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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Combination Play & Numerical Superiority (Progress/Unbalance) (Start Time: 2025-03-03 05:30:00)

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Pro-Club: Downtown United Soccer Club

Eric Suarez

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Eric Suarez
Name: Eric Suarez
City: New York
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

To help the team combine in the middle third of the field and move forward with numerical advantage.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PEM: Passing Pattern

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PEM: Passing Pattern
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PEM: Passing Pattern (20 mins)

Organization/Setup:

  • 15x15 yards square.
  • 2 midfielders in red (#6)
  • 8 or more players in green receiving/passing in the corners.

Sub-Principles:

- Triangle Support

- Half Turn Receiving

- Shift Opponent

Counter-Principle:

Compact Pressing.

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

Objective: Improve the team's ability to find, connect and combine with the #6.

  • Green plays the central midfielder (red) and move to receive into the space (give and go).
  • Central players play one touch and move to receive on the other gate.
  • Everybody rotates the same way.
  • Players receiving the ball in the corners play 2 touches (receive back foot), everyone else plays one touch.

Coaching Points/Questions

  • Timing of runs.
  • Create angles of support (mobility).

  • Passing accuracy.
  • Body posture to receive the ball (open hips).
  • Scan the field, look over shoulders before receiving the ball (vision).
  • Vary the types of runs to receive the ball.

Regressions/Progressions:

  • Play in the opposite direction.
  • Rotate players in the middle.
  • Increase the speed of play.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PTDM: Possession

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PTDM: Possession (25 mins)

Organization/Setup:

  • 20 x 20 yards area.
  • 9 players, 3 teams (different colors).
  • 2 teams in possession play among themselves, 2 players outside the box and one inside (both teams).
  • Defending team plays inside the square, if they recover the ball, the team that lost the ball goes inside the square to defend (switch).
  • Bumper to bumper play is allowed.
  • Defending team can not step out of the square.
  • Defending team scores on mini-goals after recovering the ball.

Sub-Principles:

- Triangle Support

- Half Turn Receiving

- Shift Opponent

Counter-Principle:

Compact Pressing.


Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

Objective: Improve the team's ability to find, connect and combine with the #6.

  • Defending team gets a point by scoring on mini goals.
  • Defending team switches to the attack after scoring (rotate).
  • Team that loses possession before a goal was scored plays defense (middle).

Coaching Points/Questions:

In Possession:

  • Clear passing lines.
  • Support.
  • Communicate.
  • Break lines.
  • Try to play forward.
  • Scan the field before receiving the ball.
  • Can we play the ball early? (Play one touch or two touches if possible).

  • Out of Possession:
  • ASET (All Sprint Engage Trust).
  • - Make it compact.
  • - Keep it compact.

Regressions/Progressions:

  • If center midfielders combine and play forward successfully, defending team has to win the ball/score twice.

  • If bumpers play back-and-forth through the middle, defending team has to win the ball/score twice. 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PSAM: Combination Play

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PSAM: Combination Play (25 mins)

Organization/Setup:

  • 25 yards long x 15 yards wide field with a 4 yards neutral zone in the middle.
  • 6v3 (4v2 in one box).
  • Central player in blue moves free to combine inside the box and must receive the ball inside the neutral zone to move forward.
  • Both outside players in blue and 1 defender (red) will join the other box when the ball is played there to form a 4v2 again.

Sub-Principles:

- Triangle Support

- Half Turn Receiving

- Shift Opponent

Counter-Principle:

Compact Pressing.


Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

Objective: Improve the team's ability to find, connect and combine with the #6.

  • Combination play to find the #6 in the central area (marked zone).
  • Outside players join the attack on the opposite side of the field.
  • Score on mini goals after transitioning onto the other half of the field.
  • Defending team scores on mini-goals after recovering the ball.

Coaching Points/Questions:

In Possession:

  • Utilize space and triangulate to create passing options.
  • Spread out.
  • Support.
  • Vary the types of runs to try and get behind/between the defensive line.
  • Out of Possession:
  • ASET (All Sprint Engage Trust).
  • - Make it compact.
  • - Keep it compact.

Regressions/Progressions:

  • Let the other central player in blue drop to receive inside the neutral zone and to then move forward.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PTDM II: 6v6 + Neutral Player

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PTDM II: 6v6 + Neutral Player (20 mins)

Organization/Setup:

  • 40 yards long x 25 yards wide field.
  • 6v6 + Neutral Player #6 (play with Goalkeepers).
  • Teams play in 1-2-2-1 formation.


    • Sub-Principles:

    - Triangle Support

    - Half Turn Receiving

    - Shift Opponent

    Counter-Principle:

    Compact Pressing.

    Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

Objective: Improve the team's ability to find, connect and combine with the #6.

  • Team in possession must combine with neutral player at least one time before scoring a goal.
  • Neutral player #6 moves inside the miiddle zone (marked).
  • Neutral player #6 can not score.

Coaching Points/Questions:

In Possession:

  • Utilize space and triangulate to create passing options.
  • Spread out.
  • Support.
  • Vary the types of runs to try and get behind/between the defensive line.
  • Out of Possession:
  • ASET (All Sprint Engage Trust).
  • - Make it compact.
  • - Keep it compact.

Regressions/Progressions:

  • Team in possession must combine with neutral player #6 at least one time before scoring.

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