Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession - Conditioning

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Jason Brindley

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Jason Brindley
Name: Jason Brindley
City: Oswestry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition - playing forward

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Transition - playing forward (15 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • General based session focusing on regains and playing forward before joining in
  • 6v6(+1) 
  • 50 x 40 yard area split in half as seen above
  • Both teams need to leave 1 defender in own half and 1 striker in theirs 

Coaching detail

  • Look to play forward quickly into 9 
  • 9 needs to pin and set so need to get across as fast as possible to support the attack

Progressions/Regressions

  • Pass amount equals a point


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Break-out transition game

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Break-out transition game (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • Break-out transition counter-attacking game
  • Possession team to make 6 passes before playing into striker and 2 support players creating 3v2
  • If defending team win possession they can break-out straight away
  • Once attacking team break, coach to play to defending team who play 5v3 in mini pitch
  • 6 passes equals a point for them, if team of 3 win the ball, can they score in a mini goal
  • 3min games - 1min rest

Coaching detail

  • 9 to pin defenders - linked into IDP
  • Play forward quickly with quality and intensity to join in
  • Decision making in 3v2, stretch the 2, change your runs, find the open player
  • React, recover, run on defensive transition
  • Everything done with intensity and a purpose

Progressions/Regressions

Individual Development + Challenges


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