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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): OA3 In Possesson Breaking Lines

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Cameron Wassel

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Cameron Wassel
Name: Cameron Wassel
City: Stockport
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific (8 Minutes)

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Specific

Organisation and Area Size

  • Area size will be half pitch + 18 yards, with 2 full-sized goals  
  • Flats will be used to mark out lines that are reference points for both teams as zones.
  • Cones will be used to mark out the tapered lines where the pitch will be cut of as the defending team will not have fullbacks.
  • 9v9 with goalkeepers
  • Defending team formation will be 2-4-1-1 (4-4-1-1 in 11 a side) fullbacks for the defending team have been taken out so coaches can focus on defending the central areas.
  • Attacking team formation will be 4-3-1 (4-3-3 in 11 a side) wingers taken out for attacking team so coaches can focus on the central areas.
  • Red team CBs are locked in the penalty box in build.
  • Blue team CBs and red team striker are locked into final third inside flat cones.
  • When the ball enters the final third another red is allowed to enter creating a 2v2 however, they have only five seconds to score.
  • Pitch will be split into three zones

Explanation

  • Coaching Reds (Attacking Team) and Managing Blues (Blue Team).
  • The initial possession begins with the goalkeeper of the red team, who's restricted to playing the ball solely to one of the red center backs. The red team's objective centers around creating scoring opportunities by orchestrating combinations with their central players and effectively breaking the lines of the blue team's defense to score goals.
  • Upon winning possession, the blue team is allotted a time frame of 7 seconds to transition from defense to attack, aiming to capitalize swiftly on the turnover. This time constraint is implemented deliberately to instill a sense of urgency within the blue team, encouraging them to initiate attacking plays promptly after regaining possession, fostering a proactive and quick-paced approach to scoring opportunities.

 Interventions:

  • Coaching Process
  • Concurrent
  • Walk Through
  • Terminal
  • What if’s
UEFA (2023) Essentially noted that 60/80% of West Ham's success in the UEFA Conference League came from penetrative passes made from the midfielders through to attackers which emphasises the need for practicing breaking lines

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG (15 Minutes)

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Small Sided Game

Organisation Area Size

  • Area size will be half pitch + 18 yards, with 2 full-sized goals  
  • Flats will be used to mark out lines that are reference points for both teams as zones.
  • Cones will be used to mark out the tapered lines where the pitch will be cut of as the defending team will not have fullbacks.
  • 9v9 with goalkeepers
  • Defending team formation will be 2-4-1-1 (4-4-1-1 in 11 a side) fullbacks for the defending team have been taken out so coaches can focus on defending the central areas.
  • Attacking team formation will be 4-2-1-1 (4-4-1-1 in 11 a side) wingers taken out for attacking team so coaches can focus on the central areas.

Explanation

  • For the small-sided-game, the initial positions of the teams will remain unchanged. However, there's a significant alteration: the white line of flats, marking the final third, will be elevated, signalling a shift in the game dynamics. Previously restricted to their respective zones, the two blue defenders and the red number 9 are no longer constrained within this area. Additionally, this modification extends to all players, granting them the freedom to enter this elevated final third without limitations or boundaries. This adjustment aims to create a more dynamic and fluid gameplay, allowing for increased movement and strategic opportunities for both teams within this previously restricted zone. Allowing more fluidity to the team in possession means, in theory, they should pose more questions to the blue defence. This is important as we will be able to clearly see how well learning has transferred from the specific practice into the small-sided-game.

Key Points

  • Breaking lines through the middle: Emphasise the importance of playing through opponents by accessing and exploiting central areas of the field, positioning attackers strategically in order to overload certain areas.
  • Communication: Foster effective communication among attackers to break lines, and quickly adjust positioning to counter opponent movements.

    •  Interventions:

    • Coaching Process
    • Concurrent
    • Walk Through
    • Terminal
    • What if’s

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