Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Session 114 - Positional Play & Defensive Compactness/Middle Third - U14

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Name:	Eric Eichmann
City:	Boca Raton, Florida
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session Objectives:

Positional Play

1. Ability to apply movement off the ball rules.

2. Use channels to create numerical overloads.

3. Ability to investigate space and support at different length of angles.

Defensive organization:

1. Ability to play into 4-1-4-1 shape.

2. Abiltiy to shift collectively to deny penetration. Win the ball cleanly (intercept passes)

3. Abiltiy to apply "cover shadows" 1st defender.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): FIFA 11+ - WARM UP

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FIFA 11+ - WARM UP (10 mins)

Organization:

-Cones placed 5 meters a part for a total of 20 meters with 4 cones placed on each side of the grid 3 meters from the interior cones.

-Movements at 50 %,increase load/% as you progress

-Movements will be done 2x each, except jog (3x) and accelerations (2x)

Continuous Movement (Phase 1)

-Jog

-Jog/back-peddle alternating

-High knees

-Butt kicks

-Shuffling

-Karaoke

-Wrap Around

Dynamic movements (Phase 2)

-A Skip

-B Skip

-Open the gate

-Close the gate

-Double step leg kicks

-Leg Swings/Opposite Hands

-Kick and twist

Neural Prepatory Phase (PHase 3)

-45 degree angle cuts

-2 footed jump x 2 and accelerate @ 70%

-2 lunges and accelerate @ 70%

-Quick feet(horizontal shuffle between yellow cones) and accelerate 80%

-Quick Feet (High Knees)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ESSG - 8v8 positional play

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ESSG - 8v8 positional play (15 mins)

Organization:

1. Set up as shown (55x60)

2. 8v8

3. Yellow team: 2-4-1 Shape

4. Blue team: 3-2-2 Shape

Instructions:

1. Players play 7v7 + 1.

2. Field is layed out into 5 vertical zones.

3. Players can score after completing 8 passess.

4. Use zones to learn Positional Play - Beginner concepts.

Coaching Points:

1. Ability to play one touch to get out of tight areas.

2. Speed of wide players to back pedal to create maximun width.

3. Movement off thee ball is key to possession success. WORK SMART! provide correct angles of support - Bounce passes are vital to relieve pressure.

4. Learn principles of positional play. Numerical Superiority & Players creating maximun width to exploit pressing from opponent.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up: Ability to deny penetrating pass 4v4+2

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Warm-up: Ability to deny penetrating pass 4v4+2 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. Set up as shown (40x30yds)

2. Grid is divided as shown.

3. 16 players per grid.

4. THREE INTERVALS OF 3 minutes/30 sec rest

Instructions:

PART 1:

1. Players must stay in their defensive zone (grid).

2. Team in possession looks to pass the ball within teammates while attempting to reach teammates in 3rd zone (i.e. Black looks to find pass to black team players in next zone)

4. If defending team wins possession of the ball they look to play to teammates in next zone.

5. Scoring: 1 Point for finding penetrating pass, 1 Point for deflecting the penetrating pass, 2 Points for winning possession.

Coaching Points:

1. Immediate pressure, cover & balance. Ability to lead teammate next to you to perform his/her responsability.

2. Ability to force play wide to deny pass to target players.

3. Ability to fully compact defensive area (closest to the ball), visual cue will be to leave furthest quadrant open. (PART 2)

4. STAY CONNECTED: Denying penetration or switch of play is the ultimate goal.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ESSG: Mid Block Defending/Counter-Attack

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ESSG: Mid Block Defending/Counter-Attack (20 mins)

Organization:

1. Set up as shown (70x65yds)

2. 14 - 16 players.

Instructions:

PART A:

1. White team passes the ball around.

2. Black teams shifts defensively while staying compact, without taking ball away. Do not win the ball just force into numbers and away from playing forward.

PART 2:

1. White team looks to score in 3 goals.

2. Black team looks to defend collectively while denying penetration.

3. If Black teams wins the ball #9,#10,#7,#8 & #11 will counter-attack to Large goal.

4. White can only defend the counter with 6 players.

5. Black team has 6 seconds to score the goal.

Coaching Points:

1. Force opposition wide or back. Prevent switching play and close your opponent in one part

of the pitch.

2. Players away from the football – stay close to each other, be compact and balanced. Act as a

team. Prevent turning and running into space.

3. Track forward runs/ Pass off sideways & diagonal runs.

4. Ability of players to make decoy runs to create space for penetrating runs. Player on the ball recognize moment to make penetrating pass and moment to make players commit off the dribble.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Play - 8v8 Game

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Free Play - 8v8 Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1. 60x50

2. 8v8

3. Yellow: 2-3-2/ Black 2-3-2

TWO INTERVALS OF 8 MINUTES (30 sec rest)

Coaching Points:

Minimal coaching points on topics addressed during the session.

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