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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating Goalscoring Opportunities from Wide Areas #2 (Start Time: 2023-02-15 17:00:00)

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James Morris

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James Morris
Name: James Morris
City: Philadelphia
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Session Topic: Attacking - Creating goalscoring opportunities from wide areas (attacking third).

Who: #6, #8, #10, #7, #11, #9

Where: Middle to Attacking Third (primarily attacking third).

Why: (current behavior): In recent games we have struggled to break down the opposition and create scoring opportunities when we have worked the ball into wide areas of the pitch.

Desired behaviors: 7 / 11 creating / providing width, being positive in 1v1 or 2v1 situations and providing quality supply / crosses into the box for our forward and midfield runners. #6 providing support underneath the ball to recycle possession when necessary and change the point of attack. #8 / #10 offer support to the ball and make penetrating runs in behind when the spaces open up. #9 coming short to receive to drag defenders out of position, creating space for through balls in behind. 

Objective: Utilize the front 3 to create goal scoring opportunities from wide areas

Principles (Main and Sub) 

Create Build-Up Shape 

Create appropriate height, width, depth.

Create optimal attacking distances between players.

Break Lines to Advance Attack

Drive with the ball to exploit space.

Engage opponent: create 1v1 or 2v1 situations.

Switch the point of attack to exploit the space on the weak side.

Finish the Attack

Final pass: Through ball or combination play.

Numbers in the box: fill zones in front of the goal.

Take on 1v1 to create or score.

Finish: Use limited touches.

Session Intensity: Hard

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 12x12x12
  • 4v4+4+1 (in the central area) & two GK's
  • 6x3 mins - 1min rest 
Instructions:

Maximum of 3 touch inside zone.

Side bumpers 2 touch.

Must score in the opponents' half or in the space in front of the goal and the central zone. 

Coaching Points:

  • Awareness of opponent and support - scanning - comfort level to look away from the ball to think ahead.
  • Playing on the half-turn - body shape open to the game.
  • Quick positive play with inside and outside teammates.
  • Bumpers - advance the ball - be creative.
  • Combinations, 1-2 touch - Outside players - think ahead, look far first.
  • Finish the attack - possession with a purpose to finish - committed runs to finish.
  • Transition - reactions on the counter - pressing moments.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 1 - Modified Game Form

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Activity 1 - Modified Game Form (15 mins)

Organization: 

  • 6v6+GK's
  • Focus team - 1-3-3 (#8,10,10,7,11,9) 
  • Challenge team - 1-4-2(#1,2,3,4,5,6,6) 
  • Play 3x5min with 1 min rest.

Instructions: 

  • Blue team - starts with the ball and attack the big goal (Coach or assistant coach to serve balls in). 
  • Red team - tries to deny creating chances and attacks 3 mini goals. 
  • Recognize the moment to allow the game flow (natural restarts) 

Coaching Points / Questions: 

  • Establish defensive shape. 
  • Don't sit back (move the line up on side / backwards passes - CB's task).
  • What areas can we give up (weakside).
  • Protect central area (2 clear lines).
  • If the #8 or #10's drive - CB's step and challenge in the red zone - FB tuck in.
  • Wide areas - step up and be aggressive defending in 1v1 situations.

Points: Challenge Team: Central mini goal - 2pts. Wide Mini Goals - 1pt.

Focus Team: Box Entry - 2pts.

Outside Goal - 1pt

Objectives:

Goal - Deny the attacking team from creating chances in the attacking third. 

What: Prevent opponent from playing forward or deny penetration from the dribble.

Where: From middle to the defensive third.

Who:1,2,3,4,5,6,8

When: When the attacking team is in possession, trying to penetrate forwards to create chances and score goals.

Why: To deny chances, regain possession of the ball with purpose to score. 

Notes / Script:

Reinforce the main goal for the group WHAT and HOW's.

Round #1 - observe / positive reinforcement. 

Break #1 - provide feedback of the round; adjust players behaviors as needed (connection between lines/positioning according to where the ball is / keep the lineup).

Round #2 - direct coaching in the flow (freeze and or / use of natural stoppage if needed to paint a picture).

Break #2 - recognize moments that went well; point out 1-2 things to improve on (individual / group reference / moments in transition) - ask the group for feedback (what went well / what can be improved).

Round #3 - Observe (balanced coaching in the flow if needed; depends how much success the group gets). Use of natural stoppages to highlight positive and / or learning moments).

Solutions:

We want to be compact, nothing through the central area.

Visual to establish shape - The ball is here - that's how we want to look.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2 - Modified Game Form

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Activity 2 - Modified Game Form (20 mins)

Organization: 

  • 6v6+GK's
  • Focus team - 3-3 (#6,8,10,7,11,9)
  • Challenge team - 1-4-2 (#1,2,3,4,5,6,6)
  • Play 3x5min with 1 min rest.

Instructions:

Blue team - starts with the ball and attack the big goal (Coach or assistant coach to serve balls in).

Red team - tries to deny creating chances and attacks 3 mini goals.

Recognize the moment to allow the game flow (natural restarts)

Points: Challenge Team: Central mini goal - 2pts. Wide Mini Goals - 1pt.

Focus Team: Box Entry - 2pts.

Outside Goal - 1pt

Coaching Points / Questions:

  • Main focus on the blue team (focus group).
  • Speed of play (find tempo - catch and play). 
  • Ability to play side to side to stretch the game (longer passes).
  • Look to play forward centrally when possible, open up space in wide areas.
  • Look to take players 1v1; recognize2v1 situations.
  • Crossing ability and runs into the box (double movement / 2nd balls).

Objective:

Goal - Create chances and score goals.

What: improve teams' ability to create chances and score goals. 

Where: From middle to attacking third (primarily attacking third).

Who: #6,8,10,7,11,9

When: In possession of the ball around / in the box.

Why: To create chances and score goals.

Notes / Script: 

Ask the group of what the goal is and reinforce any additional details if needed. 

Remind the challenge group main principles covered in the previous part of the session.

Round #1 - observe / positive reinforcement. Coaching in the flow if required.

Break #1 - provide feedback of the round, present 1-2 solutions (ability to play side to side / importance of pivot support).

Round #2 - direct coaching in the flow (freeze and or / use of natural stoppage if needed to paint a picture of a solution to break the opposition - use of up / back / through / stay on the ball).

Break #2 - recognize moments that went well; point out 1-2 things to improve on (individual / group reference / moments in transition).

Round #3 - Observe (balanced coaching in the flow if needed; depends on the overall success the group is having). 

Solutions:

1) Draw the ball one side for a switch.

2) Play into the #9 when he drops short to receive to pin / draw the opponent out - set underneath to 10 and through to 7 / 11.

3) Find 2v1 in w de area - 10 can join for a quick combo (diagonal run from #9 to a straight ball).

4) True 1v1 - must have tempo within the switch and create it.

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

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Game Form (20 mins)

Organization: 

  • 9v9 
  • Focus - 1-2-3-3 
  • Challenge - 1-4-3-1 

Instructions: 

All laws of the game exist.

Can we see the objectives carry over from the activities to thegame form?

  • Regular game
  • 2x9 min; 2min rest 

Coaching Points / Questions: 

  • Speed of play 
  • Positional discipline

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