Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Setting Traps - Games based

Stoke City F.C.

Jason Brindley

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Name:	Jason Brindley
City:	Oswestry
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo Wars

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Rondo Wars (15 mins)

Focus + Session design

Rondo Warm
10x20 area split as seen in image - could add a 5 yard middle channel
2 teams - equal numbers
Defending team to send 2 players in to win the ball
First team to 50 passes win the game

Coaching detail

Reaction straight away on turnover
Apply immediate pressure to the ball, get the ball possessors head down
Go as a pair, work together. Wheres the next pass, can we effect it?
Make contact

Progressions/Regressions

Game 1 - first to 50 passes
Game 2 - if you lose the ball you have to be on of the chasers
Game 3 - Every landmark pass (10, 20, 30, etc) you can send an extra chaser
Game 4 - If defenders regain and can play back into their box, resets opposition. Encourage counter-press

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 teams of 6

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3 teams of 6

Focus + Session design

3 teams of 6
Defending team to send 3 players to win the ball
Possession team to make 5 passes before transferring across
If they can get the ball from one wide player to the other, can transfer straight away
If you play through the middle, 3 points
If you play wide channel, 1 point
3min games - 1min rest (x9)

Coaching detail

Work as a team, move together
Quick aggressive press on a trigger or ball to wide player
Angled run to make play predictable
Anticipate and effect the next pass

Progressions/Regressions

If defending team win the ball, can you play to your waiting players to score in a mini goal
Live transition, if your team lose it, go get it back

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo based SSG

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Rondo based SSG (20 mins)

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Reactive pressure Rondo based game
8v8 (inc GKs)
General principle based practice
Chasing/hunting team can send 3 players to engage the ball
Set amount of passes equals a point
3min games - 1min rest (x5)

Coaching detail

Immediate reaction
Hunt together, cut off the spaces and prevent switches of play
Recognition of cues and triggers
Aggressive mentality

Progressions/Regressions

If hunters regain possession, can they transfer back to their grid via the mannequin gates
If possession team make set amount of passes, they can attack their own goal - Reaction then of chasers to protect/hide the goal
If possession team make set amount of passes, they can attack the far goal. The three hunters are out though.

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