Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Playing Through Midfield

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Sam Holtham
Name: Sam Holtham
City: Stockport
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Session Topic: Playing Through Midfield 

Primary Players: 5/6/4

Secondary Players: 8/10

Third Players: 9 

Arrival game: 6v6 (20mins)

No conditions for 10 mins. 

10 mins condtioned game - locked into zones (3rds) 

Function: Aim to work the ball into the No 9. If successful the same team restart the practise from CB. 

Players are locked into zones. Yellows are 3v1 in bottom 3rd including GK. 

Picture 1: 

Bouce pass from 4 into other CB and play a forward pass. 

5/6 technical detail: 

- Must have good techqnuie of pass and ball speed when playing into CM 

- Commincation on pass to give information to receiving player 

- Must play into 4's safe side

4 technical detail

Start High, Finish low

- Create separation from 10, scan while travelling 

- bouce pass with safe side foot with in-side of the foot 


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Session Topic: Playing Through Midfield 

Primary Players: 5/6/4

Secondary Players: 8/10

Third Players: 9 

Function: Aim to work the ball into the No 9. If successful the same team restart the practise from CB. 

Players are locked into zones. Yellows are 3v1 in bottom 3rd including GK. 

Picture 2: 

Unable to get 4 on the ball. Switch of play onto other CB to get 4 on the ball on the other side. 

5/6 technical detail: 

- Must have good techqnuie of pass and ball speed when playing into CB

- Commincation on pass to give information to receiving player 

- 6 must receive on left foot to open up passing angle. 

4 technical detail

- Create separation from 10, scan while travelling 

- Open body shape to see opponent and the ball to give opportunity to play forward.

10/8 Detail

- Stay away from the ball to create space for No 4 


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Session Topic: Playing Through Midfield 

Primary Players: 5/6/4

Secondary Players: 8/10

Third Players: 9 

Function: Aim to work the ball into the No 9. If successful the same team restart the practise from CB. 

Players are locked into zones. Yellows are 3v1 in bottom 3rd including GK. 

Picture 3: 

Unable to get 4 on the ball. Rotation of midfielders 

5/6 technical detail: 

- Must have good techqnuie of pass and ball speed when playing into CB

- Commincation on pass to give information to receiving player 

- 6 must receive on left foot to open up passing angle. 

- Sometimes you may have to switch the ball 2/3 times before you can play into midfield. Can 5/6 play diangnal passes into 8/10 on rotations 

4 technical detail

- Create separation from 10, scan while travelling 

- Open body shape to see opponent and the ball to give opportunity to play forward.

- X2 SOP is a trigger to vacate space for other 

10/8 Detail

- Stay away from the ball to create space for No 4 

- Recognise how many times there's been a sop and no 4 movement vactaing space 

- Create separation from marker, scan while travelling

- Correct body shape to player forward


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Session Topic: Playing Through Midfield 

Primary Players: 5/6/4

Secondary Players: 8/10

Third Players: 9 

Function: Aim to work the ball into the No 9. If successful the same team restart the practise from CB. 

Players are locked into zones. Yellows are 3v1 in bottom 3rd including GK. 

Picture 4: Can't get 4 on the ball. Play straight into No 9 from CB. 

5/6 technical detail: 

- Recgonise space in front 

- Type of pass: On the ground or lofted pass 

- Communication to No 9 

10/8 Detail: 

- To play on the outside shoulder off 4/8 to open up the channel for the 9 to drop into/5 or 6 to pass into 

- Once the ball has gone past 8/10, must give support to 9 for a set or shot. 

No 9 Detail: 

- Create separation to drop into space 

- When holding the ball, use front foot to receive and protect the ball with body.

- Recgonise support from 8/10

Progress the practise with 2 mini goals for yellows to score in. Blues attacks the big goal.  


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