Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): CH Attacking Principles using width to create penetration centrally

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Harrison Sessions
Name: Harrison Sessions
City: harrison
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

During this session we will be using width to stretch defenses in order to crate gaps of penetration centrally 

The key areas of focus will be

-using possession to shift and move the defense making them stretch

-recognizing penetration

-speed & tempo of play

-having great team balance & support when attacking

Key-

Green line: shape of movement & support (line of balance)

Yellow:defensive Shape (line of compactness)


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

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up
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Warm up (15 mins)

Organization

3- 10x20 grids centrally

4-5 players per group

one ball per group

Instructions

-Players will work on set passing patterns coaches choice to set them up for success later on in the session

-With each pattern we will have the players in their groups compete first to 20 passes to start getting them use to high tempo and pressure

Coaching Points

-(passing patterns) 3 lines of play double pass,give and go ,long and short through ball

-width depth length

-first touch surface back foot front foot inside or outside

-quality of pass surface & weight

-communication observation

-specific language

-eyes always on ball shifting body to see

-tempo of passing

-GK to wear gloves working on distribution and receiving with hands and feet (players to apply more power when serving to keeper when using hands to scoop.

Progressions

Add wide players Wing back to start working on visual ques of when to play wide


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Functional Practice

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Functional Practice (15 mins)

Organization

3 central channels

13 players

Attacking team 6,8,10 (2,3 neutrals)

Defending team 2,3,4,5 or 6 depending on formation

Instructions

-Attacking team must make two penetrating passes through the middle channel of defensive players to the bumper players before the game becomes open

-Attacking team can use the 2,3 wing backs to keep possession but not penetrate round the out sides.

-If the defense steels they are looking to attack the wide target gates and can score with a pass or dribble to penetrate, they can also use 2,3 in transition. if the attacking team wins the ball back they can go to goal to score.

-Bumper players will rotate round after the two passes are made or the defense steels and become 6,6,8 for the next game

Coaching Points

-Use width to stretch defensive line

-Speed and tempo of play to get quicker in the final third

-Recognizing gaps of penetration

-Quick in transition

-6 to be consistent outlet for the ball

-8 to provide balance in support

-10 always looking for penetration

Progression

4or6 can now press in attacker channel


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase of play

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Phase of play (15 mins)

Organization

1 grid located centrally

11 players

Attacking team 6,8,10,9 (2,3 neutrals)

Defending team 2,3,4,5 or 6 depending on formation

spare players to form next attacking team and bumpers

Instructions

-Attacking team has to make 4 passes then penetrate through the middle grid to go to goal and score

-Attacking team can use wide players 2,3 to make passes

-Defending team can steal and transition to opposition gate and can also use 2,3 to score

Coaching Points

-Speed and tempo of play to get quicker coming back in from wide areas to create gaps centrally

-Recognizing gaps of penetration

-6's to be out let to get the ball wide

-8 to provide balance in support

-10 always looking for penetration

-9 to stay on side looking to break and make runs in behind

-9 to play as a decoy

Progressions

2,3 to penetrate wide down the flanks


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final phase

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Final phase (15 mins)

Organization

Attacking team 6,8,10,9,2,3

Defending team 2,3,4,5,6

Instructions

-attacking vs defensive team 6vs5 working in the middle to final third

-ball always starts with coach

-play is live normal game rules defensive team adaption transition gates for them to emphasis playing wide out of the back.(secondary learning outcome)

Coaching Points

-isolate and stretch back 4 using width

-penetration centrally and in wide areas

-movement of 6s,8, in support and setting up for transition (team balance)

-wide players to recognize shift as we attack n the stronger side

-9 to press center back and be a decoy

Progressions

Add 6 in for defensive team and go numbers even and go 6v6

Add 10 for attacking team as second striker


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Coaching in the game 11 v11 Adaptition

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Coaching in the game 11 v11 Adaptition (20 mins)

Organization

attacking team 1-3-5-2 width

defending team 1-4-4-2 compact (sweeper stopper)

Instructions

-Normal game scrimmage rules looking to make 2-3 stoppages based on the below learning out comes coaching attacking team only

Coaching Points

-Using width effectively to stretch 2,3

-6's to create good team balance always be an outlet for the ball

-10,8 creativity to penetrate

-9 Recognition penetration at earliest point runs in behind

-speed & tempo of play quicker went entering the final 3rd

Progressions

last 15mins allow player to free play and pick their own positions 


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