Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 6-2 Task 11-1

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Welsh way principles

Understand when and how to defend the lines, using fast pressure on the ball, protect the middle, stay narrow and compact, stop split passes.

40 x 60 yrds area 

Balls, bibs and cones.

8+1(GK)v9 SSG

Red Team - Mid-Block defending their goal, looking to counter and score in the 3 mini goals

Blue Team - Start off in possession and look to score in the large goal

Zones - Wide channel where both teams will have a 1v1, 4 zones in the middle with a 3v3 in the middle zone and a lone striker vs 2 red/3 blue defenders in 2 of the outer zones, and a goalkeeper in the endzone

2 x 8 mins blocks 

- Protect the middle,

- Stay narrow and compact,

- Force wide,

- Bodies on the line

- Fast pressure on the ball

- Stop crosses at source

- Defend the box

- Ball speed,

- Risk taking,

- Final pass

- Finishing

- Player movement to create spaces.

- Use the no's 10 within the switch of play

Explanation:

Aim of practice focuses on defending team limiting the attacking team in creating goal scoring opportunities also sub principle not to allow attacking no's 10 to get on the ball.

Whether that is winning the ball high up the pitch or cutting the passing lines in to the no's 10, If the 10 gets the ball apply a lot of pressure on him to force mistakes.

Practice starts with a server feeding a blue defender who plays the ball to a teammate in space, changing who he gives it to depending on the reds applied pressure.

The blues will look to create problems for the reds with movement and quick passing using all the zones and channels to try and break the lines of the defending red team.

Tactical Theme -

Regaining possession of the ball whilst in a set formation - e.g. not exposed in a high press, not sitting back in a low block

Quick tempo on regain of ball to score

Challenges,Conditions and Targets: 

Team Challenges - 

Red team have 8 seconds to score on possession regain

Red team not allowing blues into final zone

Can reds win the ball back within 10 seconds/4 passes?

Individual Challenges - 

- Can attacking no's 10 touch the ball on each switch of play, and defending red team stop the 10 getting any touches, through tight marking or cutting passing lines.

- Can the wide players drop back when defending and push up in line with the ball in possession?

- Can defenders stop the ball from going into the end zone?

- Attackers creating space and being an option on counter

Constraints - Players can only press within their zones and are not allowed to leave their zone (Unless defenders and striker in end zone with GK)

Play through or around NOT OVER

Progressions - 

- Only have the touches you need not want!

- Ball must travel into every zone (defensive, midfield, attacking and wide)

- Minimum of 3 passes but maximum of 6 passes to score - tempo

- Removal of all zones in last 5 mins for 'all in' style

Interventions  

Concurrent,

Walk through,

Terminal,

Coaching process.

Coaching positions.

Head coach could start on position A and assistant coach could start on position B. Although through the practice they will rotate around the pitch to positions C & D.

The head coach may also enter the field of play to get another view of the game or to offer concurrent feedback on both positive and negative situations.