Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking in the final third (Start Time: 2024-05-10 18:30:00)

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Ieuan Owen

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Name:	Ieuan Owen
City:	Bridgend
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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CREATING WIDE 2v1s

Following a switch of play that finds the opposition unbalanced, the full-backs for the team in possession should recognise opportunities to join the wide player in front of them in attacking 2v1 situations.

DECISION MAKING BETWEEN THE LINES

Once between the lines with a ‘side on’ body shape, the winger will have three options:

1) Receive side on with time and space and drive forward with the ball under control to commit defenders and free up a teammate.

2) Receive side on and link play directly with the 9 to continue to progress forward.

3) Set the ball towards the 8.

TIMING

The timing of the players’ movements is vital to gaining opportunities to play forward and control possession.
Players should look to rotate as the ball is travelling from one neutral player to another. This allows them to be in a position to receive as the second neutral player gets on the ball.
The pace of the pass across will dictate the timing of the movement. For example, a pass that requires the receiver to take a touch may require slightly later movement so players aren’t arriving into space too soon.

CUTBACKS

Players should attempt to cut the ball back with the right weight to allow for a first-time finish.
These crosses should not be played too softly as they will be intercepted. Equally, if played too hard, they will make the finish difficult for the attacking player.

MOVEMENT

Timing of the players’ movement is important. Attackers should be set the challenge of meeting the ball on the move in the box. This will encourage them to time their moves and not get ahead of the ball to make the finish as comfortable as possible.
Players can also be encouraged to make runs on their defender’s blindside – either to get in front of them to meet a cross, or to drift away if the cross is played into the back half of the goal.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Practice

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Specific Practice

Welsh way

breaking the defensive lines and understanding when and how to move the ball quickly to create and exploit goal scoring opportunities whether that is around over and through.

Set up and rules

Playing in 1 half of an 11v11 pitch
3 target goals that represent the front three
Channels that are on the corner of the 18 yard area to the half way line to give the wing backs ideas of where they should be in possession.
Reds 1-3-5-2 this has been adapted to a 1-5-2 this team is coached through the drill
Blue 1-4-3-3 this has been adapted into a 1-4-3-0 and this team is being managed through the game
4 can come out of the centre circle when the bues have the ball

Timings

Block 1 – 10 minutes

Block 2 - 10 minutes

Block 3 – check understanding (10 minutes)

Block 1

Attacking the wide area to produce goal scoring crosses

Solution 1

4 plays into the winger who goes 1v1 with the full back backed by the underlapping runs of the 8s to provide a problem for the wide player and supported underneath by the 6 to create a deeper crossing position into the box. Look for crossing opportunities and the wingers will be told to cross once beat the player. However, the strikers are going to stay high and central and provide the goal scoring threat in the box with the opposite winger moving into the back post with the opposite 8 joining.

Block 2

Attacking and producing threat in the middle channel

Solution 2

This time the 4 can come out of the centre circle by carrying the ball forward. The wingers start of wide and continue to make diagonal third man runs across the defensive line. With the 10 dropping in at the top of the midfield. This creates a 5v3 in the middle and the 2 CM split to the edge of the middle channel with the 6 splitting

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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Welsh way

Understanding when and how to combine, create and finish in the attacking third of the pitch

Set up and rules

· The area is equivalent to half a pitch with a line marking out the 'final third of the pitch.

· The Reds set up in a 1-3-5-2 formation but without the back 3

· The Blues set up in a 1-4-3-3 formation but without the front 3

· If the Red team score its worth as many points as there are players in the final third, i.e., if they have all 7 players in the final third then it’s worth 7 points.

· If the Blue team score it’s worth the same amount as what’s left on the clock, i.e., if theirs 4 seconds left then it’s worth 4 points.

Timings

Block 1 – 10 minutes

Block 2 - 10 minutes

Block 3 – check understanding (10 minutes)

Block 1

Using front 4 rotations to create chances

Solution 1

Using different patterns: once the left wide 8 has the ball the right winger runs inside and the right 9 drops in. 8 underlap once the winger has the ball or if the winger is cutting inside the 8 overlaps. Different rotations and changes of positions to create space against a man-to-man press.

Block 2

Using cutbacks to create chances in and around the 6-yard box

Solution 2

Overlaps and underlaps from the 8s to create space down in the channel with support from the 6 underneath the winger to provide a switch if key to gain numerical advantage in the wide channel

What ifs

What if we can’t beat the player or get the overlap can the 6 step up and provide a bounce pass with the winger and then the winger can spin off in towards the t zone of the pitch creating cut back chances.

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