Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 6v3 OVERLOAD CONDITIONED GAME (SHORT/WIDE)

6v3 OVERLOAD CONDITIONED GAME (35 mins)

AIM/FOCUS:

• OVERLOAD GAME TO SIMULATE FAST ATTACKS AND COUNTERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMBINATION PLAY
• ACTIVITY HAS TIME RESTRAINTS AND RESTART CHALLENGES TO ENCOURAGE DIRECT PLAY AND PRESSURE THE ATTACKING TEAM TO MAKE EACH ATTACK COUNT
• SHORT AND WIDE PITCH TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ISOLATING DEFENDERS 1v1 AND CREATING SPACE USING WIDTH

• PLAYERS SPLIT INTO GROUPS OF 3 - YELLOW, PINK AND BLUE WITH ONE GK - GK CAN ROTATE
• PLAY AREA IS HALF OF A PITCH PLUS A RESTART ZONE WHERE ALL RESTARTS IN PLAY TAKE PLACE EXCEPT FREE KICKS AND PENALTIES. MULTIPLE BALLS IN RESTART ZONE TO ENABLE QUICK RESET
• AT LEAST 3 ATTACKERS MUST BE IN THE RESTART ZONE TO RESTART PLAY
• YELLOW AND PINK START AS ATTACKERS, BLUE STARTS AS DEFENDERS
• 5 MINS AND ROLES ROTATE SO THAT ALL TEAMS GET 4 ATTACKING AND 2 DEFENDING ACTION - 6 SETS IN TOTAL
• ATTACKERS HAVE TO SCORE AND DEFENDERS HAVE TO KEEP THE SCORE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
• A GOAL IS WORTH 1 POINT FOR BOTH ATTACKING TEAMS

• ATTACKING AND DEFENDING PRINCIPLES OF PLAY
• TRY TO LIMIT BREAKS IN PLAY TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND PRESSURE
• ENCOURAGE INTERPLAY TO CREATE LOCALISED OVERLOADS AND SWITCHES OF PLAY TO FIND PLAYERS OUTSIDE OF CONGESTED AREAS
• USE OF KEY PHRASES "SWITCH", "RESET" AND "THEIF" TO SUPPORT TEAM MATES