Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Build Up Play

Harrison Youth Soccer Club

Jorge Hernandez

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Name:	Jorge Hernandez
City:	Mount Kisco
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Players will continue to work on an open body shape position to receive the ball. The key is to receive on the back foot to have a positive first touch into space. In order to do so players must identify incoming pressure and observe open space. Supporting attacking players must be able to provide off the ball movement as the ball travels. Recognizing incoming pressure in order to provide width or length, depth. Supporting player must be ready to receive in an open body shape in order to move the ball forward with a positive touch.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): passing square warm up

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passing square warm up (10 mins)

Organization

30x20 field split into 2 field
2 squares
5-6 players per square
1 ball

Instructions

Exercise 1

1. Player with ball will start rotation by passing the ball clockwise then follow their pass

2. Receiving player will check away from cone and take a touch into space then follow their pass

3. Make it into a competition first team to connect 20 passes wins 1 MVP each

4. Make the passing pattern counter clockwise

Exercise 2:

1. Player with the ball will dribble halfway then play a wall pass/1-2 with next receiving player

2. receiving player will continue the same action with the next player

3. Make it into a competition first team to connect 10 passing combinations passes wins 1 MVP each

Coaching Points

-communication

-weight of pass

-body shape to receive pass

-signal to desired foot to receive ball

-quality of first touch

-head up after receiving pass

-speed of play

Progressions

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v1 to goal

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2v1 to goal (15 mins)

Organization

30x20 split into 2 channels
teams split into 2 colors
1 pug goal
2 gates at opposite end
attacking players with soccer ball

Instructions

1. Player A will start by dribbling into the field

2. Player B will support player A to penetrate to goal

3. Player C will press and attempt to win ball if successful player must penetrate to gates

4. after a couple rounds rotate the 3 lines

5. 2 points if players use support option and 1 point if they score 1v1 to goal

Coaching Points

-head up to identify open space behind defender

-positive dribbling to commit defender

-2nd attacker to support

-open body shape at an angle for diagonal optional

-supporting player must be patient (width vs make a run behind the defense block)

-observe defenders body shape in order to go 2v1 or go 1v1

-speed of play

Progressions

1. If defender wins the ball they are able to pass back to the next defender to make it 2v2

2. play with offside rule

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): playing out of the zone

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playing out of the zone (20 mins)

Organization

30x20 yard channels split into 2 sections

2v1 in each zone attacking team numbers up with the ball

Instructions

1. 2v1 in each zone

2. team in possession must fine find opposite side teammates to score for a point

3.if the defender intercepts its a point and then they can transition to attacker in the opposite side

4. if attacking team score they will receive 2 extra points.

5. all players restricted to zones and rotate the defenders every few rounds

Coaching Points

-Communication

-observation of pressure/open space

-players movement off the ball

-3 lines of penetration

-1.maintain the ball (short pass to build momentum)

-2.play wide around the block (find diagional pass for player to penetrate around the defensive block)

-3. penetrating pass (find a killer pass between defensive block)

-emphasis on width to stretch or play around the block

-quality of technique and body shape when passing and receiving

-off the ball movement to receive pass

Progressions

1. add a GK work on distributing ball

2. one attacking player can support the build up after a pass has been made to create overload

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (30 mins)

Organization

field size 20x25

2 pugs or 4 pugs with goals with GK

spare balls

Instructions

- team must set themselves with 3 lines of attack defense- midfield- forward

-observe game and let players make decisions

-if necessary step in and guide players on when to dribble, pass or shoot

-most importantly naturally enforce topic that was practiced on today's session

Coaching Points:

-communication

-reinforce knowledge of game rules (restarts and game related topics)

-enforce what was practiced on the session

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