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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Position Specific - Crosses

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Matthew Evans

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Matthew Evans
Name: Matthew Evans
City: Windsor
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Session Title:

Position-Specific Development – Technical & Tactical IDP Focus

Individual Player Focus (IDP Roles):

  • Right-Back (RB)

  • Winger (x2)

  • Central Midfielder (CM)

This session targets key position-specific competencies for wide and central players in both in-possession and out-of-possession moments.

Session Objective:

To develop position-specific technical execution and tactical decision-making under realistic conditions, focusing on wide combinations, defensive positioning, support play, and transitional behaviours.

Practice Organisation:

  • Pitch Size: 44 x 36 yards

  • Goals: 2 full-size goals positioned at each end to replicate realistic end-to-end play

  • Set-Up Includes:

    • 2 mannequins used to simulate defensive line or screen in central areas

    • Tactical frame/whiteboard used to introduce objectives, roles, and key outcomes pre-session

  • Player Organisation:

    • IDP Players: Right-Back, Two Wingers, Central Midfielder

    • Non-IDP Players:

      • 2 x Goalkeepers

      • 2 x Centre Forwards (used in attacking phases or pressing roles)

    • Players rotate in groups of two to maintain physical intensity and positional exposure

Practice Format:

  • Structure: 4 blocks of 5 minutes

  • Rest/Coaching Time: 2 minutes between each block (used for terminal feedback, coaching detail, or walkthrough reset)

  • Rotation: Players rotate positions and roles to experience attacking and defending scenarios across different units

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Session Title:

Position-Specific Finishing and Crossing Combinations
(Aligned with Individual Development Plans – IDP Focus)

Target Positions (IDP Profiles):

  • Central Midfielder

  • Full-Back / Wide Defender

  • Winger

  • Striker (Central and Wide Roles)

Session Objective:

To develop player-specific technical and tactical actions in final third scenarios, focusing on:

  • Cut-back and early crossing delivery

  • Body shape and technique for finishing

  • Timing of movement (particularly late box entries and support play)

  • Position-specific decision-making in 2v1 and unbalanced attacking situations

Coaching Points by Player (IDP Focus):

Attacker (CF/Wide Forward):

  • Cut-back finishes: timing arrival into space, body shape for one-touch execution

  • Dribbling to commit and unbalance defender

  • Combination play: set and through pass execution

Wide Defender / Winger:

  • Body shape to receive (side-on, positive first touch)

  • Early cross detail: plant foot beside ball, lean over, delivery accuracy

  • Height and weight of cross adapted to target and space

Central Midfielder / Attacking Support:

  • Support positioning to receive under pressure

  • Ability to combine through central zones or arrive late into the box

  • Decision-making in final pass or switch of play

Session Design & Structure:

Block 1 & 2 – Technical Finishing & Crossing Combinations (Unopposed to Semi-Opposed):

  • Phase 1:

    • Coach feeds goalkeeper → GK plays into central striker

    • Striker takes a positive first touch across body and shoots

    • Repeated both sides for symmetry and exposure

  • Phase 2:

    • Following the shot, the opposite goalkeeper throws wide

    • Wide player (winger/full-back) delivers an early cross into the space

    • Inside the box: 2v1 situation (2 attackers vs 1 recovering defender)

    • Action is mirrored into the opposite box for repetition and varied delivery angles

Block 3 & 4 – Combination Play & Opposed 2v1 Execution:

  • Phase 1:

    • GK plays into striker → striker combines with CM or wide player in a 1-2

    • Striker receives behind and finishes

  • Phase 2:

    • GK immediately throws wide → winger drives inside to create 2v1

    • 2v1 scenario: one striker and winger vs one defender

    • Repeated in the opposite box to ensure rotational opportunities

Intervention Strategies:

  • Concurrent Coaching: Live technical/tactical feedback during play

  • Individual Interventions: One-to-one technical correction or praise based on player IDP

  • Walkthroughs: Used to clarify movement timing, angles of support, and crossing/finishing zones

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