Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking using a switch of play and through central areas in a 3 - 5 - 2

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Set Up

Attacking Team: 3 - 5 - 2

Defensive Team: 4 – 3 – 3

7 v 7 Outfield

Attacking Team always start in possession from Centre Circle.

Defensive team have 6 seconds to score before game restarts. (in Goals or end zone)

Equipment

•Bag of Balls on Half way.

•2 Corner Goals on Half way line or end zone if no goals available.

•1 x 11 a side goals.

•3 GK’s – 1 in each goal (If possible)

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Option 2 – DIRECT SWITCH

Attacking team look to play direct ball in behind fullback to get a cross from by-line or a deep cross from fullback from 2 v 1.

Combinations on one side of pitch to create an ‘OUT’ on the opposite side. The longer the ball is on one side the more it will attract defensive team to get organised and compact.

Attacking players need to be comfortable under pressure and read when it is on to play a direct switch.

LWB the ‘OUT’ should stay Disciplined High and wide and not creep in to support

RWB, RCM, LCM, No.10 and CF Should combine, offer support in overloading one side to be able to create a direct switch in to opposite Wingback, through the LCM or RCM via a 1st time Switch pass.

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1.

If defense is stretched leaving space to attack centrally.

No.10 should look to manipulate DCM out of Zone 14 to create passing channel where No.9 should look to drop in and receive to feet.

Once No.9 drop ins, wingback on same side should look to exploit space in behind CB.

CF to play around corner, into forward run behind FB.

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2.

If defense is stretched leaving space to attack centrally.

No.10 should look to manipulate DCM out of Zone 14 to create passing channel where No.9 should look to drop in and receive to feet.

Once No.9 drop ins, Wingback on same side should look to exploit space in behind CB.

HOWEVER, if pass isnt on. CF should look to bounce back to LCM.

Can CM then look to penetrate using NO.10 and opposite CF.

CF who came short should look to quickly get into space that CB has created by following him deep. It is then up to CF or No.10 to feed a pass into this space and create a goalscoring opportunity.

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2.

If CB does apply pressure and comes out of Back 4. Use a bounce pass to create a 2v1 with no.10 which allows a split pass to be made through final 1/3 and into path of opposite CFs run.

1 touch passing.

1 touch shot.

Where possible will lead to more success of this chance being created and defense not having time to organise.