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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Breaking Lines - Playing Around, Through or Over

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Ryan Carruth
Name: Ryan Carruth
City: Sandpoint
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Session Objective: Increase the player's confidence to play forward

Carrying on from the last two sessions, '1v1s' and 'Receiving to Play Forward', this session is designed to increase the player's confidence to play forward in a group and as a team, attempting to maintain possession and identify the opportunities to penetrate the opposition's half.  

Equipment Required

  • Balls
  • Bibs
  • Cones / Spot Markers
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 1 - Pass around & through

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 1 - Pass around & through
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Activity 1 - Pass around & through (5 mins)

Set up

Create two squares using cones, one smaller square inside a larger square as shown in the animation

5 attackers vs 3 Defenders

  • Players on the outside cannot enter the squares
  • Player A cannot leave the centre square
  • Defenders (blue) cannot leave the larger square or enter the smaller square
  • Defenders need to try to block or intercept the passes
  • 3 touch maximum for attacking players
  • Attacking players can and should move along their line to find positions to receive a pass
  • Attacking players must maintain possession by passing through the square to their teammates
  • Play for 1-2 minutes and then rotate players 

Scoring System:

Attackers

  • 1pt for each successful pass
  • 2pts if that pass goes to the player in the centre square
Defenders
  • 1pt for each interception

Coaching Points

  • When to play around vs. when to play through
  • Scanning - Looking around
  • Good movement off the ball
  • Body positioning / body shape
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2 - Pass Through

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2 - Pass Through
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Activity 2 - Pass Through (5 mins)

Split pitch into three sections (Zone 1, 2 & 3)

3 attacking players (red) in zones 1 & 3

2 defending players (blue) in zone 2

Attacking players must try to pass through the defending players to their teammates in far zone

  • Minimum two passes inside their zone before they can play through
  • Players cannot go into other zones 
  • Play for 1 minute and then rotate players
Scoring System:
  • Attackers - 1pt for each sucessful pass between zones 1 & 3 (pass must be received/controlled in the zone)
  • Defenders - 1pt for each interception
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2 - Progression 1

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2 - Progression 1
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Activity 2 - Progression 1 (5 mins)

Progression 1

  • One defending player can now enter zone 1 or 3 to win the ball back
  • One attacking player from that zone can enter zone 2 to receive a pass
  • Pass can go through the attacker that moved into zone 2 or direct to the far zone
  • Play for 1 minute and then rotate players
Scoring System
  • Attackers - 1pt for each sucessful pass between zones 1 & 3 (the pass must be received/controlled in the zone)
  • Defenders - 1pt for each interception
Coaching Points - All of Activity 2 
  • Scanning
  • Movement 
  • Identifying & CreatingSpace 
  • Timing - Pass / Run
  • Weight of pass
  • Passing technique
  • Can they play forward
  • Pressing (defenders) - bend the run to press, isolate a player
  • Cover (defenders) - can they intercept a pass
  • Compact (defenders) - can they stop the pass going between them
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 3 - Combo Shooting

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Activity 3 - Combo Shooting

ACTIVITY - Combination Shooting Game

Setup

Field split in half

3 v 1 in the defensive half.

Attacking team must move the ball quickly to create a shot

+2 points awarded for a goal if ball is played into the 9, and layed off for a shot-goal

+2 points awarded for a goal if ball plays to 9, and he is able to turn and score

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Activity - Match

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Final Activity - Match (10 mins)

7v7 match

RED Team plays with 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10

Blue Team plays with 4, 5, 6, 8, 7, 11, 9

Coaching points:

Focus on playing around, through or over depending on what the defensive group is doing.

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