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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Formation 3-1-4-2 *Continued With Progression*

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Jason Thomson

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Jason Thomson
Name: Jason Thomson
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): STRUCTURE

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): STRUCTURE
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STRUCTURE

Organization: GENERAL. 

- 3-1-4-2 - Defensive shape/ COMPACT (IN BETWEEN THE 18 YARD BOX)

- 3-4-3 - Transition from defence to attack - WINGER OPPOSITE SIDE TO THE BALL WIDE (JOIN THE ATTACK BACK POST) 

Roles & Responsibilities: PLEASE SEE WORD DOCUMENT. **

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): GK SET UP RIGHT SIDE

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): GK SET UP RIGHT SIDE
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GK SET UP RIGHT SIDE

**AWARE OF WHICH SIDE COOPER PICKS**

PRIORITY:

  • PLAY IN FRONT. ALWAYS.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): GK SET UP LEFT SIDE

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GK SET UP LEFT SIDE

**AWARE OF WHICH SIDE COOPER PICKS**

PRIORITY: 

  • PLAY IN FRONT. ALWAYS. 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Starting FK Position

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Starting FK Position

Cooper's Call:

Cooper Controls FK's In The Back Half.

Cooper To Take All FK's in the back half in the first 20 minutes. 

 There OR call's a CB to take it if he sees an opportunity to move the ball quickly.

Prepare Early By Pushing The Line Up

**WE PLAY IN FRONT**

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ZONES: PRIORITY

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ZONES: PRIORITY

ZONES: (Individual Goals For More Guidance)



**NEW AND CONTINUED** Covered Pre- Bentleigh and needs to be a NON-NEGOTIABLE part of our game. 


  • In Attack No more Than 2 ZONES separate us from our closest team mate
  • In Defence No More Than 1 ZONE separates us from our closet team mate (COMPACT)

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The Reasons For This To Become A Fixed Part Of Our Team's Game:

  • To become defensively difficult to break down in matches
  • To be in an 'area to impact' the game both ways.
  • To enable us to win the ball back defensively and then build to the next level with how we progress the ball forward to generate scoring opportunities
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): LS FWD HALF SET UP

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LS FWD HALF SET UP

ATTACKING SET UP:

Same As Goal Kick Set Up (COOPER'S CALL)

  • If ATTACKING DOWN ONE SIDE: *See Below*

Fullback To Close Space With Winger To Support Cut Back To Cross Into the Box Opposition Winger To Anticipate The Cross -  ** NEW**

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): RS FWD HALF SET UP

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RS FWD HALF SET UP

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Throw In's

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Throw In's

Throw In's - Into The Box 

ETHAN/NSHUTI - Long Throw Towards 6 Yard Box **NEW TO BE DISCUSSED** PLAYER ROTATION - CDM TO STRIKER  - IF NSHUTI TAKES IT - LUCA DROPS TO COVER CDM - IF ETHAN TAKES IT THEN NSHUTI BECOMES THE STRIKER ATTACKING THE PENALTY SPOT.

Front Post Run By Closest Striker and closest midfielder (Rakan) 

Closest Winger Sets Up On The Edge Of 18 Yard Box To Recover Or Attack Second Balls (Bashir) 

Back Post Run By Opposite Winger (DAHNIL) 

Striker Furthest Away Attacks Penalty Spot (ETHAN/NSHUTI)**

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Opposition GK's

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Opposition GK's

  • PRIORITY: COMPACT - PROTECT THE MIDDLE 
  • Pressing Triggers If Played Wide (ZONES)
  • TIGHT To Your Man In The Central Zone
  • If you are beaten by the man or the ball - **FRONT POST RECOVERY RUN**
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): *NEW* Movement Patterns In Transition

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*NEW* Movement Patterns In Transition

IF COOPER GOES SHORT TO CB ON CLOSEST SIDE (MATTHEW) 2 OPTIONS FOR THE BALL CARRIER (ALWAYS)

  • CLOSEST CDM MOVES TO MAKE AN ANGLE FOR THE PASS (LUCA) - FURTHEST CDM HOLDS CENTRAL SPACE (SEB)
  • CLOSET WINGER MOVES ACROSS THE PITCH TO CREATE A LONG OPTION (RAKAN) - FURTHEST STRIKER HOLDS CENTRAL (ETHAN)

**The Same In Reverse For The Opposite Side**
- If We Are Able To Play The Opposite CB (Nshuti) That Will Be Our Cue To Enact A Fast Switch Of Play To The Opposite Winger (Dahnil) - Meaning We Will All Need To Shift Across Into Our Attacking Compressed Shape **

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