Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Switching The Play

Switching The Play Tec Practice (15 mins)

Technical Practice:

Objective:

To recognise pattern of play in order to keep posession of the ball under pressure whie keepng shape and structure.

Coaching Points

Move the ball fast across the playing surface.

Recognise triggers for movement off the ball to show and provide time and space to receive an control the ball and move the ball.

CMs movement needs to be purposeful and deliberate. 1st touch should be postive to get between the lines to open pockets of space.

Supporting players move to support the ball player, 2nd movement away to show angled pass and give space from defender.

SSG Switching the play Dev (20 mins)

Possession Game 8 V 6

Coach concentrates on the role of CMs showing for the ball between the lines to give themselves space to combine and switch the play effectively.

The scenario shown demonstrates how CM 1 drops on the opposite side to the ball. This will drag a CM back to mark opening up space for that player's second movement between the lines.

CM 2 then moves back to show for the ball from the LB and combine by playing ahead of CM1 in space. The movement to show for the ball again takes a defender out of position freeing up space for a switched ball to retain possession.