Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): over load in/out possession 1

Overload in the middle

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions): 2nd block

4 minutes with 1 minute break, using the same equipment as the 1st block, with the ball starting from the half way line but this time I want the attacking team to no have the over load in the middle of the pitch, creating a 4v5, the pitch is not tapered down the line of the 18 yard box to to the half way line. I want to encourage playing through the middle where the over load is, this means that the wide players can not come in and join. the ball can still be played out wide but this is now a 1v1. if the ball does go out wide on the one side then I will allow the other side to then come in and join the attacking and defending. the same applies in this block I want to see crosses and shots and for the the attacking to to utilise the overload. Same goes with the defending team if they have a chacne to score in the small goals I will encourage this as well. As for how the reds defend this time I will want them to now sit in a lower block and more disciplined and try and force the ball back or wide. The reds will set up in a 4-2 with a gk and the greens will set up in a 3-3-2. The same sending principals apply in the practice as well, looking to get the ball played wide, to cover and and if this was in a real game you would want to delay the play so that your team has time to recover. 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: The challenges I want to see are how the defending team cope with an overload in the middle of the field. I would want the attacking team to cause problems with 3rd man runs behind making the defending team make a decision if to track the runner or stay and keep their position. For the GK the starting position will be vital to no be dealing with more straighter balls and having to make a decision if you come and smother the ball or delay the attacking player and wait for defending players to cover. The communication with the GK and the defend will be more important now as they will need to work together to show the ball one way and around the goal. 

SSG 2nd block

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):  

The 2nd block of SSG will now look at the overload in the middle of the pitch, again it will be 4 minutes and 1 minute rest.The defending team will be set up in a 4-1-2 while the attacking team will be a 4-2-2.  The ball starting from the attacking gk but if the ball goes out for a goal kick from the defending team then it will start from the gk. They will look to score in the opposite goal and the attacking team to press to regain the ball. The overload will be in the middle of the pitch so there will be space between the gaps in between the midfield and defenders. The over load in the middle of the pitch, creating a 4v3 once the first press in broken creating challenges which we would have touch on in the specific session. From a defending point of view I will want the two forward player to stop the ball being played out wide. so I will be looking for the defending team to keep compact and stop and through balls and make the play predictable. The ball is allowed to go out wide but it will be a 1v1 out wide so this will force the ball to be played back in the middle or an early cross. 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

some of the challenges I want to see is if the ball breaks that first press how the defending looks to defend it, by showing the attacking team around and down the line or back. If the attacking team is not having much joy in breaking the lines then I will either drop a ball to create the over load. Again this will all depend on how this part of the session is following but I will want to have a more of input on the GK as now you are not only focusing on the ball being played behind and the defender but also you are more likely to see shots on goal. 

wide areas

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

1 full size goal 

bag of balls

2 small sized goals

flat discs

half a pitch

3x4 minuets 

1st block over load in the wide areas 

2nd block over load in the middle

3rd cover any bases I didn't feel confident in.

Reds 5-2-1

Greens 2-3-1

The ball will start will the GK each time I will be looking for him to play it as if it was a goal kick each time. I want to achieve an over load out wide with a finish into the small sided goals. So I have added lines going from the 18 yard box to the half way line, once the ball is played out wide on the defending green player and are allowed into that corridor. With two attacking red players in there to create the overload. The ball can recycled out and played around the back or through to create a finish into the small goals. For the first session only the players in the these corridors can score, reinforcing the overload out wide. If the Green team do regain possession they can then attack the full size goal and look to have a shot on target. As this is a demoing session on the players out of possession it will not be multi ball so we will reset each time the ball is out of play. 

From the Gk I will be looking at them supporting the play and communicating to make sure everyone is set ready for a counter attack. Although they will not being doing much in terms of making saves this is now a vital part of goalkeeping.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

SSG 1st block

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

2 full size goals 

half a pitch 

balls

8v8 2 Gks

tapered lines

3x4 minuets with minuet break

SSG 

Now we move into SSG we want it to be more realistic to a game scenario I have still left the tapered lines in as I want there to still be overloads in the wide and middle area, where only wide players are loud in there and who ever has possession of the ball can have an extra player enter and create an overload. This will be in the 1st game, in the 2nd game I will then say that a player out wide can enter the middle and create an over load in the middle. If at any time a goal is score by using the over load from either the wide area or through the middle then I will add an extra goal. But I do want to see what the players have learnt from the practice session and take it into the SSG, this will be leading in to a large area and a full size game. For the 3rd SSg I will have more of freedom in how the play letting the players be creative in how they achieve the overload and find a way of getting a chance to score. 

GK

What I will be looking for now in the SSG is the positioning of the GK, how he moves around his goal, the communication he give if that is to get players into the right positions or to let players now where the next pass should be. But most of all it will be making sure that all times they are ready to protect the goal and use the right technique to make the save. 

If I don't feel the SSG is using the overload as much as I wanted or it didn't look right I will take a player out and add a floater in so the team in possession will have an extra player. This player can not score but can be used as an extra man to create space and used for the overload. 

REFELTIVE LOG SHEET-

A lot of the players was engaged in the session and did ask a lot of questions which was good but the ball rolling time was limited then because of this, next time I might answer a few which I thin k needed answering and when we had time at the of the practice answer then so it didn't eat into ball rolling time. I did notice that the GK struggle to clip a few balls so maybe I look at doing something in the next GK session for that.