Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking in the Final Third/Attacking combinations session (Start Time: 2022-08-18 10:55:00)

Phase 1 (15 mins)

Welsh Way Principles Final Third: Understand when and how to combine, create and finish in the attacking third of the pitch

• Width and Depth
• Risk taking
• Final pass
• Finishing

BLUES are the coached team (in possession) and REDS are the managed team (out of possession) 

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

• Pass into strikers starts unopposed from blues goalkeeper
• Variety of runs and movements of strikers will be explored
• Free zone will be removed allowing for pressure and contest
• Free pass from goalkeeper will now be contested

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

CHALLENGES:

• Can the forwards combine with each other?
• Can the outside support players play one touch combinations to either the forwards or each other?
• Can the forwards make diagonal runs to draw CBs out of position to either create a shooting opportunity for the forward with the ball at his feet or receive the through ball?
• Can forwards use one touch combinations? 
• Can forwards use wide supporting players to change point of attack?
• Can GKs provide quick and accurate GK distribution? 
• Can forwards time their runs to remain onside and to either get through balls or drag CBs out of position?
• Can forwards make good complimentary runs to create space? One checking short, one staying long.

CONDITIONS 

Blue (in possession-coached)

• Pass starts unopposed from blue goalkeeper
  
• Ball ALWAYS starts from blue goalkeeper
• One forward drops into free zone to collect ball off goalkeeper
• The other forward makes diagonal run to create space or receive through ball
• Forwards can pass to ANY supporting teammate on outside of grid
• Supporting players can pass to either forward or to any other supporting teammate on outside
• If blues lose ball, then the reds goalkeeper gets ball from his goal and plays a ball to his forwards in opposite box. 
• 10 SECOND RULE can be imposed
  

Reds (out of possession-managed)

• Protect the middle
• Force wide
• Minimize box entries
• Stop crosses
• Defend the box

Interventions: 

• Concurrent 
• Terminal 
• Coaching Process
•  Walk Through

SSG (30 mins)

Welsh Way Principles Final Third:

Understand when and how to combine, create and finish in the attacking third of the pitch

• Width and Depth

• Risk taking

• Final pass

• Finishing

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Area is enlarged to accommodate the addition of target support players in the SSG. 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

• Ball always starts with the Blues GKs 
• Blues forwards need to look to make complimentary runs to open up space for teammates
• Blue midfielders need to look to take risks and have a final ball that creates chances
• Blue wingers need to look towards taking their marker on, get shots off or put in a quality final ball
• Blue forwards should look to draw CBs out with quick combinations and get in behind
• At all times blue forwards should be looking to be a threat and take defenders on 1v1
• Blue forwards should constantly be looking for 1v1 situations and find shooting opportunities.
• Blue forwards should look to make direct cross-over runs (diagonal runs) aided by quick combinations
• Blue forwards should look to use what they learned in the last segment of session and either a) have one forward drop deep to collect b) have both drop deep and the forward who doesn't receive ball makes a complimentary run to either open up space for the player on the ball or get ball. 

Reds (out of possession-managed)

• Protect the middle
• Force wide
• Minimize box entries
• Stop crosses
• Defend the box
• Earn a point every time ball is won
• Have 10 secs to counterattack 

Interventions: 

• Concurrent
• Terminal
• Coaching Process
•  Walk Through