Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking in Tight Spaces (9v9)

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Ian Dawson
Name: Ian Dawson
City: Pennsburg
Country: United States of America
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Attacking in Tight Spaces

Who: #9/#10/#11/#7 

What: Combinations, entries and decisions in attacking 1/3

When: Possession into and in the attacking 1/3 (middle three channels - half spaces/central space)

Where: Middle/Attacking thirds

Why: To create 3+ player combinations and entries to create efficient goal scoring opportunities


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Receiving in tight space- cobinations to goal

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Receiving in tight space- cobinations to goal (15 mins)

Organization:

  • As above
  • 25L 20W

Instructions:

-Combination must occur to score goal**

- A takes a touch out of feet to begin game

- B is the attacker. A passes to B upon B's command

- C is the defender. C can also move on A's touch

- B is looking to score in the goals marked 1

- If C wins the ball, they are looking to score in the goals marked 2

- Play game until a goal is scored or the ball goes out of bounds

- Next ball plays immediately

- Play for 90 seconds, and then rotate roles.

 

Coaching Points:

- Movement to lose mark

- combinations = 1/2, overlap, give and go's, set and spin

- Scanning and using arms to feel for defender

- Decision based on speed of defender - Hold up ball, spin defender, turn and face

- Quality of pass into attacker

- change of speed and direction with and without ball

 

Progressions:

- go to big goals(gks) / progress to 2v2 with recovering defender (make a run around middle cone). Space 25Lx20W


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2/3v3/4v4

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2v2/3v3/4v4 (20 mins)

Overview: 

20W 25L - 2 goals gks (no gks- small goals)

Blues starting the attack in 2v2 situation, when they score, GK saves or ball is out of play one more red/blue enter the pitch to create 3v3. After that 1 more blue/red enter the pitch to create 4v4. Blues get ball back if a natural stoppage occurs.

Then switch with focus to red team after 5mins.

Coaching Points:

  • Attack at pace
  • Identify overload quickly in area of field
  • Decision making when to dribble or pass the ball
  • Movement to create space, on and off the ball
  • Clinical/composed and sharp finishing
  • Quick transition to attack/defense
  • Recovery runs, get behind the ball
  • Try to isolate 1 defender to create 2v1 overload 
  • Runs to create overload in channels

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3 to goal breaking the line

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3v3 to goal breaking the line (20 mins)

Objective: Penetrating into attacking third through the central and half spaces, and creating shot.

Organization: 14 players (2 GK green/yellow,  x6 red x6 blue) Maximum space allowed (ideally 30/40L 20/30 W).

Process:

Green GK throw, drive ball to blue 8 or 10 (GK yellow) collects any balls going through and releases immediately to blue 8/10.

Blue look to penetrate through the offside line, to create shooting opportunity.

Red win ball and play through, into yellow for point. The reset and start process again.

 W= waiting player to enter

 

Coaching


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Phase

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Phase
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Game Phase (25 mins)

Coached Game:

Focus combinations, entries and movement with the #9/10/11/7 role players

Look to work in all previous coaching points. 

Establish the tactical picture within this format.

Restarts dribble/pass within 4seconds of going out to create faster thinking in and around attacking third.

Progression: Team execute combination and shot on target=1 goal if they score =3goals


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rapid Fire - Combination

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Rapid Fire - Combination (15 mins)

Rapid Fire - 1 touch

Organization:

1 plays to 3 - 3 plays to 2 - 2 plays to 3 - 3 shoots on goal (all 1 touch)

Rotation: 1 goes to 2 cone - 2 goes to 3 cone - 3 gets ball and goes to 1 cone

 

Waiting team starts once 3 has taken shot - immediately 

Instep finishing inside area 


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