Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA B - OA2: Specific Practice to SSG - Switching Play

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Lucas Sparrow

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Name:	Lucas Sparrow
City:	Pontypridd
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Practice

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Specific Practice (10 mins)

Specific Practice

Coach to improve switching play in create/build up phase and final third.

Equipment:

Footballs, mini-goals/big goal, flat markers, multiple coloured bibs, whistles and stopwatch.

Duration: 20 minutes

- 10 minutes = Specific Practice

- 10 minutes = SSG

Organisation:

- Half pitch size + 10 yards length

- 18 players

Blue Team: 1-3-4-3 [ GK&CF taken out ] *Coaching Team

Red Team: 1-4-4-2 [ RW&LW taken out ] *Managing Team

Session:

Blue team CB's start the game by making a pass from the ball kept in ball zone. Red team press the blue team to lock one side.
Blue team has to beat the press by using the inside players support to switch the ball to the opposite side spare player.
Blue team keeps possession to familiarize switching the ball from one end channel to the other end channel and finally creating a chance in front of the goal from wide area.
Only the Two Red CF's are locked onto the create phase zone. they cannot back track to final-third (blue).
Blue team cannot take a shot on goal until they have switched the ball at least once in the final-third.

Scoring System:

Team captains/Assistant coach will keep a record on scores in Specific Practice.

Blue team switches the ball from one end channel to the other in create phase, they get a point.
Blue team switches the ball from one end channel to the other in final third (1-point) followed by phase of play inside again to score a goal, they get 3 points.
Red team on winning the ball get 1 point. Followed by a goal in either mini-goals will get them 3 points.

Coaching Points:

Coach the team in relation to pitch geography; position specification to the formation; In, away, around the ball situation.

In Possession Team (BLUE) [Coaching]

Mobility to support/angle to support the teammate in possession of the ball.
Use of width/depth of the pitch
Play through, around / over the opposition
Defensive balance
Technical details around Passing (weight, direction, etc.)
Overload to isolate - draw the opposition in to one area of the pitch to create space for a switch of play

Out of Possession Team (RED) [Managing]

Force them one side with high press/stop the switch
Leave the furthest player free
Look to target the mini-goals on winning transition

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

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Small Sided Game (10 mins)

Small Sided Game [9v9 reinforcing the switching play principle in SSG]

Organisation:

Half pitch size + 15 yards

Blue Team: 1-3-4-3 [CF taken out & one CB from specific practice plays as GK] *Coaching Team

Red Team: 1-4-4-2 [RW&LW taken out of play] *Managing Team

Session:

Play starts from initially blue team keeper later, play is restarted from both the keeper ends.
Blue team works on the switching play principle from the specific practice.
Blue team keeper push up to form the back 3 while in possession of the ball.

Scoring System: (scores to get carried over from specific practice)

Blue team to switch the ball at least once before taking a shot on goal. A switch gives one point. A switch and phase of play followed to result in goal gives 3 points.
Red team score a goal gets them a point.