Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Switching Play

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Ed Merrin
Name: Ed Merrin
City: LOOE
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival

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A game of catch

How quickly can each team change the direction of play to score a point into the GK


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Let them play for 3 mins then start coaching them.

How quickley can the team in possession change the direction of attack.

Do they need to pass forward or can they keep possession by going back?

Work with CMF players first working together to switch play.

Then focus on WP what they are doing off the ball. Finding space to receive or anticipating a long pass

COACHING POINTS

Receiving skills of central MF player to start

Body position

Movement on/off the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part

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Let the keepers have a 1-2-1 session

2v2 in each box

Play with one ball

Object of the game is to dribble through the end cones

No player is allowed to cross into another third also you are not allowed to pass forward in your box

The players are only allowed to pass back in their box,a square pass into another box or the diagnal pass.

Look for the players reaction to which box the ball is in

How can they effect the play without the ball. Try to keep possession and create a scoring oppotunity.After the players have got the game have free play but keep the condition of no forward pass

COACHING POINTS

As whole part:

Focus on the movemnt back to receive and opening the body to play quickley on the back foot.

How quickly can they transfer the ball to the other side.

Communication

Progression add another ball to cause confusuin makes the decision process quicker


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase of play

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Phase of play

The object of this phase is for the Red's to keep possession but transfer the ball quickly to the other flank.

We will be working with both Red WMF players to keep as wide as possible during the session.

This is so that they create width for there team.

Work with Red CMFP as the pivot of the switch

How he's received the ball

what he's going to do next

Who will he pass to

Whislt the ball has been passed to RCMFP can Red's work out the triggers for they next phase

Has his touch been positive, can RWMF run into space to receive a through ball or does he come to receive the ball

What is then RCMF players decision as a support player

I'll be looking for realationships between:

Red's WMF & FB's as support

FB'c & CH

Coaching points:

Red's Recevieng skills in wide areas

Support from FB's if play is closed down

Movement off the ball from the WMF players

Passing skills from either the CMF, FB's or CH to transfer the ball quickly

Challenge the Blues to close down in wide areas to force Red's back


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Let them play for 3 mins them start to coach them.

Start with RCMF on their receiving skills (open body for an early switch)

Who can he pass the ball to (is it a positive pass)

What does RCMF do next

Where has he gone ( ask him to show and explain why?)

What is the Red striker doing whilst the ball has been switched

What is his movements (how has he done this)

Where is he going on the pitch (ask him to explain why? & Let him show you

Can the Red FB create on overlap for a 2v1 situation

Challenges for both teams:

Reds to get the ball out wide ASAP (can they bypass a player by moving the ball quickly)

Who switches play? Does it have to be a MF player?

How have they done this? Short/long pass?

Where on the pitch have they switched play? Why?

Blues

How are you dealing with the switch?

What could you do differently ?

Who would do this?

Would you change your formation?

Cool down drinks and tactics board with Q&A's about the session


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