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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 2 - Wide attacking play with transitions to defend

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David Butler
Name: David Butler
City: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Description:

Dynamic warm up, followed by position specific wide attacking drill, leading into a 9 v 9 game with the focus on building wide attacks with transitions to defend

Overall Session Objective: To develop attacking play using wide areas of the pitch

Duration:  80 minutes

Number Of Players: 18

Equipment: Balls, bibs, cones, goals, poles, ladders, hurdles, rebound boxes

Preview with players - 5 mins

Warm Up - 16 mins

Drill 1 - 25 mins

Match - 20 mins

Cool Down - 10 mins

Session Review - 4 mins

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Warm Up (15 mins)

Warm Up

Duration - 16 minutes

Area Needed - 40m x 30m

Objective - to prepare the players for a technical attacking session using relevant footballing actions and dynamic stretching


Method

Grid divided into 4 action stations, with players working through stations in sequence to complete full circuits

  • Station 1 - player dribbles through poles and continues with ball to outer cone, player then plays pass down the line to the coach who is receiving
  • Station 2 - player works through foot work ladder (action called by coach), player then continues through outer cone to join next station
  • Station 3 - player jumps 2 hurdles, then receives from coach and plays return (action called by coach - volley/head/floor pass)
  • Station 4 - player takes ball and plays rebound passes against the 2 rebound boxes (left foot, right foot), player continues on through outer cone and dribbles back to starting station
  • Timings - 4 x 3 minute rounds with 4 x 1 minute dynamic stretching segments after each round

Coaching Points:

Vary actions in foot work and hurdle stations to ensure wide range of movement.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Wide attacking 9 v 8

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Wide attacking 9 v 8 (25 mins)

Drill - Wide attacking play with transitions to defend

Duration - 25 minutes

Area Needed - Full width of pitch, length from goal line to just inside opposite half

Objective - To build attacks through wide areas of the pitch using key players, with transitions to defend


Method:

Game set up is 9 v 8 in favour of the attacking team (BLUE)

Blue team formation: 1-3-2-3

Red team formation: 1-4-2-1

Blue Team play out from the goalkeeper to the CB to establish controlled possession - CB varies movement to either side of the box to receive pass and dictate point of attack

Diagram shows movements when attack being built on left side of pitch

Orientation:

Key players used in key positions

Blue Team - GK, CB, 2 x FB, 2 x CM, 2 x Wingers, 1 x CF

Red Team - GK, 2 x CB, 2 x FB, 2 x CM, 1 x CF

Red Team to provide realistic problems for Blue Team - line of engagement/press/low block etc


Coaching Points:

  • GK and CB establish controlled possession and start wide attacks by playing to either full back
  • Full back and winger look to link up and create overloads up attacking flank
  • Winger on opposite side supports centrally by becoming a second centre forward
  • Midfielders vary runs depending on point of attack - one stays deeper and joins in with build up, the other penetrates final third with runs from deep
  • Transition to defend using recovery runs when possession is lost


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9 v 9 match - focus on wide attacks

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9 v 9 match - focus on wide attacks (20 mins)

Game: 9 v 9 match with focus on building wide attacks

Duration: 20 minutes 

Area Needed: Full width of pitch, length is from goal line to just over halfway line

Objective: To build attacks in wide areas, with transitions to defend



Method:

  • 9 v 9 match
  • 1-3-2-3 vs 1-3-2-3
  • Both teams look to work ball to full backs to start wide attacks
  • Transition to defence when possession is lost

Coaching Points:

  • Establish controlled possession to set point of attacks
  • Full backs and Wingers link up using overlaps/underlaps to penetrate final third
  • Opposite flanks support centrally by adjusting position based on point of attack
  • Transition runs to close gaps between units when possession is lost

Cool Down: Duration - 10 minutes

Session Review:
  • Did the goalkeeper and CB establish controlled possession to start attacks?
  • Did we create overloads in wide areas using full backs supporting wingers?
  • Did wingers become second strikers if attacks went up opposite flank?
  • Did we become more confident is trying to build wide attacks?

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