Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching Play

FAW Coach Ed

Jamel-El Hamri

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Name:	Jamel-El Hamri
City:	Washington DC
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Switching Play

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Switching Play (10 mins)

Set Up:

Set up a 20mX30m box. Pitch is divided into thirds 2 wide sections and a central zone.
Teams are set up in a 2-3-3 formation

The objective is to try and play the ball across zones. i.e. if play is distributed to the right zone, team in possession should attempt to pass the ball into the far zone

Session will encourage ball retention and succession

Play will start with cm bouncing ball with left defender to switch to right.
Once switch has taken place pass to attacking player to either cross or shoot

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progressions: Removing zonal markings to see if players naturally start performing switches,

Regressions: Expanding field dimensions or removing defending players to have offense always be +1 in each zone

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges: Touch limit

Conditions: Performing multiple switches prior to shooting

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending the Switch

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Defending the Switch (10 mins)

Set Up:

Utilize same dimension of a 20mx30m box without the zones

Format of 3 teams rotating with bumpers positioned wide

Offensive team starts with the ball. Objective to keep the opponent locked on one side, deny central passing lanes, and force turnovers

If the defensive team wins possession they may attempt to score.

Coaching Points:

Pressing Triggers; recognizing sideways or backward passes to step in and intercept

Player Actions: Midfielders using correct pressing angles to cut off options and defenders shifting as a unit

Closing space quickly, while maintaining defensive shape

Compact positioning to deny gaps between lines

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progressions: Remove 1 defender to create a natural disadvantage

Regressions: Making the pitch dimensions smaller to naturally create a more compact environment