes to break forward but retreats two or three yards to be in a position to receive the ball in an open position.

Player D demonstrates a double movement by faking to in behind and shows for the ball to feet.

Player B drops off the centre back to show for a one two around the opposing full back.

Organisation

Can the attacking team overload the ball side and create triangles?

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Intervention 3

Overlapping Run
Show demonstration of the 3 different options that player B has due to the overlap. Up to the players to be aware of their surroundings. Play this for 4 minutes.
In a game situation, the attacking team are looking to attack without their full backs (not in picture) so the midfielder creates the overlap.

Player A passes the ball into the feet of Player B who has moved off the line.

As Player B receives this pass, Player C makes an overlapping run around the opposing full-back to create a 2v1 attacking overload.

This gives player B a range of passing options:

1. If the opposing full back drops and follows player C's run then he can drive with the ball inside to either shoot, pass the ball into one of the strikers, or get the ball out to the other attacking winger.

2. If the opposing full-back is half and half with where to be then player B can receive it and play a reverse pass to player C in between the opposing full-back and centre half.

3. If the opposing full-back is touch tight to our winger then player B can set the ball back to player A who plays the ball over the top of the full-back and into player C who has made the run into the space left behind.

If player C receives it in a wide area then they can look to cross the ball into the box for a striker or dribble and play a ball to the edge for an on coming midfielder.

How to recognise which combination is best?

Communication - Can the deepest midfielder talk to the people in front of them? They can see the picture.

Scanning - Can the winger check their shoulder to understand where the opposing full back is?

Awareness - Are players aware of where the space is and what triggers the different combination?

Movement off the ball:

Player D looks to move towards the back post creating more space inside.

Player E drops slightly deeper to help occupy the opposing defensive midfielder and being ready for a possible one-two.

Player F hangs out wide dragging the opposing full back with them, creating more space centrally for the player coming inside, and also being ready for the pass into feet.

Stop after 4 minutes and have a quick discussion over the different ways of creating overloads. Play for further 6 minutes giving players the choice of how to create overloads.

Can they be aware and come up with solutions to the problems in front of them?

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