Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 4- West Side U13- Attract To Attack (Build Up)

Build Up Pattern (20 mins)

TTP: Attract To Attack

Time: 6 Blocks 2.5min/30sec

Physical Focus: Endurance

Organization:

• 20W 30L
• 4 Big Cones (or mannequin)

Instructions:

• Passing pattern designed to enhance players' build-up skills, including passing, receiving, and creating space:
• Player 1 (CB) passes to Player 2 (CM) and follows their pass.
• Player 2 (CM) passes to Player 3 (RB) to their back foot.
• Player 3 receives the ball, progresses forward, and passes to Player 4.
• Repeat the same pattern on the opposite side.

Technical and Tactical Coaching Points:

• Body Shape 
• First touch (receive to play forward 1,3,4, receiving under back pressure 2)
• Passing details (weight, precession, to the back foot)
• Communication 

Progressions & Regressions:

• Give and Go 2 and 3
• 2 bounce pass to 1 and switch to 3

Three-zone conditioning game. (20 mins)

TTP: Attack to Attack 

Time: 5 block: 3/1

Physical Focus: Endurance 

Organization:

• 20 W 30L
• 10V4
• 1 Big Size goal, two small goals 

Instructions:

• Three-zone game setup: Three attackers are positioned in zones one and three, two attackers in the central zone, and two wide attackers who can move freely within their channels. Four defenders participate, with two pressing actively and the other two protecting the central zone by marking the central midfielder and covering split passes between zones
•  Switching play between zones with a split pass earns 2 points.
• Switching play by utilizing wide players earns 1 point.
• Switching play through the central midfielders (8 or 6) earns 3 points.
• If defenders regain possession, the game transitions into a 4v4 attacking scenario. The defenders can score in either the big goal or a small goal, depending on the zone where they won the ball.

Technical and Tactical Coaching Points:

• First touch under pressure 
• Movement and How to create passing for my teammate 
• Disguised pass
• Support 
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