Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): JFC: Create Phase - Attack the box (08.21.25)

3 Team Possession (2013)

4v4+4 (1)

Breaking lines (In Possession)

Principle Based Practice

Principle: Breaking lines

• Area 40 x 20 (including 10 yd channel in middle)
• 1.5 min x 3 blocks (2 minutes terminal) 3 blocks total
• 3 teams of 5 players. One team defending for time (Yellow) & other 2 teams combining (Blue & Red)
• Defending team (yellow) is positioned in the central zone and remains in this role as the defending team throughout the block.
• Once the ball is fed in to either side by the coach, the defending team may send 2 players to press the attacking team creating a 5v2 situation in one end of the grid. The other 3 defending players remain in the central zone and are allowed to slide and attempt to prevent passes through to opposite side.
• Attacking teams aim to complete 5 passes, and then play the ball through to the other attacking team by playing through, around or over initially.
• If successful, the attacking teams receive a point.
• If the defending team are successful in regaining possession, they can counter attack to any of the mini goals to score themselves.
• Keep score. At the end of the block, rotate defending team.

• Walk through
• Concurrent
• Terminal

Block 1: 2 Players press (Can player over, around and through) 1.5 min x 3

Block 2:  2 players press (Can play around or through - Not over) extra point for a first time pass across. 1.5 min x 3

Block 3: 2 players press, 1 additional defender can press after 3 complete passes (extra point for splitting the defenders in the central channel) 1.5 min x 3

Coaching Points

• Face the way we want to play as much as possible

• Add disguise to passes to break lines
• Passing empathy for teammates (weight of pass, correct foot timing)
• Decisions of when to play around, through, over / or play extra pass

- Third man options

- Combination play

- Find free player

8v7 (2013)

Create Phase

Organization: GK -  v 6

Blue team (Focus Group) are building through the midfield third into the final third. Different combinations to create overloads and penetrate the back line. Red team (non focus) They are pressing and trying to recover the ball and score in the mini goal.

Principles:

1. Create width and depth

Coaching Points:

Terminal

Walk through

Coaching Process