Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 8 (AO): Play Plus One 1 (Start Time: 2023-11-20 19:30:00)

Double Rondo (10 mins)

Organization:

• 2 Square 7yards per side 
• 5 players per square (1 defender) 
• 1 neutral between squares (play for both square)
• 1 neutral defender (travel btw squares) 

Instructions:

• Rondo in each square 
• Neutral player can offer solution for both squares 
• The player who lose the ball become defender 
• Sub the neutral every 3 min 

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Quality of passing and receiving
• Making decision and information gathering
• Intensity 

Progressions:

• Less touches (1 or 2) 
• Smaller box 

Regressions:

• Bigger Box

3 Team, 4 Grid Transition Rondo (3v1) (20 mins)

Phase: 2

Organisation:

3 blues are in the middle coned area, they are the pressing team. 1 blue presses against 3 reds to make it 3v1 in one of the boxes. The 3 reds are looking to make 4 passes and switch it to a yellow. As it gets switched the other 2 yellows must get quickly into the box with the ball, to make a 3v1 against a different blue player. The first blue presser recovers back into the middle square..

Scoring System- 

4 passes and a successful transfer is 1 goal, each team keeping their own score. The pressing team are counting the number of regains they get in 90 seconds'

Timings-

90 seconds

Focus Area:

Immediate impulse to win the ball back

Competitiveness & aggression

Nearest man presses the ball

Key Factors:

Inside of foot- ‘punched pass’

•Plantstanding foot by the side of the ball and slightly behind in the direction youwant the ball to travel
•Openthe kicking foot and lock your ankle
•‘Punch’ through the centre of the ball with theinside of the foot (largest surface area of the foot to increase accuracy)
•Followthrough towards target

Inside of foot- ‘rolled pass’

•Plantstanding foot by the side of the ball and slightly behind in thedirection you want the ball to travel
•Openthe kicking foot and lock your ankle
•‘SoftlyCaress’ theball with the inside of the foot (like making a putt in golf).
•Followthrough towards target

Support players 

Scanning - when, where, how often.

Create angles to receive the ball.

7v7 - 3 zone game (20 mins)

Organization:

20 x 30 yard grid. 3 zones(DEF/MID/ATT)10 x 20, 2v1 in each defensive zone and 2v2 in the middle. Play starts from GK plays CBs. CB to get the ball into Middle zone. ST in Attacking zone to create space and receive ball. Quick touch to control, quick shot, quick goal. Opposite team to do the same when in possession.

Progression to CREATE OVERLOAD:

1 CB can enter middle area to create unbalance in the middle

1 CDM can enter into ATT Zone

Key Factors:
Players in other zones need to know what is happening in the other areas.

players must position themselves in space to receive and play forward to next zone. attacker must create space in ATT zone to receive and shoot.