Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Youth - Session 7: Expansive Football (Part 3) (Start Time: 2018-03-29 12:35:00)

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Paul Inns

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Name:	Paul Inns
City:	Newtown
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Expansive Football when attacking

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4+4 Switch of Play

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4v4+4 Switch of Play

Organisation

Create an area slightly wider than the penalty area, incorporating a goal on one side.

Split players into 3 teams of 4, with a neutral GK.

One team play as neutral players on 3 sides of the playing area, with 2 neutral players on the length opposite the goal.

Within the playing area, the remaining team's play 4v4.

Instructions

Play commences on alternate basis from either neutral player on the side of the area.

Team in possession must play from one side neutral player to the other, utilising the two remaining neutral players on the edge of the area as necessary. If they achieve this, then the side neutral player to whom the ball has been passed then seeks to cross the ball, and the team in possession seeks to score within 4 seconds of the cross (so as to allow a chance to attack the second ball), with the other team trying to defend.

If a goal is scored, play recommences with the opposite side neutral player passing the ball to the scoring team, and play continues. If no goal is scored, the opposite neutral player passes the ball to the out of defending team, and play continues as before.

Ball must be kept below thigh height apart from the cross from neutral players.

Coaching Points

1. Team in possession must seek to move the ball quickly - open body and receive the ball on front foot; firm acccurate passing.

2. Movement of players to create passing lines; support the players in possession.

3. Cross - drilled or floated?

4. Position of players when attacking the goal? near post? far post? between edge of 6 yard box and penalty spot; timing of runs.

5. Second ball - anticipation; speed to get to the ball; strength.

6. Neutral players must not remain static - they must move up and down their line creating passing lines.

Progressions

1. Neutral players restricted to one touch; all other players to 2 touch;

2. Team in possession have only 4 passes to move the ball from one side to the other;

3. Team in possession have only 10 secs to move the ball to/from neutral side players;

4. Allow lofted passes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 7v4 Attack v Defence

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7v4 Attack v Defence (30 mins)

Organisation

Use third of a pitch - full width. Create 2 wing zones as indicted.

Split players into 7 x red and 5 x blue, including GK.

Blue team play in a back 4.

Red team play 2-1-3-1

Offside rule applies - with the offside line being the edge of the areaunless a blue defender is deeper.

Red team to be coached.

Concurrent coaching - 1 coach to coach blue team defensive shape - narrow and compact; dog legged; principles of individual defending technique; positioning when defending crosses.

Other coach coaches red team expansive football.

Instructions

Play commences from either FB on an alternate basis.

FBs's must remain within their wing zones.

Red team must pass the ball via every red player to the opposite FB - once in possession FB can either cross the ball or play the ball back in field whereupon any red player is able to score.

No blue player may enter the wing zones.

If the blue team gain possession, they seek to pass the ball through the gated cones.

Coaching Points

Move the ball quickly - players need to support the player in possession and find space to create passing lines, and reduce their number of touches before moving the ball on. Expansice football involvers moving the ball in order to move the opponents and to find gaps in their defence.

The timing of runs into the box and making sure to make intelligent movements away from the defenders will lead to more goals being scored. Who goes where? 9 and 10 attacking between 6 yard box and penalty spot? Staggered or together? Switch? Remember balance - No.8 on edge of area? MF supporting FB and other MF going for back post?

Decision making of FB's - cross or pass inside? If the ball is crossed, driven cross, floated? where to? back post or between 6 yard box and penalty area?

What influences the FB's decision making? Positioning of his own players? overload near to him in order to create a better scring opportunity from a shot? Nature of the opposition? if they are a foot taller, a floated cross is unlikely to be successful, for example.

Progressions

1. Once the ball has been passed by the FB commencing play, he may enter the field of play.

2. Remove the wing zones and coach commences play from a central position on the edge of the zone opposite the goal, by passing to any red player.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8v 6 - Utilising FBs when attacking

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8v 6 - Utilising FBs when attacking

Organisation

Create a pitch as above - mark out two wing zones as illustrated.

Split players into two teams - 8 x red and 6 x blue to include GK's.

Instructions

Normal 8 v 6 match. Red team GK starts with the ball each time the ball goes out of play.

If red team lose possession, blue team seek to counter attack and score. No conditions.

Red team play in a 2-1-3-1 formation. Blue team play in a 4-1 formation.

All red goals are awarded one point, apart from thsoe goals which commence from one wing zone where the ball is then played to the other wing zone within 10 secs and a goal is then scored within a further 5 secs - 5 points are awarded.

Any blue goal is awarded 3 points.

Coaching Points

The emphasis is to use the FB's to exploit the numerical advantage.

FB's can use overlapping or undwerlapping runs to create space or receive in behind the defence.

The numerical advantage can also be exploited by many players timing their runs into the penalty area for a cross.

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