Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking and defending

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Jacob Hall

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Jacob Hall
Name: Jacob Hall
City: Llandudno
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): One v One

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): One v One
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One v One (5 mins)

Setup and Instructions:

One team of attackers and one team of defenders

- Attackers score by getting to any cone before the defender tags them.

- Defender scores 2 points if they tag an attacker

- Attackers scoring - nearest cone = 1 point, middle cone = 2 points, furthest cone = 3 points

- Attacker has 5 secs to score

- Teams switch after 2mins

- First to 10 points wins

Coaching Points

- Close down speed

- force the run direction

- Try to get touch tight

Regression:

Defender is live a second after attacker goes

Progression:

Add balls


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Two v Two

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Two v Two (10 mins)

Organisation:


Two v Two

Inside players to target getting passed opponents on the inside zone and pass to outside players to gain a point

Aim to work as a team

Opponents target is to win the ball back and pass to their outside team mates.

Once passed to pair of team mates opposite corner of pitch, swap places.

Coaching Points

Who has the ball

Pressure on ball 

Head Up

Position

Progression:

Add goals or more players

Regression: 

Make area bigger to allow for more space


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): One v One Game

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One v One Game (5 mins)

Organisation:

2 goals plus goalkeepers

2 scoring zones

Attackers v defenders

Instructions:

- Defender passes the ball out to the attacker

- Attacker must dribble the ball into either scoring zone before taking a shot

- If the defender wins the ball in one of the scoring zone they can then score in the opposite goal.

- If the defender wins the ball in the central zone they can score in either goal

Coaching Points

Closing down with speed

Body position

Force the opponents run

Progression:

Add more players

Reduce size of scoring zone

Regression:

Increase scoring zone size


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

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Small Sided Game (20 mins)

Objective

To encourage players to dribble the ball and pass

Player can only shoot in the scoring zone

Encourage players to not try and shoot from any distance.

goal scored in the zone is 2 points


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