Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U19s Girls, Purpossful possession (Start Time: 2021-09-29 20:00:00)

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Philip Schonbeck

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Name:	Philip Schonbeck
City:	Cheltenham
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Purpose of the session is to enable the players to develop their ability to maintain possession under pressure, by improving their ability to have purposeful possession and use it to the best of their abilities. The welsh way attacking principles of creating and exploiting scoring opportunities and move the ball quickly to find the spare player.

This session should enable the players to develop the ability to stay composed on the ball and maintain possession under pressure, completing simple passes as well as high quality "killer passes"

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warmup

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Warmup

Prior to this warmup, Team talk will take place whilst the players are stretching within the circle.

(5 Minutes)

Players will follow designated captain, allow players to take ownership over their own warmup.

Jumps, sprints, high knees, side steps (Warm legs and body up ready for the session)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Rondo

Rondo:(5 Minutes)

- Players will pass the ball within a circle and aim to make 10 successful passes without losing possession of the ball.

- 1 defensive player to begin, to make it more challenging another defensive minded player will be introduced.

Purpose of this component of the session:

- Improve players confidence to pass under pressure, with as few touches as possible.

- Improve decision making of the players under pressure.

Progression/Regression:

If players are completing the set passes with ease, add another defensive player or alternatively make the area to work within smaller.

If Warmup activity is too complex for the players, Increase area size for the passes. Additionally intervene if player is struggling to make a simple pass, teach mechanic to help player improve technique.

Contingency for number of players:

- If have more than 8 players, create another rondo for the players to participate within. Improving ball moving time for all players.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession 1

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Possession 1

Organisation: (25mins)

Plan for session:

- Introduce session 2 mins

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Talk about movement off the ball, find space

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Talk about how movement can create space

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Talk about trying to create an overload, utilise the spare player

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Progression 1, Extra defensive player allowed, limit time for attacking side on ball

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Progression 2, Get rid of middle line, free play

- Play 8 mins

Ideal number of 15 players. (3 yellow, 6 blue, 6 red).

Equipment:

Two different sets of coloured cones, 3 sets of bibs or 2 sets and non bibs, multiple footballs

Key points:

Session works as follows. Focus is on the blue team in attacking possession play. Blue team must try and move the ball from one yellow player to the other to gain a point. The middle yellow player is a floater, who can be used to form an overload. The team out of possession must try and win the ball back off the other team. The players must stay within the square they were allocated to to begin the session. Progressions will then be introduced.

Players keep count of number of times successfully reach other side.

Purpose:

Session will be based on players learning how to maintain possession and use it purposefully.

The session will encourage the players to be able to make the killer pass

Players should be able to create and exploit an overload

Players should be able to use movement to create space or find space.

Progression/regression:

- Extra defensive player allowed into the other box, reduce numerical advantage attacking team did have.

- Limit time attacking team has to move the ball from one side to the other.

- Get rid of the line down the middle, players can move freely within the area.

- Points gained for killer pass being performed or for maintaining possession for 5 end to ends.

Contingency for different number of players:

- (11-15), play as set up, can adjust the players on red and blue

- 15 + add extra player to each team of blue and red, increase area size if needed.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession progression

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Possession progression

Organisation: (15mins)

Plan for session:

- Introduce 2 mins

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Talk about movement off the ball, from my dm, finding the killer pass through the lines to allow an overload for the attacking players.

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Talk how rotating within midfield could benefit the attacking team.

- Play 2 mins

- Intervention (1 min) - Reinforce any point made prior in the session if required.

- Play 4 mins

Ideal number of 15 players. (3 yellow, 6 blue, 6 red).

Equipment:

Two different sets of coloured cones, 3 sets of bibs or 2 sets and non bibs, multiple footballs

Key points:

More position specific element to the session. Set up as a 2-1-2-1 to represent the spine of the team, goals are in use, however can only score into the bottom corners of the goal. This is to prevent long range shots unless they are with high accuracy. Therefore ensuring they shoot only when it reaches the attacking players. Will lead into the game, when the players should have a better positional understanding of their roles.

Purpose:

Players should develop positional understanding of the role

Players should be able to make and exploit space

Players should be more confident on the ball and being able to make the killer pass

Progression/regression:

- Players must make 7 passes before scoring a goal

- Time limit on the ball of 5 seconds, limit touches if required for one player

Contingency for different number of players:

- (11-15), play as set up, can adjust the players on red and blue

- 15 + add extra player to each team of blue and red, increase area size if needed.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

30mins

Players should demonstrate what they have learnt from the session.

Originally a rule of 7 passes must be completed before scoring a goal for 10 mins.

Following 10 mins if has worked/ been successful, allow players free roam to express their play.

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