Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Supporting the attack

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Richard Roselli
Name: Richard Roselli
City: Palmerton
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Combination to Penetrate

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Combination to Penetrate
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Combination to Penetrate (20 mins)

Key Factors

This function is looking at Midfield Support, directed towards one goal and is game related as it is Attack vs Defense using half of a pitch.

Exercise starts with the midfield 3 combining passes.

Ball is then played out wide to the closest attacker.

As the ball travels to the wide player the Attacking Midfielder & One Central Midfieler supports the attack.

One recovering full-back will join the two Central Defenders to make it a 5v3 attack.

If defenders win the ball they go to counter goals.

Coaching Points

Supporting Midfielders should not be static. Be on the move forward as the ball travels.

Supporting Midfielders can offer various options to the attack :-

Overlap round Wide player

Attack the box if a cross is on.

Sit at edge of the box if ball drops out

Provide a cut-back option

Provide depth in attack to offer switch option

Progressions

1 - Add another recovering defender to the exercise to make it 5v4 or add a Defensive Midfielder to make another 5v4 option.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small sided game

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Small sided game (25 mins)

Key Factors:

This is a 3 Zone small sided Game looking at Midfield Support.

Middle Zone is a 3v3.

1v2 in each end zones.

After 3 passes are completed the ball can be played into the striker.

2 supporting mifielders can join the Forward. Making it a 3v2.

Coaching Points

Quick movements from the Supporting Midfielders into the Final 3rd.

Varying runs and movement to create goalscoring opportunities and to drag the defenders out of position.

Do not slow the attack down. Do it at speed, fast tempo

Recover quickly if ball is lost.

Progression

1 - Make the middle zone Two-Touch or Increase number of passes needed.

Progression 2 - In the Final third it is a One-Touch Finish Zone (This forces the attackers into goalscoring positions)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (25 mins)

Organization:

11v11 Game

Instructions:

Full Game


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