Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Match Prep Session 1 - Build up vs 4-4-2 Diamond

Description

Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

In the 11v11 Game, the team in white will play a 4-3-3 Formation with
1&2 in Midfield, whereas the team in Red (opposition) will set up in a
4-4-2 Diamond.

The majority of the balls will be placed in the goal that the Reds will
build out from (with some balls being placed on the edge at the
halfway line and some with the other keeper for the final block of the
practice).

Total Session duration: 25 Minutes
Blocks are split in the following:

Block 1 (Problem 1) - Beating the high Press [10 Minutes] Block 2
(Problem 2) - What if they drop off into Mid-Block
7 Minutes as this is not the main problem we expect to face, however, if we do manage to beat the high press successfully in the real game
then we need to account for the opposition dropping off.
Block 3 (Free Play) - Check for understanding and correct/reinforce behavior [7 minutes]

Session Delivered on Matchday -2, therefore my intervention strategy will lean more towards a Q&A and walk-through approach to manage the
player load. However, the last block will allow for a bit more of free play (to give some more ball rolling time to the players)

Conditions:
- White team has 6 seconds to score after breaking past the dotted line.
- Only 2 red defenders can defend past the dotted line (Block 1)
- The Red team has 8 seconds to score after regaining the ball.
- I will also have a ball in my hand, that I will drop into the game at times to see if the team that I am working with have set up well for the
defensive transition (while also giving the pressing team some time on the ball to keep them motivated)