Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): General / Breaking lines / SSG

General / Breaking lines (20 mins)

Welsh way principles - Breaking lines - in possession

Can we play through, around and over

To integrate goalkeeper in our sessions

Organisation / Area Size

Area Size 18mtr x 12 mtr with a half way line

Football behind the Yellow outside players

4 x Blue, 4 x Red and 2 x Yellow and 1 x white bibs

4 x 2 min with time set aside for terminal feedback in the breaks.

The Session Details

4v4 in the middle with 2 x Yellow outside (keepers) and 1 x white Common player

Team in possession try and play through the opposition and score by transferring the ball from one end yellow player to the other. If they are successful they can maintain possession of the ball. Teams in possession can use the yellow/white common players that creates a 7 v 4. I will be coaching the RED team in possession and will be managing the BLUE team  and will be putting conditions on them if the are having to much success in possession e.g time limit, number of touches.

Key points RED team in possession

1. Make the pitch big (Width and Depth)

2. Try to play through, around and over

3. Can we move the ball quicker

4. Can we entice the defender to create more space to go forward

5. Look to play forward

6. Receive on the half turn, on the back foot, check shoulders

Blue Team will be managed out of possession

1. Defend narrow

2. Force out wide

3. Protect the middle

4. Prevent split passes

Conditions, Challenges and Targets RED team

As we are integrating the goalkeeper in to our session they will be our outside yellow common player and we will be working on their distribution. We are looking to encourage them to play either around, through or over depending with what restriction we place upon them.

Progression / Regression

1. More time on the ball 4 sec before they have to pass the ball.

2. Two touch (Can they scan before the ball has arrived)

3. Extra 2  points if the can play through the middle.

4. Extra 3 points if they can play a direct pass.

5. Can they play short then break lines on their first touch 

SSG 2

Depending on the type of pressure being applied can we utilise our keeper to keep possession and draw them opposition out so we have more space to play through the centre, the keepers higher start position is allowing the Reds to use him a an extra CB which then allows the CB to play wider and allow our CDM more space in which to operate in. Once they break that first line can we find the spare man in midfield allowing our attacking players to play behind the lines and receive on the back foot with an open body position ready to expose the back 3 of the blue team.