Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Overlap

SAQ

Organization:

1. Two lines of equal numbers.

2. 10 x 15 Yard Area.

Instructions:

1. Players do dynamic stretches and coordination movements through the middle and jog on the way back.

2. Next player in the line goes as soon as the player in front gets to the middle cones.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of movement

Progression:

- 1v1 races

Semi-opposed

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

A passes to B. B drives a long pass across to C. C commits B (passive defender) and plays the pass to D who is overlapping. Rotation: A - B - C - D.

Coaching Points:

- Checks before receiving ball

- Quality of driven pass (low and hard)

- Commit defender on dribble

- Commit defender centrally to open up two options either side

- Dribble with ball closest to support, outside of the foot flick pass to play them in

- Communication (Hold, Through) of overlapping player

- Shape and timing of run

- Quality of pass through (weight, direction)

- Recognising when to make teh overlapping run (player on ball driving infield) and when to support underneath ball.

Progressions:

- Change direction

Fully-opposed

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Defender is now live on C's first touch. Play 2v1 to the endlines.

Coaching Points:

- Checks before receiving ball

- Quality of driven pass (low and hard)

- Commit defender on dribble

- Commit defender centrally to open up two options either side

- Dribble with ball closest to support, outside of the foot flick pass to play them in

- Communication (Hold, Through) of overlapping player

- Shape and timing of run

- Quality of pass through (weight, direction)

- Recognising when to make teh overlapping run (player on ball driving infield) and when to support underneath ball.

- Transition upon winning/losing the ball

Progressions:

- A passes to B and then sets off around C's cone and joins the play as a recovering defender to make it a 2v2.