Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 6 - Attacking Overloads

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David Butler

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Name:
David Butler
City:
Dublin
Country:
Ireland
Membership:
Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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Description

Technical ball based warm up, followed by 2 attacking overload drills, leading into an 8 v 8 game with the focus on creating overloads in attacking phases

 

Overall Session Objective: To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios

 

Duration: 90 minutes

 

Number of players: 16

 

Equipment Needed: Balls, bibs, cones, poles, ladders, goals, rebound boxes

 

Session Preview: 5 minutes

Warm Up: 16 minutes

Drill 1:  20 minutes

Drill 2: 20 minutes

Game: 15 minutes

Cool Down: 10 minutes

Session Review: 4 minutes

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Warm Up (15 mins)

Duration - 16 minutes

Area Needed - 50m x 50m

Objective - To prepare the players for a technical attacking session using football actions and dynamic stretching

Method:

  • Free style warm up grid - players rotate freely around grid, utilizing all action stations
  • 4 x 3 minute rounds, with 1 x 60 second round of dynamic stretching after each round

 

Coaching Points:

  • Players dribble around grid, if playing a pass to a player without a ball, it must be played through a gate (movement/communication)
  • Vary movements on footwork ladders
  • Weak foot/strong foot on rebound boxes - receive on back foot
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking Overloads 1

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Attacking Overloads 1 (20 mins)

Drill 1 - Attacking Overloads in SSG

Duration - 20 minutes

 

Area Needed - Width of 18 yard box, length = 40 yards

Objective - To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios

Method:

  • Defending team (Blue) start behind their goal

  • Attacking team (Red) start behind their  goal
  • Attacking team GK starts attacks by playing ball to attackers when they enter playing grid
  • Defending team players enter playing grid at same time as attackers

  • GKs start in playing grid

Orientation:

  • Defending team made up of key players - GK, CBs, FBs, CDMS
  • Attacking team made up of key players - GK, CF, Wingers, CMs, FBs
  • Attacking team starts each attack with one player more than defending team - Coach varies through drill

Coaching Points:

  • Attackers to play as wide as possible

  • Move ball quickly
  • Vary attacking runs
  • Use overload to change point of attack when needed

Progressions:

  • Attacking team must work ball into box before shooting
  • Introduce shot clock to encourage higher tempo attacks
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progressive Overloads

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Progressive Overloads (20 mins)

Drill 2 - Progressive overloads with transitions to attack/defend

Duration - 20 minutes

 

Area Needed - Width = 5m wider than width of18 yard box, Length = 40 yards

Objective - To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios and in transitions

Method:

  • Red player attacks GK in 1 v 1 scenario

  • When 1st attack finishes, Red player transitions to defence, 2 Blue players enter grid as attackers, creating a 2v1 attacking overload
  • Once a player enters the grid, they stay in the grid until the drill finishes
  • More players enter grid as attackers each time previous phase finishes - final phase will see an 8v7 attacking overload
  • Players transition from attack to defence or defence to attack each time a new phase begins
  • When defending team win possession inside a phase, transition to attack and score into mini goals
  • 5 x 3min 30sec rounds, 30sec rest between rounds

Orientation:

  • Rotate GK every 3 phases to maintain intensity (lots of shots)
  • Use 18 yard line as on offside marker to ensure players get back onside when transitioning from defence to attack

Coaching Points:

  • Attackers to play as wide as possible - move ball quickly
  • Vary attacking runs
  • Use overload to change the point of attack

Progressions:

  • Introduce shot clock to encourage higher tempo attacks
  • Keep score to make drill even more competitive 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids
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Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids (15 mins)

Game - 8 v 8 with overload grids

Duration - 15 minutes

Area Needed - Width of 18 yard box, length = half the pitch

Objective - To improve our decision making in overloaded attacking scenarios

Method:

  • 1-2-3-2 vs 1-2-3-2
  • Divide pitch into unit 3 grids - Defensive/Midfield/Attacking
  • Only player playing the pass into the next grid can join that grid in order to create an attacking overload

Orientation:

  • Key players in key grids - GKs and DEF, Midfielders, Attackers
  • Defending team's players must stay in their grids (don't track attacking passer creating overloads)

Coaching Points:

  • Use width and depth to create space for overloading player entering grid
  • Midfield unit rotate and make opposite runs to create space to receive
  • Use bounce passes to create overloads
  • Use overload to change point of attack when needed

Progressions:

  • Allow defending team to make delayed recovery runs to pressure attacking overloads

Cool Down - 10 minutes

Session Review - 4 minutes

  • Did we use width and depth to create space for overloads?
  • Did we vary our attacking runs to create options for penetrative passing?
  • Did we use the extra player to change the point of attack when needed?
  • Are we more confident in creating goal scoring opportunities from overloads in the attacking phase? 

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