Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Taffs Well Academy U9 - Playing Under Pressure (30/11/20)
Premier Users' Club
Jack Quinn
Description
Session Aims: By the end of the session, players will be able to...
- Understand the importance of ball speed and decision making when they are under pressure
- Appreciate how off-ball movements of teammates without the ball can influence a teams ability to beat a press.
- Apply movement, ball speed and decision making practices to a game scenario.
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20 mins
Continuous practice. Practice will initially start without the press so players get an understanding of the pattern. Players will pass to the left and will join the queue to their right. When the press is introduced the player directly opposite will press the player in possession to force them to play the pass under pressure. Change the direction of pass and move pattern after a number of attempts (pass right / move left).
Coaching Points:
- Quality and speed of passes
- Quality of ball control and receiving technique on the first touch
- Movement of receiving player from starting position to create space
- High-intensity press from defensive to put pressure on the player with the ball.
- Scanning shoulder just before receiving the ball.
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20 mins
3v1 rondo. If a player loses possession they become the defender. League system - assign a group with a league (champions league, premier league, championship, non-league). 2-minute high-intensity games - whoever is the defender at the end of each game moves down a league / whoever made the most passes move up a league.
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30 mins
4v2 in attackers own half of the field. Aim of the drill is for the attackers to play a through ball to a teammate in the attacking third. When the pass is played into the attacking third an additional attacker is allowed to enter the attacking half to create a 2v1 and will aim to utilise the overload to score.
Rules:
- A through ball cannot be played on the first pass
- An attacker cannot dribble into the attacking third - they must receive the ball from a through ball into the attacking area.
- The defender in the attacking zone cannot press until the attackers first touch.
- Attackers and defenders rotate after 6 attempts to score. Defenders switch sides after 3 attempts
Coaching Points:
- Increased emphasis on support play
- Timing of decision to play a through-ball
- Weight and quality of through ball
- Timing and types of runs into the box
- Immediate support for the attacker in the attacking box
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30 mins
Players can earn "money" for carrying out certain actions linked to the session topic during an SSG. The player that earned the most money after the matches will be the "MVP", who will win a prize at the end of the session.
- Assist: £2 million
- Goal: £1 million
- One-two with a teammate: £1 million
- Overlaps / underlaps: £1 million
- Position rotation: £1 million
- Double movement: £1 million
- Through ball (successful): £1 million.
- Impress the Coach: £1 million
- Team win: £2 million
- Man of the Match: £3 million
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Practice:
The red team have one ball between themselves and the blue team has a ball each. Aim for the red team is to make as many passes between themselves as possible, whilst the blue team will aim to intercept passes by dribbling in between passing lanes of the red team.
Competition:
How many passes can a team make within a set time limit? (30 / 60 seconds). Swap roles of teams after each attempt - which team can get the most passes?
Potential punishments:
5 press-ups for hitting a dribbler with a pass
Score restarts if a passer hits a dribbler
Conditions:
3 touch max.
After each pass players must find a new area of space to drop into.
Coaching Points:
- Speed and decision of passer
- Quality of pass
- Movement and rotation of support players