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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Specific Practice into SSG / Switching play in a 4-3-3

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Simone Grippo

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Simone Grippo
Name: Simone Grippo
City: Basel
Country: Switzerland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation Specific Practice

  • Half pitch.
  • The large goal is in its normal position.
  • The zone of the attacking FB is cut off from the center circle, as shown in the picture.
  • There is a mini goal at each of these lines.
  • Balls are placed at the center circle (starting point). 

 

Specific practice (9mins total)
  • Walkthrough  = 1min
  • 1 Block  = 3 mins
  • Rest with terminal feedback = 2mins
  • 2 Block = 3mins

 

Organisation SSG and transition into SSG (2mins total)
  • Remove the mini-goals and the lines of it.
  • Place a regular goal as shown in the second picture.
  • Shorten the FB (red) and Winger (blue) area on the midfield side as shown in picture two as you wont need to coach this zone.
  • Add GK + 1 CB for reds and 1 OM + 1 CF for blue

 

SSG (13mins total)
  • Block 1 = 3mins
  • Rest with terminal feedback = 2mins
  • Block 2 = 3mins
  • Rest with terminal feedback = 2mins
  • Block 3 = 3mins

 

Terminal reflection with players (1min total)
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Practice / 7v6 + 1 GK (out of possession Team)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Practice / 7v6 + 1 GK (out of possession Team)
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Specific Practice / 7v6 + 1 GK (out of possession Team)

The Welsh Way Principles of play / Switching play:

  • Make the pitch big
  • Maintain width 
  • Decision making when to switch
  • Who can switch?
  • Exploit the space
  • Ball speed

How it works: 

  •  It’s a 7v7 game with the red team (coached) constantly attacking and trying to score in the large goal, focusing on the principles of switching play to create scoring opportunities.
  • Play will always start at half way line with reds in possession.
  • The blue team, after winning possession of the ball, aims to counterattack and score in one of the two mini goals.
  • During transitions, both teams will be guided according to the respective principles for in-possession and out-of-possession phases to maintain realism throughout the practice.

Coaching content (Red coached team):  

  • Play quickly / Ball speed
  • Play around opposition
  • Timings of runs
  • Positions - around & away from the ball
  • Outcomes in the final third 

Coaching interventions: 

  • Walk through (quickly, quiet simple)
  • Concurrent
  • Terminal
  • Coaching process
Challenges, Conditions, Targets:
  • Challenge: Move the ball quickly to switch sides rapidly, preventing the opposing team from keeping up, so we can take advantage of the switch of play and create a scoring opportunity.
  • Conditions all Blocks: If a goal is scored following a successful switch of play, it will be rewarded with 2 points. Blue team after winning possession needs to score within 10 seconds. Condition Block 1: To keep the ball moving quickly, a maximum of 3 touches is allowed in the first block.
  • Target: Reds = Score in the big goal. Preferably after a switch of play. Blues = defend the regular goal and trying to score in the mini-goals after winning possession.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

Formations: 

  • 9 reds (originally playing in a 4-3-3), 1 GK, 2 CB, 1 holding midfielder, 2 no. 8s, 2 wingers and 1 Center forward.
  • 9 blues (originally playing in a 4-2-3-1), 1 GK, Back 4, 2 CM, 1 OM  and 1 center forward.
  • Working back from 11v11, no FB for red and no Wingers  for blue.

 

Coaching content (Red coached team): 

  • During block 1, emphasise ball speed again, as this block includes a condition allowing a maximum of 3 touches per player
  • During rest 1, provide terminal coaching and review the different ways to switch effectively the play. Maybe some examples from the first block.
  • During block 2, concurrent coaching of the above mentioned coaching content in the specific practice to exploit the switch of play (Ball speed; play around opposition; timings runs; positions around and away from the ball; outcomes final third).
  • During rest 2, provide terminal coaching and review the different situations occurred during previous blocks.
  • During block 3, let them play and see how they apply the coached content.
Conditions:
  • Block 1: A maximum of three touches is allowed.
  • Rest of the blocks: no conditions

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