Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 09/26/22 - Create The Attack - Switching Play

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Ricky Davey

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Name:
Ricky Davey
City:
Marietta
Country:
United States of America
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Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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Description

Main phase & Principle: Create The Attack/Switching Play

-How to move the ball from side to side to destabilize and unbalance the opponents defensive unit.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3+3

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3+3
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3v3+315 mins

Instructions:

  • Ball must travel from side to side before team can score on mini goals. Directional. 3 passes before you can go to goal. Discover the impact of switching play, finding the overloads with the neutral players. Rotate teams around. 

Coaching Points:

  • Hips Open
  • Scanning Ahead
  • Disguise
  • Find The Overload - 2v1 situation.
  • Ball speed - skip a man.

Progressions/Regressions:

  • Possession to start, to goal round 2,3,4.

Teams:

  • Red - Kwon/Degny/Roger (1) Mark/Nolan/Mike (2)
  • White- Damola/Rashod/Tristan (1) DD/Ethan/Iggy (2)
  • Yellow - Sheyi/J Brown/Alex (1) Will/Haynes/Liam (2)
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9 Phase/Switch

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9 Phase/Switch
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9v9 Phase/Switch25 mins

Instructions:

  • Two ball sequence. First ball played in from coach into 5v3 box. Compete for first and second ball. Red wins they build to next phase where they must switch high, red box to red box before going to goal. White wins they can instantly go to goal. Next ball starts with keeper where he must play to CB, looking for in to out pattern to then switch before going to goal. Two passes to break into middle zone.

Coaching Points:

  • Patience and composure to break lines, wait for the right time. Use disguise.
  • Looking for in to out, need midfielders to be active and be able to play out with pressure.
  • Once in the middle zone, look for balance, and angles of play to move the ball box to box.
  • Look for moments to then penetrate, combination play, target and set, underlap, overlap etc.

Progressions/Regressions:

  • Progress to allowing WB to drop deeper to receive.
  • Progress to allow 4 midfielders interchange and freedom.
  • 2 of 3 boxes to penetrate? 
  • Defenders can't defend inside the 18. Must be higher.

Teams:

  • Red (2-4-2-1) - Degny/Nolan-Tristan/Haynes-Kwon/DD/Iggy/Will-Rashod
  • White (4-2-2-1) - J Brown/Mike/Mark/Sheyi-Damola/Oakley-Liam/Alex-Roger
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9 MSG

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9 MSG
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9v9 MSG25 mins

Instructions:

  • Live Game, ball starts with keeper and is played to defenders. Once ball is progressed into middle third, the ball must be switched from one side to another (it can come low, to go around) before penetrating into the final third. If the defending team wins it they can go straight to goal. If they reset to the CB's or GK, they must switch then once progressing the ball.

Coaching Points:

  • Recognizing, quickly moments to switch the ball. 
    • Patience and composure to break lines, wait for the right time. Use disguise.
    • Looking for in to out, need midfielders to be active and be able to play out with pressure.
    • Once in the middle zone, look for balance, and angles of play to move the ball box to box.
    • Look for moments to then penetrate, combination play, target and set, underlap, overlap etc.
    • Quick support to wide player.

Progressions/Regressions:

  • Defenders must defend 2/3 zones wide. Create switch option through compactness.

Teams:

  • Red (2-4-2-1) - Degny/Nolan-Tristan/Haynes/Kwon/DD-Iggy/Will-Rashod
  • White (2-4-2-1) - Mike/Mark-Sheyi/J Brown/Damola/Oakley-Liam/Alex-Roger

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