Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Counter Attack

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Name:	Oscar Sanchez
City:	NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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To improve team's ability to quickly execute the counter attack.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (10 mins)

3v3

24Lx12W. 2v2 is played in the middle grid while each team has one feeder player. Players can score a goal by dribbling into the end zones. Once the player dribbles into the end zone, the feed player plays a ball to their team mate to create a quick counter attack.

Objectives

The team on the counter attack should attack the defenders at speed to catch the defenders unbalanced. Suggest to the players attacking a 2v1 maybe they can do an overlap or one-two around the defender.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Exercise 1

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Exercise 1 (15 mins)

3v3 Conditional game

30Lx18W. Only restriction is after player takes a shot, the player must run behind the flag behind the attacking goal. The blue team should get a ball and try to use the numerical advantage. There should be plenty of balls near to goals to allow for a quick restart.

Objectives

The intensity of the team that has a numerical advantage to score. The team on the counter attack should use deception to get defenders to commit a certain way.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Exercise 2

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Exercise 2 (15 mins)

3v3 Offbalanced Defense

Coach begins the exercise by playing a ball to the attackers (reds). Two blues must start in the green zone. Once the ball is played, the two blues must recover. If the blues recover the ball, they can score on the two small goals. Switch places after 3 minutes.

Objectives

The red team should try to score quickly before the two additional defenders have a chance to get behind the ball. The red team should use all the space possible. The player on the ball should try to get the defender to commit.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditional Game

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Conditional Game (20 mins)

8 Defenders vs. 6 Attackers or 6v6 (excludes two red players waiting in the gate)

Defensive team is set up as 1GK, 3 Def, 2 Mids, and 2 players in the gates. Attacking team is set up as 3 Forwards, 2 Mids, and a feeder player. Focus on the team that is shooting at the big goal. Players can score by dribbling through a counter goal, when the goal is scored the feeder player passes the ball to the blue team to create a 5v4. The player standing in the gate must switch with their teammate and transition back to defend.

Objectives

The blue team should look to quickly exploit the numerical advantage. The blue team needs to transition from defence to offense immediately.

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