Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HS JV - 5/21 - Counter Attack (Defensive Third)

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Steven Steadham

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Steven Steadham
Name: Steven Steadham
City: Brooklyn
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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  • Quick transition to attacking - anticipate next actions 
  • Exploit the opponent when unbalanced/disorganized - look in behind first 
  • Keep the ball when you can't play forward - reset and spread out
  • Push the defensive line up - close the gap between DEF and MID


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro - 4v4+2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro - 4v4+2
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Intro - 4v4+2 (10 mins)

Organization:- two 20x10 areas

Instructions: - play 4v4+2 or similar

- after winning possession, defending team counters and plays other target neutral in opposite area

- all players move to play in new area 

- points for every successful counter

Coaching Points: - Quick transition to attacking

- Exploit the opponent when unbalanced/disorganized

- Keep the ball when you can't play forward

- Push the defensive line up

How fast can we break?

Can we play forward before the opposition recovers?

Progressions: - race over, team can only score if they beat oppo over into new area

Regressions: - add neutrals or go 3v5+2


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main - 2v2+1 Transition - Target Players

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Main - 2v2+1 Transition - Target Players (15 mins)

Organization: - (20x20) area 

- 2 teams of 4 or similar 

- two targets 

Instructions: - each teams start with one ball, passing into targets, switching, combining and playing resting player to get pattern of play - 3min 

Prog - 2v2 transition game

- players score by passing to own target players

- after scoring target switches with scorer and goes back to own endline 

- if team scores on their own endline, attackers switch

- defense is only off after a target goal and own endline goal 

- if ball goes out on sideline, play restarts own team

Coaching Points: - speed of play

- quick attacking and defending transitions 

- decision making - when to pass v when to dribble?

how to penetrate opposition during transition period

Progressions: - add big goals, no targets 

- 3v3s/4v4s, only scorer switches

Regressions: - attackers can only score in attacking half 

- after point is scored defense drops to half 



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Condition - 2v2 Transition

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Condition - 2v2 Transition (20 mins)


Organization: - 30x20 area

Instructions: - 2v2 transition game

- players become defense after scoring

- one attacking team to goal, defending team to resting attacking line 

- if goal is scored by defense, defense stays on

- defense that is scored on, is off, new attackers on

- if ball goes out on sideline, play restarts from own teams endline

- play to 10

Coaching Points: - quick transition to attack after possession is won

- give support, push up fast!

- attack goal right away after possession is won

- play forward when you have the ball (how quickly can you score?)

How to play out quick? 

Progressions: - 3v2s  

Regressions: - counter endzone not target players for defending team 



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match - 7v6

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Match - 7v6 (25 mins)

 Organization: - half field or similar size

- 7v6 or similar

- counter endzone

- attacking #6,7,8,9,10,11

- defending #1,2,3,4,5,6,8

Instructions: - attacking team play to big goal

- defending team to counter endzone - pass or dribble 

- play restarts from coach if needed, let the game flow

Coaching Points: - quick transition to attack after possession is won

- give support, push up fast - 4/5

- exploit the opponent when unbalanced/disorganized - 8

- forward movements off the ball when in possession - 2/3

- play into endzone right away after possession is won


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