Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 21/11/23 u18/23s PreSeason 2- AO1-AO2 (Build Up / Switch to Penetrate)

Box Passing Practice (15 mins)

Game Model Moment:

AO1 to AO2

Build Up

-Creating an overload situation around the ball (numerical superiority/support)

-Unbalancing opposition with purposeful passing (movement off the ball)

Key Principle:

Build Up

-Creating an overload situation around the ball (numerical superiority/support)

-Unbalancing opposition with purposeful passing (movement off the ball)

Key Message:

Can we rotate within our shape to create a numerical overload in midfield, placing players in between 2 defensive lines? (THE BOX)

Explanation

• PP designed to encourage and promote rotations and flexibility in our shape to play through opposition lines.
• FB and CBs combining across the back for a couple of passes. As this is happening we must see a rotation to have 4 players in each of the boxes labelled 1-4. No restrictions on who can rotate initially.
• When the ball enters the boxes we are just looking for combinations to finish into the mini goals on either side of the opposite centre back (see animation)
• Who ever passes out into the mini goal will return and become the CB. Players responsibility to rotate and ensure we return to the original set up prior to the next ball starting

Coaching Points :

• Quality of pass, Detail on Pass (THE MINOR DETAILS MATTER)
• Timing & direction of penetrative passes
• Positioning beyond the opposition within each box and why we want our players positioned in between 2 defensive lines.
• Speed & Timing of movement (scanning & body shape)
• Communication

Players:

24-26 outfield players

Progress to 1 ball, e.g oranges start, 1 player can rotate in and they have to combine in a 4v3 against the 3 green midfielders to finish into the mini goals, back three can defend the goals. NExt team starts with the ball and 3 midfielders can swap with the back 3 to ensure players are exposed to both sequences.

Duration:

4 x 2:30 mins w/ 1 min R = 12mins

Switch the Penetrate (20 mins)

Game Model Moment:

AO1 to AO2

Penetration / Switching to penetrate

Key Principle:

• Possession with intention to penetrate
• Penetrative runs pass, run, dribble forwards with intention to score

Key Message:

• Draw opposition in while targeting the oppositions weak side: Switch to Penetrate
• Look to cross into key crossing zones in AO3
• Make penetrative runs when the ball is moved out of pressure 

Explanation:

• transfer box working on switching to penetrate 
• ball is fed into one side of the box with the set up as per the animation
• the players in possession must fins minimum 3of the 4 outside players which are (CB,FB,9 & orange neutral 6) once they transfer all 6 players in the middle box transfers 
• note the orange neutral player centrally is considered an outside player and is there only as link and cannot remove himself off the line 

Coaching Points :

• Quality of pass, Detail on Pass
  
• Speed of actions
  
• Timing & direction of penetrative passes
  
• Positioning and speed of movement (scanning & body shape)
• Communication

Players:

24-26 outfield players 

Duration:

6 x 90s 1 min R 

11v11 (20 mins)

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Player Tasks / Coaching Points

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