Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Build-up play - Wed 17th Jan

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Jason Brindley

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Jason Brindley
Name: Jason Brindley
City: Oswestry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo
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Rondo (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • 7v3 Rondo (x2)
  • 20x20 yard area
  • If the 3 chasers win the ball within 5 passes, all out
  • After 5 passers, only player who wins the ball is out
  • 90:30 (High intensity)
  • Quick restarts by the coach to keep tempo and intensity of the practice

Coaching detail

  • Ball detail
  • Awareness
  • Composure
  • Intensity to the press

Progressions/Regressions

  • Change amount of passes to come out if needed


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 11v11 Conditioned game

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11v11 Conditioned game (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • 11v11 Conditioned game
  • Build up team to leave front 3 in opposition half
  • Defending team to leave back 4 in their own half
  • Possession team to play 8v7 in their half
  • Entry to opposition half is through one of the gates on the half-way line
  • Set amount of passes also equals free entry to encourage opposition to high press
  • Pitch 18-18 yard, full width, to make it more challenging for build-up team with less space
  • First set of games, 1 team builds, one presses. Players can pass or dribble through the gate and can send 2 additional players to attack 5v4. Time limit to score. Then reset. 
  • Second set of games, once ball goes into opposition half, everyone gets over bar your back 4 and opposition front 3. 
  • Games to generally start from GK but may change that up and restart from different areas as a means to challenge pressing team and have to adjust. 
  • 6min games (x4)

Coaching detail

  • Calmness in possession
  • Ball detail
  • Don't force things 
  • Be aware of the opposition press
  • Build one side to attack the other (Switches of play)
  • Intensity to the press

Progressions/Regressions

  • As seen above


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Murder-Ball

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Murder-Ball (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • Murder-Ball
  • 11v11
  • 18-18 yard area
  • No restarts, as soon as the ball goes out of play, coach restarts firing a ball back in
  • 10 passes equals a point
  • 10 passes and score equals 3 goals
  • If you win the ball in final third and score, goals worth double

Coaching detail

  • Composure in possession
  • Ball detail
  • Intensity to the press

Progressions/Regressions

  • May take the pitch into 50 yard width to increase challenge for possession team

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