Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Counter attack

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Sam Bennett
Name: Sam Bennett
City: Tamworth
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

A session focused on counter attacking and using the most of available space. 

Players are encouraged to use high tempo and make correct decisions in the limited time frame.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Unopposed attacking play

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Unopposed attacking play
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Unopposed attacking play (10 mins)

Key Factors

  • Unopposed play- get ball in goal in fastest time 
  • 2 teams of 5 - competition 
  • focus on quick transition 

Organisation

  • Half pitch
  • groups of 5 

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

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

Key Factors

  • Blue passes to red in the same line and then overlaps 
  • Red looks to drive forward and score in a mini goal
  • if blue wins possession they aim to score also 
  • Red should look to use faints, skill to beat opposition 

Organisation

  • 10 players 
  • 2 mini goals 
  • half a pitch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter Attack- timed

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter Attack- timed
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Counter Attack- timed (25 mins)

Key Factors

  • Attacking team must use the overload to score within a timeframe (15 seconds) 
  • after 15 seconds the defending full backs join in making recovery runs 
  • situation changes so play must also- 4v3 becomes a 4v5
  • Using the width to create space 
  • Progression- Shorter time to score- Regression- one less starting defender so 4v2

Organisation

  • 4 attackers, 3 defenders and 2 waiting defenders
  • half pitch size


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attack vs Defence

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Attack vs Defence (25 mins)

Key Factors

  • Using the overload to the advantage 
  • use the space on the pitch

Organisation

  • 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 5 attackers 
  • half a pitch

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