Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending the counter attack through the thirds (Start Time: 2014-02-05 17:30:00)

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Mark Bentley

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Name:	Mark Bentley
City:	Hertford
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Players spread around a large circle travel through the circle to an avaliable player to receive a pass and repeat. (3balls going at once)

Coach sets various combinations to perfom during drill.

1 Player travels through the circle, passes to a receiver who opens up their body and sets a pass to the player on the right/left who enters the circle n repeats.

2 Player dribbles through the circle then plays a 1:2 with outside player then sets the ball to incoming player to their left/right

3. Player dribbles across circle passes to a reciever who sets the ball to the player to the right, the player on the left of the initial reciever makes a thrd man run and collects the ball in the circle.

Comunication is key to the drill to be successful.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing & Combination

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Passing & Combination

Learning Objectives

Passing dribbling and combination play

Technical

First touch. body shape when recieving, quick touches across the circle and final pass

Tactical

Good combination play, awareness when travelling through the circe

Physical

High tempo

Psychological/Social

Communication and focus

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing and control

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Passing and control

Learning Objectives

Working in 3s, players working on quick passing transferring the ball around th triangle.

2 touch using both feet, (inside and outside)

Change players around and progress he dill by introducing another ball and player on one of the points is working, (1 touch, volleys, half volleys etc)

Technical

First touch, weight of pass

Tactical

Be ready for the ball

Physical

Very high tempo, working short sharp foot movements

Psychological/Social

Focus

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possesion defending

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Possesion defending

Learning Objectives

Defending when outnumbered, even or overloaded

Start 1 v 1 with players waiting to the side of goals to enter play. The player who scores 1 v 1 then defends a 2 v 1.

2 v 1 becomes 2 v 2 then 3 v 2 etc to eventually a 6 v 6

Technical

Defending principle, nearest man to ball.

Tactical

When defending outnumbered can the defender delay or create a 1 v 1 to balance the odds, forcing the player away from supporting attacking players or the goal.

Physical

Working hard as a team or individual

Psychological/Social

Communication

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG Defending the counter attack

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SSG Defending the counter attack

Learning Objectives

Defending the counter attack 2-3-1 vs 3-2-1

From GK look to play quickly out to full backs. To begin only one player can break into another third. Defending team take positions from ball. Decision when to press, when to drop or delay forward players.

Encourage red team to press the forwards as they have covering players, wide players show inside.

Blue team outnumbered in midfield so drop and delay the play, try to force the play away from danger or to create 1v1, 2v2 or 3v2

Technical

Tactical

Physical

6 v 6 SSG high tempo

Psychological/Social

Concentration and focus