Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA B - Specific Session 02

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Kris Farren

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Name:
Kris Farren
City:
Mynydd Isa
Country:
United Kingdom
Membership:
Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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Defending the overload

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific
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Specific20 mins

Set Up

  • 7v5 (GK is on the team with 7)
  • Half the pitch
  • GK in a full sized goal
  • 3 mini goals at the other end
  • Coaching reds, managing blues

Drill

  • Blues will restart play, mainly with a goal kick or occasionally from a coaches pass
  • Blues will aim to score by passing into any one of the three mini goals
  • Reds will attempt to cut off any forward passes, regain possession and attempt to score past the blue team goal keeper

Principles


REDS

  • Protect the middle

  • Force wide

  • Stop / Defend the shot / cross
  • Body on the line

BLUES

  • Direction / weight of passing

  • Decision making
  • Use limited touches and move the ball quickly

  • Speed of the attack


Blocks


BLOCK 1

  • Blues attack mini goals
  • Reds attack the big goal
  • Blues attempt to pass the ball through the red players to score into the mini goal
  • Bring in challenges and targets when appropriate to control the principles of the session

BLOCK 2

  • Blues can now play through and around to score into the mini goals
  • Reds start centrally and attempt to trap the blues by forcing them wide into a corner

Challenges

  • Blue players must play through / around, NOT over
  • Blue players attempt to play two touch to move the ball quickly
  • Red striker apply pressure, red winger cut off passing lines, red midfielder protect middle

Conditions

Red players must start in between the width of the 18 yard box  

Blue players must pass the ball X amount of times before scoring

Blue players = 3 points for playing through and scoring, 1 point for playing around

Red players = 1 point for breaking up play, 3 points for shot on target, 5 points for goal

 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game
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Small Sided Game20 mins

Set Up

  • 9v7 (GK is on each team)
  • Reds 1-3-3 
  • Blues 1-4-4
  • Full width, just over half the length
  • 2 full sized goals
  • Coaching reds, managing blues

Drill

  • Blues will now attack the red teams big goal
  • Same principles apply
  • Reds receive 1 extra CM while blue team receive 2 wingers
  • The game will play as normal if the ball goes out for a throw in or corner, play will resume from a goal kick of the team in possession

Principles

BLUES

  • Same as before, plus:
  • Make use of width and depth
  • Combination play

  • Make the pitch big (Width and Depth)


REDS

  • Protect the middle
  • Force wide
  • Stop / Defend the shot / cross
  • Body on the line

Blocks

BLOCK 1

  • Allow play to progress with little instruction attempting to carry on the principles from the specific practice

BLOCK 2

  • Work with CM’s to defend wider as the blues work up the pitch

BLOCK 3

  • Challenge blues to make X amount of passes before shooting to allow reds the chance to defend with success

Challenges

  • 2 touches on ball for blue players if needed
  • Blues can only shoot after X amount of passes

Conditions

  • Reds must always have three players within the width of the 18yard box, protecting the middle

Targets

  • Blue Players must pass the ball X amount of times before scoring
  • Blue players = 3 points for playing through and scoring, 1 point for playing around
  • Red players = 1 point for breaking up play, 3 points for shot on target, 5 points for goal

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