Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Creating Overloads

Switching Play (20 mins)

Set Up

*Pitch set up as illustrated, with 3 areas, middle and two channels either side.

*3 goals/gates at each end of the area, this should encourage switching possession.

*In each wide channel place a neutral FB.

Challenges

*If you can score via an overlap with neutral FB counts for two goals.

*Play quickly, as playing in a tight area.

*Set you team in a formation as organisation is key (team ownership)

Learning Objectives

1. Move the ball quickly playing from side to side, when the opportunity arrises can you use a FB to create an overload in wide areas.

2. Looking at rotating and filling other players positions if they move out.

Breaking the Block - Game (20 mins)

Practice Organisation

*Area set up, as illustrated, area divided into 2 zones, with a central 5yd pocket of space in middle, as a free zone.

*Each team is arranged in 2 groups of 4v3 in favour of Defending team in each main zone.

*Receiving player looks to turn & break defensive line with an incisive pass or run with the ball at the defenders.

Progression

*Off-side rule applies.

Detail

*Attention to receiving skills with open body shape.

*Control ball into desired space.

*Looking for disguised passes, with players electing to use ground or aerial passes.

*Clever movement aimed at unbalancing & moving D’s out of good defensive positions.

Learning Objectives

1. Early identification of space available.

2. Weight & accuracy of pass.

3. Intelligent movement & turning.

4. Selecting whether to pass or run with ball to advance play.

5. A’s dragging opponents tight, to then run behind.

6. Threaten behind to receive to feet & turn.

7. Creating & exploiting 1v1 situations using skill & imagination.

8. When to use quick play & one touch football.