Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Whole - part - whole - Transitioning from defending to attacking
MWSA (MW SELECTS FC)
Kyle Denam
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15 mins
Topic: Transitioning from defending to attacking
Whole - Initial Game (15 minutes)
Organization:
- 25m x 30m
- 14 players involved
- Split field up into 2 grids
- 4 v 2
- If defender wins ball, they pass to their teammates
- If ball goes out of grid, coach serves back in
- Central players join the attack to create overload
- No restrictions on play
Key Factors & Progressions:
- Support = angle and distance
- Mobility - timing of movement
- Scan before they receive
- Decision - making
- Weight of pass/cross
- Communication
- Speed of play
- Breaking lines
- Runs off the ball
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15 mins
Topic: Transitioning from defending to attacking (20 minutes)
Activity - Part
Organization:
- 30 yards x 25 yards
- Split the field up into 2 grids
- 2 v 1
- Defense plays to central attacker and closes down
- Attacker can use either player in the grid for 2 v 1 or play 1 v 1
- First attacker switches with support player, support player with defender & defender with attacker
- Players switch sides of the grid
- Defender wins ball they play wide
Key Factors & Progressions:
- Angle of support & distance
- Mobility - timing of movement off ball
- Receive on back foot
- Decision making
- Game speed
- Weight of pass
- Give & go
- Overlapping
- Sent through
- Follow shots in
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20 mins
Topic: Transitioning from defending to attacking
Whole - Final Game + cool down
(15-20 minutes)
Organization:
Split teams into 6
3V3 in each side of the grid
2 neutral players stay central
2 GK
Teams attempt to keep the ball & pass to a neutral
Neutral plays on into the other half of the grid & joins play to support with numerical advantage
Team attempts to score by taking advantage of overload.
If possession changes, the same procedure is followed.
Key Factors & Progressions:
Speed of play
Decision making
Support
Exploitation of numerical superiority
Switch play
Composure
Dispersal
Timing of movement
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
10 mins
Topic: Transitioning from defending to attacking
Warm up (10 minutes)
Dynamic Stretching (3-4 minutes)
Stretching while moving
5 Steps for intervening to teach
Freeze, recreate, demonstrate, rehearse, go live
Help players be successful, be positive
Organization:
- Split players up into groups of 5
- 12' x 12' areas
- 4 v 1
- If defender wins ball all players must switch to a different cone, including defender
- Who ever doesn't get a cone becomes defender
- If ball goes out of area, switch to a different cone
Key Factors & Progressions:
Encourage players the importance of dynamic stretching before activity.
Importance of stretching to prevent injury.
- Support - angle + distance
- Ready position
- Anticipation
- Communication
- Scan before they receive
- Decision - making
- Speed of play