Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing from the back to our middle third

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United Springfield Academy
Name: United Springfield Academy
City: Mo
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer

Description

Goal: To improve how we move the ball from the back to middle third. Use the attacking principles (width, depth, penetration) in order to unbalance the oppponent.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up game/Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up game/Rondo
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Warm-up game/Rondo (20 mins)

1st Phase, intentional free play or rondo.

Objective: To welcome the players and create positive routine. Encourage the players to take initiative for the activity.

Organization: For a game, set up small sided fields that are approximately 30x40, 5v5, max! For the rondo, play 4v0, with a player sitting out. If a player on the inside makes a mistake, sub that player out. In the 5v1, switch the middle player every time there's a mistake.

Key Words: Make diagonal passes, move the ball to move the opponent, get behind, forward and to the sides of the ball, be available to receive a pass.

Guided Questions: 1.What actions let you know that players learned in training today?

Answers: Players can pass diagonally forward, backwards and side ways to probe the defense to find an opening to move the ball forward.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): (Un)opposed technique

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(Un)opposed technique (30 mins)

2nd Phase, ball mastery/technical work

Objective: Work on 3v2's in order to learn how to build from the back.

Organization: Play 3v2, with all restarts coming from the blue team. Rotate players in order to keep the game fresh. Make it a competion!!

Key Words: Make diagonal passes, move the ball to move the opponent, get behind, forward and to the sides of the ball, be available to receive a pass.

Guided Questions: 1.What actions let you know that players learned in training today?

Answers: Players can pass diagonally forward, backwards and side ways to probe the defense to find an opening to move the ball forward.


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

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Game Application (20 mins)

3rd Phase, game application

Objective: Work on playing out of the back, using our holding midfeilder.

Organization: In a reduced 9v9 field play 6v5. The Blue team will play in a 1-2-3-0 formation and the Red team will play in a 0-0-4-1 formation. Balls start from the GK.

Key Words: Make diagonal passes, move the ball to move the opponent, get behind, forward and to the sides of the ball, be available to receive a pass.

Guided Questions: 1.What actions let you know that players learned in training today?

Answers: Players can pass diagonally forward, backwards and side ways to probe the defense to find an opening to move the ball forward.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (20 mins)

4th Phase, game (This is not free play, coach in the flow of the game)

Objective: Work on playing from the back to our middle third

Organization: In a 9v9 field play 8v8. The Blue team will play in a 1-3-1-3 formation and the Red team will play in a 1-2-4-1 formation.

Key Words: Make diagonal passes, move the ball to move the opponent, get behind, forward and to the sides of the ball, be available to receive a pass.

Guided Questions: 1.What actions let you know that players learned in training today?

Answers: Players can pass diagonally forward, backwards and side ways to probe the defense to find an opening to move the ball forward.


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