Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA/ FAW B -Creating and exploiting overload IN Specific Practice into SSG 7

Specific practice block 1

Primary Focus

Creating and exploiting overloads 

Organisation

15 players will be organised into 2 teams of 7 and 8.

Red team (out of possession) 1 - 4 - 3. Working from 11v11 removal of 2 midfielders and 1 striker (removal of number 10 and leaving number 9)

Blue team (posession)  1 - 4 - 2. Working from 11v11 removal of 3 defenders and keeper

Half pitch with mini goals in both corners

Balls to start with server.

Area size

Half 11 a side pitch

Player numbers

15 players in total, 2 teams of 7 and 8.

Timings

10 minutes split into 2 x 4 mins blocks with 2 x 1 min rest between blocks

Explanation

The blue team will be in possession and play to start from server in the central position. Coach to focus on player movements, play forwards, combine play with their forwards,  wide and central players. Interchange positions to create overloads. If the Red team (out of possession) regain possession  they have 8 seconds to score in one of the two mini goals. 

Conditions

Practice to be played on half pitch and ball to always restart with server. Blues look to create overloads and score in big goal. Reds look to defend and regain possession  and score in one of the mini goals.

BLOCK 1

Ball to be played directly out wide to create overlaps and out number the opposition higher up the pitch. 

Challenges

Blue team looks to overload in wide areas and red team looks to defend anfcregain posession. They then have 8 seconds to score in either mini goals.

Progressions

Limit time in possession

Decrease area size

decrease time to score a goal

Regressions

Increase area size

Add extra blue player

limit touches to opposition

Key points

- Coach to use interventions. Concurrent, Terminal, Walk through and Coaching Process.

- Movement off the ball

- Fast ball speed

SSG

Primary Focus

Creating and exploiting overloads

Organisation

16 players will be organised into 2 teams of 8.

Red team (out of possession) 1 - 4 - 3. Working from 11v11 removal of 2 midfielders and 1 striker (removal of number 10 and leaving number 9)

Blue team (in posession) 1- 1 - 4 - 2. Working from 11v11 removal of 3 defenders . A keeper now added.

Half pitch with two big goals for each team to score in. 

Area size

Half 11 a side pitch

Player numbers

16 players in total, 2 teams of 8.

Timings

10 minutes split into 2 x 4 mins blocks with 2 x 1 min rest between blocks

Explanation

The blue team will be in possession and play to start from blue keeper to start with. Coach to focus on player movements, play forwards, combine play with their forwards, wide and central players. Interchange positions to create overloads. If the Red team (out of possession) regain possession they have 8 seconds to score a goal.

Conditions

Practice to be played on half pitch and ball to start with either keeper. Blues look to create overloads and score in big goal. Reds look to defend and regain possession and score in opposition goal.

BLOCK 1

Ball to be played directly out wide to create overlaps and out number the opposition higher up the pitch.

BLOCK 2

Ball to be played to central players. Blue players to use combination play to overload red team.

red team asked to play compact and narrow and track the extra runners.

Challenges

Blue team looks to overload in wide and central areas and red team looks to defend and regain posession. They then have 8 seconds to score a goal.

Progressions

Limit time in possession

Decrease area size

decrease time to score a goal

Regressions

Increase area size

Add extra blue player

limit touches to opposition

Key points

- Coach to use interventions. Concurrent, Terminal, Walk through and Coaching Process.

- Movement off the ball

- Fast ball speed