Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Specific into SSG - Switching Play

Specific (10 minutes)

Specific Practice 

In Possession Team – RED (Coached)Set up in a 1-3-3- formation (representative of a 4-3-3) 

Out of Possession Team – BLUE (Managed)Set up in a (GK) 1-4-2- formation (representative of a 4-2-3-1)

Frame

The coach is to work with the RED team, in possession on how to switch the point of attack. When the BLUES have possession they wont be coached but will look to breaklines on the counter attack by passing into common player (Green) orscore by passing into one of the mini goals. The coach will manage the opposition to defend in different ways aiming to prevent theswitch and ensure realism for both teams for the duration of the session.

The REDS in possession have to switch the play by getting the ball into a wide zone before they score. The BLUE team here are illustrated as a compact unit to limit the space and time of the players in possession. If the BLUE team win theball they must then counter attack and pass the ball into the neutral player (GREEN) or into the mini goals.

Teams can 'score' by: 

1. The RED team switching play from a wide zone to the opposite wide zone and scoring against the GK will be a goal. Twoswitches of play would get you 3 goals. 

2. The BLUE when gaining the ball will get three goals if they score from a counter attack and break lines into green common player or by passing into one of the mini goals.

Walkthrough - 1 minute

Block 1 - 2 minutes 30 (Focusing on playing around) 1 minute terminal

Block 2 - 3 minutes (Focusing on playing through)

1 minute transition into SSG

Challenges, Conditions & Targets 

The conditions are half pitch practice with tapered lines from half way line as shown.

The targets for the REDS are the wide zoneseither side of the practice and the fixed goal. For the BLUE team it's the mini goals or into the green common player. 

The challenges arethe blue team must switch play before scoring.The reds are also challenged with scoring from a counter attack. 

The two blue wingers can be restricted to two touch or three seconds in possession. 

Key Points: 

In possession (Coached): 

Play through, around or over the opposition 

Ball speed  

Weight of pass 

Use of width and depth 

Direction of pass 

Movement to receive 

Out of possession (managed): 

Force direction of play 

Defend narrow

Leave the furthest player/s 

Stop the switch 

Interventions: 

Concurrent 

Terminal 

Walk Through 

Coaching Process