Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching Play OOP (General)

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Rhys Brown

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Name:	Rhys Brown
City:	Swansea
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Initial Pitch Layout

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Initial Pitch Layout

Organisation

20 cones to be placed 5 yards apart in a row vertically up the sideline (10 on each side - 35-40 yards horrizantally opposite eachother)

1 football to place on each pair of cones (as shown in diagram).

2 boxes of 30x30 yards to be set up, each split horrizontally into 15x30 zones.

Each box to have 4 marked corners (2 blue & 2 red (opposites) as seen in diagram)

Session Learning Objectives

Technical

Tackling

Jockeying

Heading

Tactical

Transitions

Denying Space

Awareness

Delaying Overloads

Pressing Triggers

Physical

Endurance

Speed

Acceleration

Deceleration

Agility

Balance

Core Rotation

Psycosocial

Listening Skills

Accepting Decisions

Listening to Different Opinions

Verbal & Non Verbal Communication

Supporting Others

Respecting the Environment

Discipline & Self Discipline

Managing Mistakes

Accepting Responsibility

Adaptability

Concentration

Competitiveness & Aggression

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

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Pre Warm Up (5 mins)

Organisation

Players split into 2 groups & stand in circle as shown in diagram.

1 player in the middle, this player will lead the group. Try to make this someone who doesnt normally lead.

The Practice

Lead player is to shown the group a vareity of stretches. The group must copy each one. They should be encoraged to use both static & dynamic movements, working from head to toe.

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

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Warm Up (10 mins)

Organiation

Use the 30x30 grids set up for general practice & split into 2 groups ( 1 group in each grid)

The Practice

Chain Tag.

1 Player to start 'on'

The others are to space out around pitch

The Player whos is 'on' must attempt to tag the other players. If a player gets tagged they must join arms with the player(s) who tagged. The chain must stay linked at all times for any of the tags to count.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): General

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General (15 mins)

Organisation

2 boxes of 30x30 yards to be set up, each split horrizontally into 15x30 zones.

Each box to have 4 marked corners (2 blue & 2 red (opposites) as seen in diagram)

10 Players per box (may need to adapt)

4 locked into corners with a 3v3+1 centrally

The Practice

Both teams can 'score' bycombining within half of the pitch with a minimum three passes and then passing the ball into the opposite respective corner. The player in the corner then drives centrally & player who passed must go in corner ( comman player cant switch out)

Can't switch playfrom A to A or B to B

Out of possession: Must actively press the ball, break passing lines, defend narrow, stop the switch of play

Common player is restricted to two touch

Key Points:

Out of possession:

Speed/angle of initial press

Supporting roles of defensive players around the ball

Force the direction of play

Defend narrow

Breaking passing lines

Leaving the furthest player/s (shaded in the illustration)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG's

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SSG's (20 mins)

Organisation

2 Pitches to be set up horrizontally across the pitch.

4 teams of 5 (may need to adapt).

The Practice

Simple small sided games. coaches should encourage use of the key points from general practice regarding switch of play.

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