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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 9v9 Session Plan (Start Time: 2023-02-26 21:55:00)

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Fawn Mulholland

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Fawn Mulholland
Name: Fawn Mulholland
City: Halifax
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Attackers attacking in a 9v9 with transition to defend.

Introduction Phase (1-2 minutes on tactics board)

  • Topic

  • Objective

  • Shape

  • Area

  • Restarts

  • Key Players

  • 1-2 key points illustrated on board

Orientation Phase (5-6 minutes in live play)

  • Orient the non-coached team i.e. work in logical sequence through players to get their shape and positioning right as the ball moves

  • Orient the coached team with some key details for key players as the ball moves - again move through players in logical sequence

Learning Phase (10 minutes or so; coaching in live play)

  • Key details for key players

  • Revisit orientation if it isn’t correct

Topic: attackers attacking in a 9v9 with transition to defend

  • Objective: organized attack which allows for an organized transition to defending; using triggers to press or drop and block depending on the picture

  • Shape: 4-3-3 on attack, dropping to 4-5-1 defensively

  • Area: full pitch with corners cut out

  • Restarts - may show an example in the orientation phase. Otherwise natural restarts.

  • Key Players: F, W, AM

  • Ball in wide area, we want ball-side AM supporting underneath and weak-side AM sliding across to maintain distance

  • AM looking to drive centrally, swing in far post or play a reverse thru ball back to the W

  • F staying just behind the ball when it’s in wide areas to adjust run, double-movements & weak-side AM working off those double-movements

Orient 4,5, and 6 to be compact when the ball is ahead of them in possession; recognize depth & maintain distinct lines

  • Key points:

  • fluid & expansive front line on attack with more disciplined and tighter second line in midfield to respond to a loss of possession

  • pressing trigger - disorganized opponent upon winning the ball e.g. when they are defending a set piece

  • dropping into 4-5-1 with tight wingers when the opponent secures the ball and secures their shape

  • "all always defending" mentality to challenge, block passing lanes or track/mark opponents

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1+2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1+2
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1v1+2 (15 mins)

Method:

1v1+2

Blues play horizontally through, connecting with both outside players = 1 pt

Whites play vertically through, connecting with both outside players = 1 pt

Progression: allow one outside player to join centrally to make a 2v1 OR allow one outside player to rotate with inside player to carry the ball and become the new central player 

Coaching Points:

  • Blindside movements & moments of separation
  • Carrying the ball & holding up to create enough space to connect the passes 
  • Near movement frees up space behind
  • Outside players moving opposite inside players to open up passing lanes
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession through thirds activity

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Possession through thirds activity (20 mins)

Method:

5v4, players restricted to their third

White team (4) score by connecting through all 3 thirds uninterrupted

Blue team scores by playing up and back i.e. touch all thirds then back again

Coaching Points:

  • Patience to hold the ball in a zone with a numerical advantage
  • Off-the-ball movement and utilizing moment of separation
  • Awareness of playing direction & body shape to enable quick play
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v3+2 draw & exploit

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5v3+2 draw & exploit (25 mins)

Method:

5v3+2 with fluid movements between halves

3 whites enter blue half to press the ball, win it and return it to their own half where they move back and make a 5v3+2 against blue. 

Blue team's objective is to "beat the press" by connecting a pass from the back 3 into one of the midfield players who can combine but should try to get a shot on the opponents' mini goal to score.

Coaching Points:

  • Blue midfield rotation to create passing channels between opponents
  • Blue support underneath for set back to go through
  • Attackers finding blindside spaces
  • Additional blue may join the attack to create an overload e.g. overlapping defender
  • Holding the ball to draw the pressure and create space behind to exploit
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9

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9v9 (30 mins)

Method: Attackers attacking in a 9v9 with transition to defend

Working with blue team in a GK-4-3-3 formation (full backs removed and area of the pitch trimmed as shown)

Opposing team is also in GK-4-3-3 missing their wide forwards

Coaching Points:

Attacking

  • Fluid movement by front 3; find opportunities to move into blindside space between the back 4
    • CF between CBs
    • WF between FB and CB
  • WFs providing width within passing range i.e. weakside tuck in and look for ball in behind 
  • AMs sliding across to offer underneath & centrally (can face up and attack, or drive thru)
  • AMs using half spaces to play thru balls or balls in behind the defensive line for the weak side 

Defensive transition

  • As the ball moves ahead of your line during possession, players should become tight within a line e.g. CBs within 12 yards or so of each other
  • AM offering underneath on attack brings them across to the ball side to be ready to defend
  • Using geography of the pitch and numbers up to squeeze (press) or recognizing when to sit off and drop into a block

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