Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking: Developing Build up Play from the GK using the Midfield (#6 & #8)

Pleasanton RAGE Girls Soccer Club

Sarah Fawcett

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Name:	Sarah Fawcett
City:	Leeds
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Key Moment: When we have the ball

Attacking phase: 1 & 2

OBJECTIVES:

*To develop a teams ability to build out from the back using the #6 and #8

WHO: Primary Player - #6, #8, #4, #5 Secondary Players - #1, #10, #9

WHEN: Attacking phase 1 & 2 - Upon gaining possession in the defensive third and the team is looking to build out of the back

WHERE: In the defensive third and building through the middle third in central areas

WHAT: Improving the players ability to pass and receive and create space for themselves so the team can possess the ball to eventually penetrate into the attacking half of the field.

WHY: To help the players possess and be patient as they play out of the back into the attacking half of the field.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES:

* Unbalance the opponent

* Exploit area's where the opponent is unbalanced.

TEAM PRINCIPLES:

* Spread out and Triangulate to create passing options

* Create numbers up between and behind the lines

* Vary the types of runs

* Play forward when possible or keep the ball.

* Create 1v1's and 2v1 situations

TEAM TASKS:

* Keep possession while looking to unbalance the opponent

* Create good angles of support ahead of the ball, to the side of the ball and behind the ball to combine

* Make runs off the ball from inside to out and outside to in

* Provide defensive balance while in the attack

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 1: Warm up

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Stage 1: Warm up (20 mins)

INTENSITY: Low ACTIVITY TIME: 2-3 mins REST: 30 secs REPS: 6

DESCRIPTION

* A passes to B. A then moves the where C was standing. C comes off the post to receive a ball dropped back from B. C passes to D and follows the pass.

Go in other direction: D passes to A, after the pass, D moves to where B is standing. B comes off the post and receives a dropped pass from A. B plays a pass to E. The pattern continues.

COACHING POINTS:

* Weight of passing

* leading players into their next pass

* timing of the runs

* open up hips for ball to roll across body

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 2: Small sided activity

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Stage 2: Small sided activity (20 mins)

INTENSITY: moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 5 mins INTERVALS: 4 REST: 1 min

DESCRIPTION:

* Place a 6 x 3 yard box at the end of the grid

* 1 player from each team is in the end grids and 2 players from each team are in the middle. A middle player can drop into the end grids at any time to create a 2v1 to play out and play into next zone.

Scoring: by dribbling into the zone.

Progression: allow a defender to track with the midfielder.

Player Tasks:

* Players #6 & #10 always looking to triangulate

* #6 & #10 to be playing on different lines

COACHING POINTS:

-Attacking Principles of Play:

1. Movement off the ball - check, change the pace of the movement

2. Penetration - passing (open up) vs dribbling. Read the intention of the defender.

3. Support play - distances and angles

4 Improvisation - rotation of midfield players

5. Speed of play.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3: Expanded Activity

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Screen 3: Expanded Activity (25 mins)

INTENSITY: High ACTIVITY TIME: 8 mins REST: 2 min INTERVAL: 2

DESCRIPTION:

* Attacking team 1-2-3-1 (Yellow #4, #5, #6, #8, #10, #9) Vs 2-3-2 (Black #4, #5, #6, #8, #10, #7, #11)

* The team attacking the counter goals must keep the target player (#9) past the restraining line. They have to play into this player and join them before scoring on a counter goal

* Normal rules apply (inc offside).

Player Tasks:

* Players #6, #8 and #10 always looking to triangulate - interchanging positions

* #6, #8, #10 to be playing on different lines

* #9 always looking to provide movement off the ball to support

* #4 & #5 providing defensive balance and support behind

COACHING POINTS:

-Attacking Principles of Play:

1. Movement off the ball - check, change the pace of the movement

2. Penetration - passing (open up) vs dribbling. Read the intention of the defender.

3. Support play - distances and angles

4 Improvisation - rotation of midfield players

5. Speed of play.

6. Decision making - access the cues of the opponents to decide if play feet or space.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 4: Game

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Screen 4: Game (20 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 9 mins REST: 1 min INTERVALS: 2

Activity:

-8 v 8 (or 9v9) in a 1-3-3-1 formation (#2, #3, #4/5, #6, #8, #10, #9)

-Normal FIFA Rules apply

Player Tasks:

* Players #6, #8 and #10 always looking to triangulate - interchanging positions

* #6, #8, #10 to be playing on different lines

* #9 always looking to provide movement off the ball to support

* #4 & #5 providing defensive balance and support behind

COACHING POINTS:

-Attacking Principles of Play:

1. Movement off the ball - check, change the pace of the movement

2. Penetration - passing (open up) vs dribbling. Read the intention of the defender.

3. Support play - distances and angles

4 Improvisation - rotation of midfield players

5. Speed of play.

6. Decision making - access the cues of the opponents to decide if play feet or space.

7. Work on helping players conceptualize their roles of using the midfield during build-up play out of the build up zone into the preparation zone.

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