Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Skill Dev Session 3 Counter attack overload clone
Premier Users' Club
(NSW) Matt Frost
Description
Attacking Transition
*Creating and exploiting overloads
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10 mins
THE SESSION:
-Players pass to each other around the triangle.
1) After they pass they support the ball and the player they have passed to.
2) The player receiving the ball passes the ball back to the supporting
3) Supporting player passes the ball into the space the other side of the cone.
4) The player times their run and meets the ball to start the squence again to the next player.
PROGRESSIONS:
-play the other way around the triangle
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:
-weight of pass
-type of pass
-movement
-pass with the inside of the foot
-tempo after you understand
-timing of the run to meet the ball
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10 mins
THE SESSION: Overload to Shoot.
Set up:
- As in diagram, player A starts by passing to B.
- B takes ball forward, A then overlaps and B plays in A for shot on goal, B rebound.
- 2 teams going in opposite directions - they then go to the back of the other line
KEY POINTS:
- Quality Pass
- Movement (timing/ foot communication)
- 1st touch (receive back foot)
- Rebounds
- Speed of play
- Lightswitch Transition
PROGRESSION:
-Add defender for 2v1
Competition/challenges:
- Points e.g. goals, quality of movement/passing
- Teams
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10 mins
THE SESSION: Overload to Shoot
Set up:
- Same as previous drill, only now a defender in (D). Play 2v1 against D.
- If B gives the ball away to D, D can score in either of the small goals.
- Have a line of defenders alternating on each shot then switch (use three different coloured teams to switch through
KEY POINTS:
- Quality pass
- Creative pass
- Timing movement
- Shooting
- LightswitchTransition
PROGRESSION:
-add another defender and another attacker 3v2
Competition/challenges:
- Teams compete against each other
- Points
- Rewards/punishments
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10 mins
THE SESSION: Overload to Shoot
Set up:
- Same as previous drills, but now 3v2
- Defenders now clip balls out to the attackers
KEY POINTS:
- Timing runs
- Clever runs
- Quality pass
- Shooting
- Rebounds
- Lightswitch Transition
**Paint Pictures - this could be our 9, 7 and 11 attacking or 9, 10 and 11**
Competition/challenges:
- Create teams
- Point system
- Rewards/punishments
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15 mins
THE SESSION: 3v2 + neutrals
Set Up
- Reds and blues face eachother and start behind goal
- Blacks as neutral positioned on half way line
- Coach passes to neutral who then chooses a team to pass to, for example;
- A passes to B, B plays into C
- B joins with C to attack D
- D send out two players once C enters the field
- Both teams have a player stationed in the opposite half (use a striker for this and rotate every three minutes)
- These players must stay in opposite half
- If a team scores by playing off the striker they get two points
- Play 4 minute rounds
- Team that wins the most games are the winners
- Distances set out at 24 x 30 (ensure enough space for 4 v 2)
- B plays for whatever team have possession (if blue win the ball back, B switches from red to blue team)
KEY MESSAGES:
-Aggressive in attack
- Speed of play
- Outplay your opponent
-Movement/Forward runs
- Finish the attack
- Overlaps and underlaps
- Lightswitch transition
- Hit striker early
- Forward player to play off angles as he drops
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20 mins
The Session
- Use half a field (or modified for smaller players)
- Set players out in positions
- Coach the team in red
- Set players in positions you have in mind for matches
Create zig zags and set attacking patterns
Scenario 1:
- Lightswitch transitions
- Have players look forward as soon as they win back the ball and make forward runs
Scenario 2:
Deep run from central midfield players beyond striker upon winning ball back
Scenario 3:
Get into goal scoring positions - focus on wingers and midfielders being in positions to score goals - in the face of the goal inside the box
Key messages
- light switch transition
- flood the pitch with forward runs
- create zig zags
- finish the attack - quality shooting
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
10 mins
Objective: Quick reactions and running with the ball at speed from a standing start.
Description
We mark out a 20 x 20 yard square and place different coloured cones in the center as shown. We have two teams of six players, each assigned a different number.
The practice starts when the coach calls out a number and colour.
The first player to do this scores a point for their team.
Variations
1. Coach calls out several numbers and 1 colour.
2. The coach calls out 1 number and several colours. The players then have to dribble and stop the ball at all the coloured cones consecutively, in the order the coach calls them out.
3. The coach calls out several numbers and several colours.