Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): SAC Premier Blue 06 Boys vs Thunder Benfica- May 24, 2024 - Columbia Invitational Memorial Day

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Nathean Meadows

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Name:	Nathean Meadows
City:	Maryland
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Last event of the season and the last games for this team ever and my last event as a SAC Coach! Let's go out with a bang. I want us to score goals. I want us to be clinical. I want us to be smart in our build up. I want us to be disciplined in our 1v1 defending and group defending. I want us to press with speed and aggression.

FORMATIONS:

IN POSSESSION, WE PLAY A 1-4-2-3-1.

OUT OF POSSESSION IN OPPONENTS HALF - 1-4-3-3 WITH A ZONAL PRESS (IF THEY BUILD UP)

OUT OF POSSESSION IN OUR OWN HALF - 1-4-5-1 - WITH A MID OR LOW BLOCK (IF THEY GO LONG)

PRINCIPLES OF PLAY:

OUT OF POSSESSION:

**AGGRESSIVE PRESS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME
#6,#8,#10, #7 & #11 MUST BE VERY ACTIVE IN THE PRESS
CHANNEL THE BALL TO ONE SIDE BUT ALSO APPLY PRESSURE ELSEWHERE.
**AGGRESSIVE DEFENDING ON SET PIECES/WIN YOUR PHYSICAL BATTLE OR AT LEAST COMPETE FOR EVERYTHING!!
**DEFENDING AS A UNIT - PRESS, SLIDE, RECOVER CENTRALLY!! RECOVER CENTRALLY WHEN BALL IS PLAYED SIDEWAYS RATHER THAN CHASING THE BALL SIDEWAYS ALL THE TIME!

IN POSSESSION:

SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT!! WHEN IN OR AROUND THE BOX. I WANT US TO BE AGGRESSIVE AND GO FOR GOALS TO BREAK ANY TIE-BREAKERS
AGGRESSIVE, AGGRESSIVE, AGGRESSIVE IN FRONT OF GOAL
STRIKE THE BALL CLEAN NOT HARD!! THAT'S OUR MANTRA
BUILD UP FROM THE BACK AFTER THE FIRST 5 MINS
STOP DRIBBLING WITH HEAD DOWN - PASS FIRST, DRIBBLE 2ND UNLESS THE SPACE AND PATH IS TOTALLY CLEAR OR IN DANGEROUS ATTACKING AREA.
MAKE SURE PENETRATING PASSES THROUGH THE OPPOSITION BACK LINE - BREAK THE LINE
**POSSESSION PRINCIPLES - QUICK DECISIONS, MINIMUM TOUCHES, MOVEMENT OFF THE BALL & COMMUNICATION
#9 MUST MAKE SURE TO HOLD THE BALL UP TO ALLOW SUPPORT PLAYERS TO JOIN. RUNNERS FROM DEEP TO RUN BEYOND THE 9
PUT A MAN DEEP PAST THE BACK POST EVERY TIME ON CORNER KICKS

BRENNAN OR CHRIS TAKE ALL CORNERS IF IN THE GAME!

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st Half Start

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1st Half Start

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st half 12min

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1st half 12min

Evan - Joe

Andrew - Eli

Sean - Ever

Byron - Evan R

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st half - 24mins

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1st half - 24mins

Joe - Andrew

Eli - Brennan

Ever - Ben

Evan R - Byron

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2nd Half start

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2nd Half start

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DEFENSIVE PHASE - REGULAR

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DEFENSIVE PHASE - REGULAR

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: ZONAL/MAN PRESS TRANSITION- DISCIPLINED BUT AGGRESSIVE.

DEFENSIVE BACK LINE - MAKE SURE WE STAY CONNECTED AND DISCIPLINED IN OUR POSITIONAL PLAY

OVERALL TACTICAL THEME:

AGGRESSIVE ZONAL PRESS IN OPPOSITION HALF AND COMPACT DEFENDING IN OUR OWN HALF

OUT OF POSSESSION:

#9 INITIATES PRESS AND FORCE BALL INTO WIDE CHANNELS - FROM THERE WE APPLY PRESSURE WITH #7 & #11, WITH #6, #8, #10 APPLYING PRESSURE TO MIDFIELDERS OR BLOCKING PASSING LANES INTO DEEPER LYING MIDFIELDERS
MIDFIELDERS ESPECIALLY MUST LOOK TO TAKE AWAY/GET TOUCH TIGHT ON PLAYERS IN FRONT OF THEM - FORCING OPPOSITION TO GO LONGER WITH THE BALL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
IN CONTEXT OF OUR PRESS, MAKE SURE THE CENTER BACKS DON'T HAVE ALL DAY ON THE BALL TO PICK OUT WHATEVER PASS THEY WANT.
DEFENDING AS A UNIT - PRESS, SLIDE, RECOVER CENTRALLY!! RECOVER CENTRALLY WHEN BALL IS PLAYED SIDEWAYS RATHER THAN CHASING THE BALL SIDEWAYS ALL THE TIME!

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ATTACKING PHASE

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ATTACKING PHASE

IN POSSESSION IN THE ATTACKING HALF OF THE FIELD

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BASIC POSSESSION PRINCIPLES

GOALSCORING MINDSET - SHOOT/SHOOT/SHOOT!!

IN POSSESSION:

SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT!! WHEN IN OR AROUND THE BOX
RECEIVE - HEAD UP - DECISION (PASS/SHOOT/DRIBBLE)? WHICH ONE WILL IT BE - BASED ON A DECISION NOT A HABIT
POSSESSION PRINCIPLES - QUICK DECISIONS, MINIMUM TOUCHES, MOVEMENT OFF THE BALL & COMMUNICATION

TRANSITION/CLICK MOMENTS: WE NEED TO KEEP POSSESSION IN THOSE FIRST 2-4 PASSES AFTER THE BALL CHANGES.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ATTACKING PRIORITY

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ATTACKING PRIORITY

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SET PIECES

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SET PIECES

Meat corner

SET PIECES - WIN YOUR PHYSICAL BATTLES - COMPETE COMPETE COMPETE!!!!

ATTACKING:

What are we trying to achieve in different moments of the game?

KICK OFF:

GET THE BALL FORWARD ON KICK OFF/RESTARTS. FASTEST PLAYERS OUT WIDE AND SPRINT FORWARD ON KICK OFF. TRY TO WIN POSSESSION DEEP IN OPPOSITION HALF. ** ENSURE THE PLAYER PLAYING THE BALL LONG HAS THE CAPACITY TO PLAY THAT LONG BALL. ELI/BEN OR BRENNAN TO TAKE THIS IF IN THE GAME
DO NOT SEND THE BALL BACK TO OUR 18YD LINE DURING THE KICKOFF!!!

FREE KICKS - Brennan, Ever, Sean, Evan or Ben may be asked to take kicks closer to the goal with a direct shot.

Brennan, Chris or Evan may be asked to take kicks if we are outside goal scoring range and need a good ball played into the danger area.

- if we are inside 40yds from the goal - can we create an attacking moment by putting the ball in a dangerous area.

- if we are inside 25yds - can we take a good strike on goal ensuring that we make the GK work (DO NOT PUT THE BALL OVER THE BAR OR MISS THE GOAL ENTIRELY)

IMPORTANT (THIS IS NOT HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER)

-if we are OUTSIDE 40 yds (or conditions do not allow a good ball into the box) WE POSSESS the ball (only exception, if we are losing and it is towards the end of the game - we might pump the ball in the box then).

CORNER KICKS - Brennan or Chris to take ALL corner kicks!!

MAKE SURE WE MISS THE FIRST MAN AND DELIVER INTO THE CENTER OF THE BOX!

PLACE A MAN DEEP PAST THE BACK POST ON ALL CORNERS

PKs (1-5)- Sean, Evan R, Brennan, Chris, in regulation games

PKs (6-11) - Evan A, Ben, Byron, Eli, Franklin, AJ

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DEFENDING SET PIECES

**WIN THE PHYSICAL BATTLE!!!

**FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT TO ACTUALLY WIN THE BALL NOT JUST TRACK THE RUN.

**DON'T BE FOOLED BY FAKES AND CUTS - WIN THE BATTLE, WIN THE BALL

ORGANIZED QUICKLY ON SET PIECES - Our set pieces are a priority; make genuine efforts to win the ball first in defending situations. ACTUALLY TRY TO HEADER THE BALL RATHER THAN JUST JUMPING IN THE AIR!

BEST HEADER OF BALL ACTS A "FLOATER" ON DEFENDING SITUATIONS (TOMI)

DEFEND IN THE 1ST PHASE, 2ND PHASE, 3RD PHASE AND BEYOND - DO NOT BE A BALL WATCHER AND LOSE TRACK OF YOUR OPPONENT

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