Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): C Certificate: Session 9

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Sam Morris

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Name:	Sam Morris
City:	NEWTOWN
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Topic delivered: Purposeful Possession (Breaking Lines with a bounce pass + receiving on the back foot)

Practice Structure: Technical, Skill, SSG

Passing Mechanics:

1. Look at target

2. Eye on ball

3. Angle approach

4. Non-kicking foot alongside the ball

5. Strike the ball

6. Firm ankle

7. Follow through towards target

Context & Evidence:

1. Eden Hazard - 10 Assists 2018/2019 Season (To Date: 24/02/19)

2. Leroy Sane - 9 Assists 2018/2019 Season (To Date: 24/02/19)

3. Christian Eriksen - 9 Assists 2018/2019 Season (To Date: 24/02/19)

(WhoScored, 2019)

3. 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1

4. Technical and Skill: Breaking lines with a bounce pass between the midfield 3

5. SSG: Breaking lines between the back 4.

Practise Layout:

Pitch Size for T&S: 20x20

Pitch Size for SSG: 40x40

Timings:

Technical: 15 minutes

Skill: 20 minutes

SSG: 25 minutes

Equipment

2 Mini Goals, 1 Big Goal, Cones, Footballs, 4 Red Bibs, 4 Blue Bibs, 2 White Bibs, 3 Mannequins, Flats

Players:

8 (3 Red, 3 Blue, 3 White - Bib before session) (1 Player will wear Blue bib under White bib, 1 Player will wear Red bib under White bib ready for SSG)

5 Pillars:

Physical: High intensity. 4 minutes work to 1-minute rest. Maximum ball rolling time. When ball goes out of play, footballs located in good positions for play to restart straight away.

Technical: High reps - Loads of ball rolling time. Medium realism.

Tactical: Technical - Medium tactical outcome. Skill - Medium tactical outcome. SSG - High tactical outcome

Social: Team meetings in Skill and SSG to see how the team can break the lines, and how they can move the ball quickly to break the line.

Psychological: Challenging players in each individual practised. How many times can they break lines within their selected time. Set the correct targets, challenges and conditions for the ability of the group

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practise Layout

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Practise Layout

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

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Technical Practice

Practise Layout:

The practice requires 8 players.

1. White coned area 20x20

2. 3 Mannequins making a triangle

3. 2 Players located on the 2 front mannequins.

4. Spare footballs located by each active square

Technical Practise:

1. Players to pass and move (showed in image).

2. Players to pass in the pattern and break the lines between the mannequins to get to the next line.

3. Players can play off as many touches as they like but encourage 2 touch and back foot control.

4. 4 minute active with interventions.

5. Player Movement: Player 1 goes to Player 3, Player 3 goes to Player 2, Player 2 goes to Player 1 on the next line (where they pass).

Progression 1: Introduce 2 Footballs

Progression 2: As shown in next practice.

Challenges for Players:

1. Can players play 2 touch and off the back foot?

Targets for Players:

1. Individual Player: Players play off the back foot 5 times.

Condition for Practise:

1. Players must play 2 Touch max

Things to look for:

1. Heavy touches (Playing off the back foot)

2. Passing accuracy

3. Movement off the ball (Show & Go, Go & Show)

4. Weight of pass

5. Breaking of lines between mannequins

6. Sharp movement when on the mannequins

Coaching Position:

Walk around area looking for any errors in technique, especially looking at passes to the players in the mannequins. Challenging their technique.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tech: Progression

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Tech: Progression

Technical Progression:

Players on 'Cone 1' play a bounce pass with the player on the mannequin, then plays the ball to 'Cone 3'. The player on 'Cone 3' plays a bounce pass with the player on the mannequin, then splits through midfield mannequins to the player on 'Cone 1' on the next line. The pattern is then repeated.

Player Movement: Player 1 goes to Player 3, Player 3 goes to Player 2, Player 2 goes to Player 1 on the next line (where they pass).

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

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Skill Practice

Practise Layout:

The practice requires 8 players.

1. White coned area 20x20

2. 2 Outside White Players

3. 3v3 Blue & Red in the middle

4. Spare footballs located by eachactive square

Skill Practise:

1. 3v3+2 aiming to break lines with a bounce pass.

2. 5 attacking players aim to keep the ball off the 3 defenders .

3. Players can play off as many touches as they like but encourage 2 touch and back foot control.

4. 4 minute active, 1 minute rest with interventions.

Challenges for Players:

1. Can players play 2 touch and off the back foot?

2. Can bounce players pick out the deepest player?

Targets for Players:

1. Individual Player: Players play off the back foot 10 times.

2. Team Targets:

5 passes = 1 point

Switch of Play = 1 point

Conditions for Players:

1. Players must play 2 touch max

Things to look for:

1. Heavy touches (Playing off the back foot)

2. Passing accuracy

3. Movement off the ball (Show & Go, Go & Show)

4. Weight of pass

5. Breaking of lines

6. Use of bounce pass

Coaching Position:

Walk around area looking forany errors in technique. Challenging their technique.

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

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SSG Practice

Practise Layout:

The practice requires 8 players.

1. White coned area 40x40

2. 4 Blue Players v 4 Red Players (No GK)

3. 2 Mini Goals and one big goal

4. Spare footballs located by each active square

SSG Practise:

1. 4 v 4

2. Defensive players can score goals by either dribbling the ball over the attackers line or scoring in the 2 mini goals

3. Attacking players must score by playing the ball into the final 20.

Extra points awarded for breaking the line and scoring

4. 4 minute active with interventions.

5. Defensive line are not allowed to drop into final 20 until the ball is in that area

Challenges for Players:

1. Can players play 2 touch and off the back foot?

Targets for Players:

1. Individual Player: Players break the line 5 times.

2. Player makes 4 successful attacking runs which leads to scoring opportunities

Conditions for Players:

1. Players must play 2 touch

Things to look for:

1. Heavy touches (Playing off the back foot)

2. Passing accuracy

3. Movement off the ball (Look Out: Striker dropping deep to receive)

4. Weight of pass

5. Breaking of lines between players

Coaching Position:

Walk around area looking for any errors in technique,especially looking at passes to the playersin the mannequins. Challenging their technique.

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