Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Amateur beating the press

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Name:	Josh Blanchard
City:	Hull
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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To develop the team’s ability to attack effectively in the moment of an attacking transition through:

•Exploiting space within the opposition shape

•Quick combinations in order to disrupt the opposition’s defence and create goalscoring opportunities

•Forward runs to open up chances to penetrate through or around the opposition

Win the ball with aggressive pressure
Quick ball movement with speed and quality 10 attacks and might score one

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Large Possession

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Large Possession (20 mins)

Practice Explanation:

This possession practice is played inside the centre circle, with one mini-goal positioned at each corner

.There are three teams of five players. Two of the teams will work together as a single in-possession team, while the third team works as a pressing team.

The two in-possession teams should attempt to make eight consecutive passes in order to score a point.

The pressing team should attempt to steal possession of the ball and score in any of the four mini-goals for a point.

The balls will always be fed into the working area by the coach.

Each working block will last one minute. Teams will swap roles after each block so each set of players has a chance to be the pressing team.

Points should be kept throughout the practice to add an element of competition between all three teams.

PROGRESSION 1

As a progression, the coach serving the balls in has the option to play straight into the pressing team for them to attempt to score.

This will create counter-pressing moments for the two possession teams.

PROGRESSION 2

As a further progression, the in-possession players must have a minimum of three touches before they can pass the ball.

This will challenge them to protect the ball, and create more opportunities for the pressing team to win the ball back.

PROGRESSION 3

The final progression sees the possession players limited to one touch, putting pressure on the quality of their passing and again giving the pressing team more opportunities for attacking transitions.

The pressing team has an unlimited amount of touches if they steal possession.

Coaching Tips:

IN POSSESSION

QUICK COMBINATION PLAY

•Challenge the players to use a maximum of two touches to combine quickly in order to make eight consecutive passes quickly.

BODY SHAPE WHEN RECEIVING

•Players should recognise the space around them, into which they can take their first touch. Adopting a good body shape to allow the player to receive on both front and back foot will help with retaining possession.

CREATING SPACE

•When playing in a tight area, players must recognise when to stay away from possession in order to create space for their teammates to receive.

DEFENSIVE TRANSITION

•If possession is lost, all eight players must ensure they counter-press in order to regain possession as quickly as possible and stop any goalscoring chances.

DISGUISED PASSING

•In a tight area, players can look to use disguised passes to avoid being predictable. A trick or turn could also be used when disguising play.

COACHING DETAIL:

OUT OF POSSESSION

AGGRESSIVE PRESSING

•Players must be encouraged to press aggressively throughout the working block. This will help cause disruption to the in-possession teams’ passing patterns.

BEING COMPACT

•The pressing team should be challenged to stay compact and restrict the amount of passes played through them. Staying compact will also help when attempting to force the ball into certain areas in anticipation to steal.

FAST ATTACKS

•When the pressing team wins the ball back, they should to attack as quickly and directly as possible to exploit any spaces left in the opposition shape.

•The quicker they can exploit this, the more chance they will have to score in the mini-goals.

COMPOSURE

•If the pressing team don’t have an immediate chance to score, they should show composure and recycle the ball until another player has a better opportunity

Practice timing :

20mins

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game training

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Game training (30 mins)

Practice Explanation:

This directional game sees two team of nine working in a large area just greater than half of a full-sized pitch. There is also a top channel in which a target payer (T) and the two mini goals.

The goalkeeper for the possession team – here, Team Blue- will always begin the practice.

Team Blue attempts to build up from the back and score by running the ball past the endline.

Team Red can use the target player to combine with to create goalscoring chances.

The pressing Team Red, which is the main focus for the coach, will be looking to steal possession of the ball and counter-attack quickly to finish in the big goal.

If Team Blue is successful in running the ball past the endline to score a goal, a ball will be immediately fed into Team Blue by one of the two coaches, thus creating an attacking transition.

Coaching Points:

IN POSSESSION

EXPLOITING SPACE & GAPS

•When Team B manages to steal possession, quick forward passes through or around the opposition defence are key when trying to exploit the space.

BALANCE & COVER

•When counter-attacking, Team B must still have balance and cover. This will help with any subsequent defensive transition, but will also give a passing option to the attackers if play needs to be recycled.

FORWARD RUNS

•The attacking team is encouraged to make forward runs in behind the opposition. This will create different passing options, but also give the defending team difficulties when deciding to go to the ball or mark

the player.

PENETRATING PASSES

•In a moment of transition, players are challenged to pass the ball with purpose, good quality and ball speed

OUT OF POSSESSION

FORCING PLAY WIDE TO PREVENT A SWITCH OF PLAY

•Players are tasked to force play out wide to make play predictable in order to steal possession. Body shape and pressing angle will ensure play is made predictable.

PRESSING TRIGGERS

•Players should recognise opportunities to press aggressively to steal possession of the ball. Slow ball speed or a poor pass could be a trigger to press.

USING THE OPPOSITE FORWARD/WIDE PLAYER TO PREVENT A SWITCH OF PLAY

When pressing, it’s essential that the opposite forwards are halving the pitch to limit space. This will also prevent any ball played back into the goalkeeper or opposite centre-back.

ANTICIPATING CENTRAL PASSES

•Ensure central players are on the front foot and ready to intercept any passes played into the middle.

•Midfield players should position themselves ball-side to give them the best opportunity to steal possession.

Practice Timing :

30 mins

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

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Practice Explanation:

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