Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 17-11-22 - Final Third Wide Combinations

Set-Up

Players Expected:

Mirko Crociati

Tom Fowler

Jackson Franke

Alick Gaske

Wade Hall

Jordan Howard

Wilfred Phillip

Monte Radburn (GK)

Riley Wilmot

Ben Wood (GK)

Jake Stoner

Jaydahn Hearn

Ben Anderson

Jacob Austin

Jok Ayii

Mo Elamir

Mareng Mareng

Aaron Picker

Brock Smith

Andrew Green

Nathan Green

Zac Vellacott (GK)

Zyon Welch

Nicholas Brehaut

Crossing Boxes 1

GM Moment: Attacking Organisation - Final Third Wide Combinations
Principle: Creative passes and unpredictable runs in behind
Sub-Principle: Isolate players to combine and penetrate
Practice Explanation: 4v2 in wide areas just outside the 18 with 1 wide player to play out to. Every player has to touch the ball before you can look to play to the wide player. There's 2 players in the middle for whenever it's played out (work with speed ladders to work on movements). Wide players recieve and look to play into the middle for players to score. The 4 from the 4v2 can attack goal as well to try and score. 

4v2's happening on both sides can be constantly moving. If the 2 defenders win it looking to play into mini goals just outside the grid.

Key Messages:

Isolate full-backs in overload situations

Cross into a space where forwards can get ahead of defenders to score

Cross from a cross worth position - deep beyond 18 to float - onto the head just outside 18 - drill from byline

Have runners from wide areas to goals you can play to get closer to goal

Constantly look to get in behind

Number of Players: Minimum 16
Duration: 3x 2 minutes (just rotate defenders & central players and continue)

Crossing Boxes 3

GM Moment: Attacking Organisation - Final Third Wide Combinations
Principle: Creative passes and unpredictable runs in behind
Sub-Principle: Isolate players to combine and penetrate
Practice Explanation: Progression from last screen - now a 4v2 in the middle but in favour of the defenders - looking to break out whenever there's a crossing opportunity. All attacking players will now be allowed to break out. 

Key Messages:

Isolate full-backs in overload situations

Cross into a space where forwards can get ahead of defenders to score

Cross from a cross worth position - deep beyond 18 to float - onto the head just outside 18 - drill from byline

Have runners from wide areas to goals you can play to get closer to goal

Constantly look to get in behind

Number of Players: Minimum 22
Duration: 3x 2 minutes (just rotate defenders & central players and continue)

Game Training

GM Moment: Attacking Organisation - Final Third Wide Combinations
Principle: Creative passes and unpredictable runs in behind
Sub-Principle: Isolate players to combine and penetrate
Practice Explanation: 3/4 Field - Two 18 yard boxes laid out and have a half way line.

9v9 - Set-up in a 4-2-3 shape.

Attacking team must cross the ball from the wide channels and try to score. Once you have gone over half-way can not go back into your own half - front 3 are unable to defend in back half to allow for overloads. Ball will always start from the teams GK.

If we have more than 18 (possibly 26) look to have 2 different sets of back 4 for each team - so when a team wins it the back 4 in play exit the field and the 2 back 4 step up - will also allow for time to drive and space to play in wide channels.

Key Messages: 

Isolate full-backs in overload situations

Cross into a space where forwards can get ahead of defenders to score

Cross from a cross worth position - deep beyond 18 to float - onto the head just outside 18 - drill from byline

Have runners from wide areas to goals you can play to get closer to goal

Constantly look to get in behind

Number of Players: Minimum 18
Duration: 25 minutes