Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Empire v BYSC G2005

First Half Formation

Substitutions:

1st Half (1-4-4-2) then changed to 1-4-3-3

Megan went LF - Delaney

Mariah went RF - Damonique forward

Samantha went ACM - Larissa

Christina - Jameson

Larissa (goal 1-0) - Noemi

2nd Half (1-4-3-3) then 1-3-5-2 then changed to 1-4-5-1 for security after going up 2-1

Started how they came off (1-4-3-3)

Jameson - Christina

Larissa - Hailey (1-3-5-2)

Delaney - Megan

Damonique - Mariah

Hailey - Samantha (1-4-5-1 after goal from corner - kaydence)

Christina - Noemi

Coaching Points:

Win 1st & 2nd balls in the air. Win 50/50 balls.

Speed of play needs to be quicker.

Trapping/Passing technique poor.

Tighter marking in the middle of the field.

Game management - there were times instead of just clearing the ball, we are trying to dribble it or pass out of the back with 5 minutes left. That is a time to just clear it. Think intelligently on how to close the game out with the win.

Second Half Formation

Started the second half in a 1-4-3-3, the way we ended the first. The added pressure up top was not enough so to go for the win, 5 was removed, 11 & 7 were dropped to outside mids and a forward was added to create a 1-3-5-2. Added pressure and better combo plays/through balls lead us to a corner.

Hopefully we learned that at times, we need to take set pieces (corners, freekicks, etc.) fast to catch the other team in transition. We did that with the corner and got a good shot near post and scored 2-1.

To hold onto the win, we took a 9 off and added the 5 back to the game to stay strong in the back.

Better possession, keeping the ball with consecutive passes opened up the game. The more we keep it, the more the other team gets frustrated and tries to come get it - then we penetrate.

4.) Penetration

Attacking Principles

1.) Width (good)

2.) Depth/Support (poor)

3.) Mobility (poor)

4.) Penetration (above average)

5.) Creativity (average)

We always want to keep the width, but we always want to go forward. There were a few times that we chose to play the ball wide (a lot of times best option), but there was a better ball that could have been played through a passing channel in between their back four defenders.

Need to use wall passes, overlaps and third man runs more in order to find penetration behind their back defending line. Keeping possession and switching the ball not only tires your opponent, but it stretches them out and creates passing channels to penetrate and attack easier.

2.) Depth

Attacking Principles

1.) Width (good)

2.) Depth/Support (poor)

3.) Mobility (poor)

4.) Penetration (average)

5.) Creativity (average)

Girls inside orange shaded area need to get up the field and help support. We need to get down the field. Once 11 plays it into the 9, it then becomes a 3v8. No options for the forward to keep the ball so what happened is she is forced to turn and dribble or we just lose the ball. Because we don't push forward and we are back, now the other team wins it and fills the space in the middle of the field where we are not located. This causes danger because now we have the other team with the ball coming at us in the middle of the field with no pressure - counter attacks against us.