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Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Forward Play in Central Areas (Start Time: 2022-07-11 11:05:00)

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Joseph Ako
Name: Joseph Ako
City: Pontyridd
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Forward Play in Central Areas

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Forward Play in Central Areas (15 mins)

The session is delivered on half a pitch.12 players are needed for the session.I will coach the Red team and manage the Blues.The playing area is divided into two parts.

- The Red team will lineup in a Server-3-2 formation,while the Blue team will lineup in a Gk-2-3 formation.

Conditions/Targets:

-The players must stay in marked area.

-The strikers have 8  second to score when they receive a pass from the midfielders.

-The Blue team has 10 seconds to score in the mini goals or pass to the Server when they win the ball.

Challenges:

- Can the three midfielders get on the ball facing forward to combine and work the ball to the strikers?

Coaching points:

-The session starts with the Server playing a pass to one of the midfielders who then look to move the ball forward to the strikers.

-Midfielders to occupy different quarters of the midfield ares; butterfly rotations,sideways rotation,diagonal rotations to complement movement of teammates. 

- Midfielders to move to positions where they can create space to receive a pass.

- Players to provide passing options when teammates are under pressure.

Progression:

-One of the strikers to drop in the midfield to create overload.

- Server to drop in the midfield if Blue Team are over achieving.

Key Points:

- Body position to receive pass.

- Movement to create space,receive pass,support.

-Quality passes.

-Width and depth.

- Rotational movement

-Decision making.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SDG

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SDG (15 mins)

Organisation:

The SDG is played in a 7 v 7 area.

The Red team lineup in a Gk-1-3-2 formation while the Blue team lineup in a GK-2-3-1 formation.

Targets: 

Both teams to score in the large goals.

Challenges:

-Can the Red team try a couple of passes before scoring?

Coaching Points:

-The Red team to try to play through or around the opposition.

-Players to make diagonal movement to create space and receive passes.

Key Points:

-Decision making

-quality of pass

-width and depth

-movement to create space to receive pass and support.

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