Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA C License Summative Assessment (Start Time: 2023-12-06 19:00:00)

Defending In Own Half Game (15 mins)

Session Topic

Defending In Own Half Game

Session Objective

The Red Team Try To Disrupt The Blue Teams Build Up Play, Win Possession Back, & Transition To Attack To Score In The Blue Goal

Pitch Style

Own Half, Narrowed To Width Of 18 Yard Box, Goal To Half Way Line

Teams Set Up

Reds - 1 GK, 2 CBs, MF6, MF8, MF10, CF / 1-4-2-3-1

Blues - 1 GK, 2 CBs, MF6, MF8, MF10, CF / 1-4-2-3-1

Method Of Practice

Possession starts with the blue team, who play out from the goalkeeper, looking to progress play up the pitch to score in the reds goal. The red team try to disrupt the blue teams build up, aiming to win possession back by being narrow, compact, & organized forcing the blues into mistakes in hope to win possession back & be effective in transition to attack to create chances & score. 

Anytime the ball goes dead, the play will reset & start with either the blue GK who will play out or the coach who can feed the ball in anywhere across the pitch. There are no corners, throw in's, or free kick's. 

Key Coaching Points

Coached Team (Reds)

• Making Play Predictable - Forcing One Side By Arcing Run/Body Shape
• Moving Together As A Unit - Shift, Slide, Step, Drop
• Reacting On Triggers - Wide Pass, Back To Goal, Poor Quality Pass
• Communication & Organization To Close Space & Gaps To Make The Pitch As Small As Possible
• In T2A, Exploiting Gaps Left By Aggressive Attacking Movements To Create Chances To Score

Opposition Team (Blues)

• Creating A Good Build Up Shape By Making The Pitch As Big As Possible Using Width & Depth
• Good Decision Making & Execution Of Decision To Break Down Opposition Through Good Build Up Play
• 3rd Man Runs & Off The Ball Movements To Create Space & Break Lines To Build Through The Opposition

Reds

GK / 1 - Darragh O'Neill

CB / 4 - Oisin Earley

CB / 5 - Philip Kacprzak

MF6 - Darragh Daly

MF8 - Logan Tennyson

MF10 - Timmy Adeleye

CF / 9 - Alex Murphy

Blues

GK / 1 - Aaron Egan

CB / 4 - Chris Bahon

CB / 5 - Aaron Lynch

MF6 - Harry O'Neill

MF8 - Fred Ffrench Davis

MF10 - Aden Danker

CF / 9 - Owen Walker

Utility Players

Filip Kopczak

Akachi Ogbulafor

Sean Conka

Caydan McBride

Cormac Murphy