Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): SAC Premier Blue 06 boys vs CSC Sparta Red - May 14, 2023 - EDP 3

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Nathean Meadows

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Name:	Nathean Meadows
City:	Maryland
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL PRIORITIES WON'T BE CHANGED TODAY AS WE NEED TIME TO DIGEST AND PRACTICE. LET'S MAKE UP FOR YESTERDAYS DISAPPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER GREAT PERFORMANCE HERE TODAY! LET'S GO BOYS!

FORMATIONS:

IN POSSESSION, WE PLAY A 1-4-2-3-1.

OUT OF POSSESSION IN OPPONENTS HALF - 1-4-3-3 WITH A ZONAL PRESS (IF THEY BUILD UP)

OUT OF POSSESSION IN OUR OWN HALF - 1-4-5-1 - WITH A MID OR LOW BLOCK (IF THEY GO LONG)

PRINCIPLES OF PLAY:

OUT OF POSSESSION:
**NEW** BIG FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL DEFENDING IN FRONT AND FROM BEHIND.
**NEW** DEFENDING IN FRONT - LOW POSITION, SIDEWAYS ON (MAINTAIN SPACING), LOOK FOR MISTAKE CUES, FORCE TO WEAK/NON-PREFERRED SIDE, BALANCED HEAD POSITION (BACK IN YOUR STANCE A LITTLE)
**NEW** DEFENDING FROM BEHIND - KEEP YOUR FEET SEPARATED AND AWAY FROM ATTACKERS FEET, SEE THE BALL, STAY TOUCH TIGHT, FORCE OPPONENT BACK TO OWN GOAL
**NEW** DEFENDING AS A UNIT/COLLECTIVELY - GET COMPACT AND STAY COMPACT
**NEW** DEFENDING AS A UNIT - PRESS, SLIDE, RECOVER CENTRALLY!! RECOVER CENTRALLY WHEN BALL IS PLAYED SIDEWAYS RATHER THAN CHASING THE BALL SIDEWAYS ALL THE TIME.
ORGANIZED AND DISCIPLINED PRESS. TAKING AWAY PASSING LANES AND NOT JUST CHASING THE BALL. WHEN YOU GO THOUGH YOU MUST GO HARD. GENTLE PRESS IS NO PRESS AT ALL
QUALITY OF THE ZONAL PRESS. KEEP THE LINES COMPACT AND CONNECTED BETWEEN THE LINES TOO
MIDFIELDERS ESPECIALLY MUST LOOK TO TAKE AWAY/GET TOUCH TIGHT ON PLAYERS IN FRONT OF THEM - FORCING OPPOSITION TO GO LONGER WITH THE BALL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.

IN POSSESSION:

#7, #9 & #11, AND #10 (AND SOMETIMES OUTSIDE BACKS) ESPECIALLY GIVING MUCH MORE FOCUS TO CREATING MOVEMENT AHEAD OF THE BALL AND LOOKING TO GET IN BEHIND THE BACK LINE - ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME AND SPACE TO ALLOW A PLAYER TO GET THEIR HEAD UP AND SEE SPACE AHEAD OF THEM. PATIENCE IN DELIVERY OF PASSES; ALLOW YOUR TEAMMATES TO GET CLOSER TO THE BACK LINE BEFORE RELEASING PASSES.
LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY DANGEROUS DIAGONAL BALLS TO THE BACK POST TO RUNNERS FROM DEEP THAT ARE MAKING LATE RUNS. RUN HARD/RUN AGGRESSIVE/RUN EARLY.
THIRD MAN RUNS - CUES/TRIGGERS: BALL PLAYED FORWARD, THEN LAID OFF BACKWARDS - WHO WILL LOOK TO GET AHEAD OF THE BALL TO CREATE PENETRATION OF A DEFENSIVE LINE (NOT NECESSARILY THE BACK LINE)
BIG POINT OF EMPHASIS: MAKE THE SAFE PASS QUICKLY! DON'T TAKE 4 TOUCHES WHEN 2 IS ENOUGH. DON'T LOOK FOR HIGHLIGHT REELS. KEEP THAT IN MIND AT ALL TIMES.
DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS - IMPROVE OUR PASSING ACCURACY BY OUR BODY SHAPE CORRECT AND PLAYING CONSISTENT ACCURATE PASSES. THE ACCURACY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SPEED FOR US SO WE DON'T GIVE AWAY POSSESSION.
30-40 YARD VIEW - IF WE SCAN THE FIELD IN THE 30-40 YARD RANGE, THE WHOLE GAME WILL OPEN UP FOR US. ALLOWS US TO SEE THE FORWARD PASS EARLIER, LOOK FOR POSITIVE MOVEMENT AHEAD OF US, MAKE EARLIER DECISIONS AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE OPPOSITION HIGHER UP THE FIELD.
TRANSITION/CLICK MOMENTS: WE NEED TO KEEP POSSESSION IN THOSE FIRST 2-4 PASSES AFTER THE BALL CHANGES. WE SHOULD NOT BE TOO KEEN TO DRIBBLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER A CHANGE OF POSSESSION AND NOT SUCCESSFUL AT FINDING THOSE FIRST PASSES AFTER TRANSITION. **LESS OF THE FLICKS AND TRICKS AND FOCUS ON GETTING A QUALITY FIRST TOUCH THAT HELPS US RETAIN POSSESSION.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st Half Start

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1st Half Start

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st half - 15min

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1st half - 15min

Brandon - Brennan

Eli - Joe

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st Half 20min

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1st Half 20min

Paul - Andrew

Ryan - Nate (Dylan #6, Austin #4, Ryan play #2)

Carter - Byron

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st Half- 30min

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1st Half- 30min

Byron - Carter

Andrew - Brandon

Nate - Ben (Nate to #10)

Brennan - Dylan

Joe - Eli (Nate to #10, Joe play #8)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st half - 35min

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1st half - 35min

Brandon -

Carter

Ben -

Eli - Paul

Dylan - Chris (Brennan to #3, Austin #2, Dylan play #5)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2nd half

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2nd half

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DEFENSIVE PHASE - REGULAR

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DEFENSIVE PHASE - REGULAR

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: ZONAL/MAN PRESS TRANSITION- DISCIPLINED BUT AGGRESSIVE.

INITIAL TRIGGER IS BASED ON THEM PLAYING OUT FROM THE BACK. OTHERWISE IT'S TRANSITIONAL BASED

OVERALL TACTICAL THEME:

INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM DEFENDING TACTICS. IF WE WIN OUR INDIVIDUAL BATTLES WE WILL THE OVERALL WAR!

STRONG INDIVIDUAL DEFENDING TECHNIQUE COMBINED WITH COMPACT, ORGANIZED DEFENSIVE UNIT (ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDFIELD AREAS)

TOP PRIORITIES:

**NEW** BIG FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL DEFENDING IN FRONT AND FROM BEHIND.

**NEW** DEFENDING IN FRONT - LOW POSITION, SIDEWAYS ON (MAINTAIN SPACING), LOOK FOR MISTAKE CUES, FORCE TO WEAK/NON-PREFERRED SIDE, BALANCED HEAD POSITION (BACK IN YOUR STANCE A LITTLE)

**NEW** DEFENDING FROM BEHIND - KEEP YOUR FEET SEPARATED AND AWAY FROM ATTACKERS FEET, SEE THE BALL, STAY TOUCH TIGHT, FORCE OPPONENT BACK TO OWN GOAL

**NEW** DEFENDING AS A UNIT/COLLECTIVELY - GET COMPACT AND STAY COMPACT

**NEW** DEFENDING AS A UNIT - PRESS, SLIDE, RECOVER CENTRALLY!! RECOVER CENTRALLY WHEN BALL IS PLAYED SIDEWAYS RATHER THAN CHASING THE BALL SIDEWAYS ALL THE TIME.

DEFENDERS
DURING THE PRESS, KEEP THE BACK LINE HIGH TO STAY CONNECTED TO MIDFIELDERS IN SUPPORTING THE PRESS.
IF THE PRESS IS BROKEN BE ALIVE TO QUICK RECOVERY TOWARDS GOAL

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): TRANSITION & COUNTER ATTACK

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TRANSITION & COUNTER ATTACK

TRANSITION IS ALWAYS SUPER CRITICAL.

**CLICK MOMENTS**

THE TOP PRIORITY IS:

MAINTAIN POSSESSION AFTER WE WIN THE BALL BACK

**NEW** - POSITION FIRST/HEAD UP FIRST/WHERE IS THE SPACE FIRST - NOT DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE!!

**NEW**- PLAY THE "SIMPLE" BALL EARLY. DON'T WAIT AND TAKE EXTRA UNNECESSARY TOUCHES.
** NEW** - JUST FOCUS ON QUALITY FIRST TOUCH (KEEP THE BALL MOVING SO IT ISN'T JAMMED UNDER OUR FEET) THAT ALLOWS US TO RETAIN POSSESSION, FIND THE OPEN PASS AND CONTINUE TO BUILD THE ATTACK.
**NEW** - PLAY IN THE DIRECTION WE ARE FACING!! - DON'T LOOK TO DRAG BACK, TURN INTO PRESSURE, BEAT A MAN 4 TIMES. BE SIMPLE AND DISCIPLINED
1,2,3 PASSES ACCURATELY AFTER TRANSITION WILL HELP US CREATE OPPORTUNITIES

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN WE LOSE POSSESSION: GET COMPACT, STAY COMPACT, DENY CENTRAL PENETRATION AND WIN BACK POSSESSION BY FORCING OPPOSITION INTO MISTAKES (WORK RATE!)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ATTACKING PHASE

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ATTACKING PHASE

IN POSSESSION IN THE ATTACKING HALF OF THE FIELD

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PRIORITY: STRONG SIDE OUTSIDE BACKS GETTING HIGHER UP THE FIELD TO ADD SUPPORT AND NUMBERS TO THE ATTACK (TO HELP CREATE NUMBERS UP SITUATIONS IN WIDE AREAS)

**NEW** LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY DANGEROUS DIAGONAL BALLS TO THE BACK POST TO RUNNERS FROM DEEP THAT ARE MAKING LATE RUNS. RUN HARD/RUN AGGRESSIVE/RUN EARLY.

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**NEW** #7, #9 & #11, AND #10 (AND SOMETIMES OUTSIDE BACKS) ESPECIALLY GIVING MUCH MORE FOCUS TO CREATING MOVEMENT AHEAD OF THE BALL AND LOOKING TO GET IN BEHIND THE BACK LINE - ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME AND SPACE TO ALLOW A PLAYER TO GET THEIR HEAD UP AND SEE SPACE AHEAD OF THEM. PATIENCE IN DELIVERY OF PASSES; ALLOW YOUR TEAMMATES TO GET CLOSER TO THE BACK LINE BEFORE RELEASING PASSES.
THIRD MAN RUNS - CUES: BALL PLAYED FORWARD, THEN LAID OFF BACKWARDS - WHO WILL LOOK TO GET AHEAD OF THE BALL TO CREATE PENETRATION OF A DEFENSIVE LINE (NOT NECESSARILY THE BACK LINES

IN THE AREA "CLOSE TO GOAL" - HORIZONTAL BALL=VERTICAL RUN

MAKE THE SAFE PASS QUICKLY! DON'T TAKE 4 TOUCHES WHEN 2 IS ENOUGH. DON'T LOOK FOR HIGHLIGHT REELS.

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MIDFIELDERS

**(30-40 YARD VIEW) MIDFIELDERS GET YOUR HEAD UP - DO I HAVE TIME/SPACE TO MAKE A PENETRATING PASS THROUGH/OVER THE DEFENSIVE LINE

SEE THE RUN, PLAY THE BALL

**NO PRESSURE ON THE BALL? THIS IS OUR MAGIC MOMENT TO PUT PRESSURE ON THEIR BACK LINE**

**IF YOU PLAY A SIDEWAYS BALL CAN YOU LOOK TO MAKE A FORWARD MOVEMENT TO CREATE A FORWARD PASS FROM YOUR TEAMMATE. **

If the defensive team is not applying hard pressure to the ball, get your head up and can you find an attacker making penetrating runs beyond the back line? Force the defensive unit to back up OR can you run with the ball

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ATTACKERS

**NEW** - HAS THE BALL BEEN PLAYED HORIZONTAL/SIDEWAYS? MAKE A FORWARD RUN OFF THAT PASS.
**NEW** - LOOK FOR THAT AGGRESSIVE **LATE** RUN TO THE BACK POST TO RECEIVE DIAGONAL BALL.
#7, #9 & #11 LOOK TO MAKE RUNS IN BEHIND ESPECIALLY IF DEFENSE IS PLAYING HIGH UP OR WE SEE OUR TEAMMATES IN POSSESSION HAVE TIME/SPACE ON THE BALL
AGGRESSIVE ATTACKING MINDSET IF WE GET A CLEAR 1V1 SITUATION OUT WIDE (#7 & #11 ESP)
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DEFENDERS

Composure when building out from the back but be ready to go long if a "clean" option is not available underneath.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ATTACKING PRIORITY

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ATTACKING PRIORITY

STRONG SIDE SUPPORT FROM OUTSIDE BACKS

OVERLAPS
UNDERLAPS
COMBINATIONS
GENERAL SUPPORT PLAY
CROSSES FROM WIDE AREAS
NUMERICAL OVERLOADS IN WIDE AREAS
1V1 ATTACK MINDED (NOT 1V2 OR 1V3 THOUGH!!)

DIAGONAL BALL TO THE BACK POST FOR LATE RUNNERS FROM DEEP LYING POSITION.

RUN FAST
RUN LATE
RUN AGGRESSIVE
ATTACK THE BALL

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