Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): OA3 Breaking lines Specific into SSG Llanfyllin 3G (Start Time: 2023-05-18 19:00:00)

Specific Practice (10 mins)

SPECIFIC PRACTICE - Breaking Lines (in possession)

Area Size; Player Numbers; Organisation

Playing area as shown, 

Big goal at red team end, three mini goals at blue team end as shown. Four orange discs on blue side of halfway line as shown (Big Goal at back of Centre circle not used in Specific Practice). 

7 RED v 6 BLUE (+ 1 YELLOW (magic man))

RED team are coached in possession in the following formation GK-4-1-2 (GK, RB, CB, CB, LB, CDM, CM) Missing 2 wide forwards and no.9 4-1-2-3

BLUE team are managed out of possession. Player positions correspond to (going forward from their mini goals) CB,CM, CM, LW, RW ST. 

Missing GK and 2 full backs, 1 CB, 1 CDM 4-3-3

YELLOW player plays in midfield for the team in possession

• The aim is for the red team to find ways to play around and through the blue team dependant on the pressure on the ball (3 mini goals replicate 7-9-11)   

Block 1 Principle of play - Play Around (4mins) 

• 3 goals are awarded for scoring in the central goal, 
• 1 goal is awarded for scoring in the wide mini goals.
• The uneven scoring encourages blues to maintain a compact shape, defending the middle of the pitch. Reds are encouraged to play around the blue team and exploit the resulting space out wide to score in the wide mini goals.

  - (2 mins) terminal feedback and explain block 2

Block 2 Principle of play - Play Through (4mins) 

• 3 goals are awarded for scoring in the wide mini goals, 
• 1 goal is awarded for scoring in the central mini goal.
• The uneven scoring encourages blues to defend the wide areas. Reds are encouraged to exploit the resulting space through the middle and score in the central mini goal. 

• For each block, when blues win the ball their aim is to score in the red goal under a countdown clock 6 seconds). All goals scored by blue count double.(used as motivation)
• Play will always start from GK for RED team.

Progressions & Regressions 

• Impose a touch/time limit, e.g. three touch or three seconds (progression)
• Remove a blue player (regression)
• Add a red player (regression)

PLAY THROUGH (5 mins)

 As block 1 but only change for RED team is that 1 RED CB can move out of their zone BLUE striker gets on the ball. RED CB move back to into shaded area when RED team back in possession.

WHAT IF

Problem - 2 BLUE wide forwards tightly mark each of RED full backs giving no option to play around

Solution - 2 CAM stay high and wide creating more space for CDM in the middle of the pitch

CDM coached to scan behind, not drop too deep, looking to play progressive passes forward

Roles and Responsibilties

RED TEAM Roles and Responsibilities 

• GK - space in between both CBs - START each attack with good ball speed Block 1 - into RCB feet / Block 2 - into CB/CDM feet/ Block 3 - Over into the no.9 / Block 4 - mix of all 3 
• RCB - right shaded area for Specfic in possession - Body position see 3 corners of the pitch, position with the box, positive pass forward into midfield, communication with unit
• LCB - left shaded area for Specfic in possession - Body position see 3 corners of the pitch, position with the box, positive pass forward into midfield, communication with unit
• RB - high and wide starting position passed orange cones right of RCB open body position, progressive passes forward, pin BLUE winger when looking RED looking to play through
• LB - high and wide starting position passed orange cones right of LCB open body position, progressive passes forward, pin BLUE winger when looking RED looking to play through

• CDM - middle of the pitch between 2 CBs and 2 other CMs play on half turn and look to play progressive passes forward high pressure on ball out of possession 
• RCM and LCM (2 x 10S) find space wide of CDM - to make pitch big (wide of centre circle), play on shoulder of BLUE midfielder, create space for CDM // creative movement and forward passes into targets goals, strong support in and out of possession, quick decision making
• create space and look to support CF during SSG 

ADDED in SSG

• CF - furthest forward RED player (in line with BLUE CBs play on the shoulder of the 2 BLUE CBs to stretch opposition, stay onside // link up play with 2 x no.10s during last part of the practice

When losing ball the RED team are coached to win the ball back as quick as possible. this means they will need to be compact to stop the BLUE team playing through and close the ball down quickly to make an error by the BLUE and break quickly