Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): OA2 BREAKING LINES SESSION

Specific breaking lines (5 mins)

Primary Focus:

Paired coaching session - Specific practise Breaking lines in possession

Understand how to move the ball forward quickly, via playing through over or around the opposition

Organisation, player numbers, area size and timings

• 15 players 7 vs 7 with a common player 
• Focus on breaking lines principle and lead coach will work with the blues, however is the reds win the ball back they are to break lines the other way.
• Playing area just over half of the pitch is to be used.
• Both teams will have full backs who can not leave there areas. Thre will be a 4 v 3 situation in the middle section of the pitch and the players can not leave this flat disc area
• 1 full size goal for the blues to score in

10 minute coaching session into 10 minute SSG. 5 minutes each on session and 5 minutes each on SSG.Part 1, 5 minutes: Coach A Gavin 1 min walk though - 1 minute play - 1 minute intervention, coaching process - 2 minutes play (interventions where needed.

Coach B 30 second intervention, 2 minutes, 30 seconds intervention, 2 minutes play.

Equipment required - 10 balls all placed in the centre circle over the half way line.                              

                                      7 red bibs, 1 green bib and 7 blue bibs.      

                                       Yellow flat discs

                                        Red cones to mark FB zones 2 cones for ball zoen

                                        1 full size goal    

                                                         

8vs7 game. With 1 common player

Blues have 7 players,  3 defenders, 3 midfielders, number 9

Reds have 8 players 1 GK 3 defenders 3 centre midfielders and a number 9.

Yellow player acts as a number 10m for both teams. 

The session.

• The CB will collect and play into a FB who will play the ball quickly forward, for the blues to attack quickly and score.
  
• The principle is breaking lines. They can play the ball through over or around. 
• The blue midfielders are encouraged to find space the the shaded area and receive the ball in there.
• The midfielder can not leave the shaded area
• The target is to score, however if the team score from a through ball from the common player they get 2 goals,
• The red team are to defend and if they disposes the blues they are to attack and get over the half way line. 
• If the red CB or GK win the ball they play the ball to there FBs and break liens the other way trying to get the ball to their 9 to run the ball over the line. If they do this through a ball from the common player they score 2 points
• If a goal is scored or the ball goes out of play the blue will collect a ball and play again
• The number 9s can press the FBs to make their ball forward harder and the FBs can have timed restriction put on them as the session progresses 

2nd coach (5 mins)

The session.

• The CB will collect and play into a FB who will play the ball quickly forward, for the blues to attack quickly and score

• The principle is breaking lines. They can play the ball through over or around.

• The blue midfielders are encouraged to find space the the shaded area and receive the ball in there.

• The midfielder can not leave the shaded area

• The target is to score, however if the team score from a through ball from the common player they get 2 goals,

• The red team are to defend and if they disposes the blues they are to attack and get over the half way line.

• If the red CB or GK win the ball they play the ball to there FBs and break liens the other way trying to get the ball to their 9 to run the ball over the line. If they do this through a ball from the common player they score 2 points

• If a goal is scored or the ball goes out of play the blue will collect a ball and play again

• The number 9s can press the FBs to make their ball forward harder and the FBs can have timed restriction put on them as the session progresses

The coach may now feel the team get 2 points for going around rather than through to cover all principles of breaking lines