Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Croydon City | Academy Phase | Attacking | Penetration

Overlap Basic Situation

Objective:

Using overlap in a 2v1 to finish.

How it works:

• 2v1. Defender start behind halfway line.
• Attacking team score in the goal, defender dribble past the green gate to score.
• Once 1st attacker dribbles in, 2nd attacker runs past blue gate and does an overlap run to the other side. Defender can go past halfway line to engage.
• Rotation once out of play: 1st attacker -> 2nd attacker -> defender -> back of queue. 

Progression:

• Underlap (up).
• Bring in an extra defender (up). 

• 1st attacker engage defender in 1v1.
  • Small touches, change direction with ball mastery, change speed.
  • If support attacker draws defender away, then drive.
  • If defender doesn't follow support attacker, then lure defender towards you then pass. 
• 2nd attacker run to support.
  • Get beyond in a goal scoring position.
  • Take defender away with supporting run.

Y Drill (20 mins)

Objective:

Repetition of passing and first touch habits.

How it works: 

• 1 player per mannequin, the rest cue behind position A.  Players follow their pass.
• Passing pattern:
  • A -> B -> C or D, then dribble to position A.
  • A -> B -> A -> C or D, then dribble to position A.
  • A -> B -> C or D -> B -> C or D, then dribble to position A.
  • A -> B -> A -> C or D -> B -> C or D, then dribble to position A.

• Player in B ensures pass goes to opposite side from where they checked out.

• Next player in position B ensures next pass goes to opposite side than previous rotation.

Coaching Points: 

• Good ball speed when pass and receive.
• Check out.
• Half turn.
• Shoulder scan.
• Later touch to play forward.
• Front foot to bounce back.
• Good weight behind pass: side of foot, square hip, standing foot point to next player, low centre of gravity, step into pass.