Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Transition: Exploiting Space in Opposition Half - Counter Attack

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Name:
Martin Fahey
City:
Leatherhead
Country:
United Kingdom
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Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition Play in a 2 zone possession game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition Play in a 2 zone possession game
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Transition Play in a 2 zone possession game20 mins

Description: To develop fast transitions from defence to attack and attacking space in the oppositions half

Set up:

  • 20x25 yard area
  • Divide pitch into 2 equal grids
  • 2 teams of 4-6 players (even teams) - Blue & Yellows
  • 2 neutral players (pink) positioned on the end line of each zone
Practice:
  • Play starts in 1 grid (blue team in diagram) in possession
  • Objective is to complete 6 passes or keep the ball for 30 secs = 1 point 
  • They can use the neutral players in he same grid
  • Yellow team look to win the ball and quickly switch the play to the opposite grid's neutral players = 1 point
  • Yellows must then move across to the other grid to maintain possession
  • Now the blues try to win the ball back and switch the play....

Rules: Players have unlimited touches, neutral players 2 touch max, all players in possession need to transfer to new grid with 5 seconds

Coaching Points:
  • Defenders - try to reduce the space and apply as much collective pressure as possible to win the ball back
  • Awareness of recognising when to press, where to play forward - percentage pass of player getting there to support
  • Quick decision making
  • High tempo
  • Fast support play
  • Movement 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Exploiting space in opposition half - Counter Attack

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Exploiting space in opposition half - Counter Attack
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Exploiting space in opposition half - Counter Attack30 mins

Progression: Looking at how we can exploit the space in a live game

  • Open up the pitch to play a more realistic game
  • Ideally 11v11 but can work with 9v9 (+2 GK's)

Practice:

  • Starts with yellow 4 in he centre circle
  • All players start in the yellow attacking half (apart from x2 yellow CB's and x1 Blue CF)
  • The 2 blue wingers stay high and wide (on the half way line)
  • Yellows try and penetrate the blue's defence and score.
  • Blue team win the ball and then play out wide through the grey dotted line. 
  • if the Blues score within 15 seconds of winning he ball, the goal counts as double
Rules:
  • 2 blue wingers and no.10 (if playing 11v1) are the only players allowed to join the counter attack (create a 4v3)
  • No.4 is the only yellow allowed to recover defensively
  • Change team roles after 15 mins
Coaching Points:
Blue team - low blockCompactness CommunicationPlay forward without thinking - wide players should be anticipating the pass

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