Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attract to break press - possess vs penetrate

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Juan Perlata

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Name:
Juan Perlata
City:
Tuckahoe
Country:
United States of America
Membership:
Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1
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Screen 1

Organization:

  • Set up two (12x24) grids
  • Coach plays the ball in from the side
  • have extra defenders on the side going in and out 
  • 3x 4min active, 1min rest (15 mins) 

Instructions:

  • 5 passes before breaking line to switch to opposite side player
  • When we switch ball to other side, other 2 defenders come in, and 4 red players must move quickly to the next grid to complete 5 passes again 
  • 5v2 - if defender steals they must finish on small net 
  • If red team can't get to 5 passes and play is over (out of bounds or goal) then Coach will play the next ball to opposite grid (2 new defenders go in every time ball is switch to opposite grid) 

Coaching Points:

  • Possess vs penetrate 
  • Attract press by holding the ball or short passing 
  • always give angle of support 
  • recognize press to understand how many touches I should take 
  • head up as we play 
  • quality of passes to possess and to break 

Progressions:

  • progress to 2 touch max or 1 touch if not challenging enough 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2
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Organization:

  • set up two grids (20x30) - 4v4+4N and 4v4+2N if only 22 players
  • 4x 5 min active, 30 sec rest (22 mins) 

Instructions:

  • coach plays ball in 
  • score in mini goals 
  • Neutrals can play to each other but cannot score 
  • If too challenging to score, progress to neutrals on the side being able to score 

Coaching Points:

  • Vertical or horizontal short passing to attract and then break the line with switch or advancing forward 
  • when to attract press by holding the ball and when to do short passing to open up angles to break line
  • movement off the ball 8, 10 timing to check in into half spaces, counter movement for separation , timing of 9 checking in or helping us have depth 
  • head up as we possess, scanning 
  • 5,4,1 always giving angle of support 

Progressions:

  • If too challenging to score, progress to neutrals on the side being able to score
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3
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Organization:

  • A team (red building up on left side) - 7v6 ,  B team (green building up) 6v5 
  • 4x 5 min active, 1 min rest (24 mins)

Instructions:

  • Target team build up and score on mini goal, non target score on big goal 
  • ball 1 starts with gk (build up) 
  • ball 2 starts with coach (coach will play any player on target team. Coach can also choose to play non-target team)

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

  • progress to match last 18-19 mins

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