Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating & Exploiting Overloads - Find The Spare Player (Start Time: 2026-03-04 17:00:00)

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Joel Collins
Name: Joel Collins
City: Ebbw Vale
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

Ball mastery>Creating&Exploit Overload>5v5 SSG

Principles Of Play In Possession:-

Create&Exploit Overload

Find The Spare Player > 1st Touch

Principles Of Play Out Of Possession:-

Defend The Overload

Leave The Furthest Player > Read the pass,Bend the knees


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical-Ball skills/Ball mastery/King of the ring

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Technical-Ball skills/Ball mastery/King of the ring (20 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):dribble-outside foot only-inside foot only-side rolls-step overs-scissors-cruyff turns-freestyle.


King of the ring game - Ball each but have to tackle other player and kick their ball out of the grid, also keeping hold of their own ball. Last person with ball left is king of the ring.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

CONDITION-stay in that half of pitch. 

CHALLENGES-keep control of ball.try new skills.small quick touches


KEY COACHING POINTS - 

Dribbling-Keep ball close, change direction, change speed

Turning-Low centre of gravity, arms out for balance


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill-Wave game

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Skill-Wave game (20 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions): First player dribbles ball and shoots in to open net then defends immediately 2v1 then 3v2 then 4v3 then 5v4 then 5v5

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges - Transition quickly from attack to defence/defence to attack

Use overload to score. Find the spare player.


Conditions-Scoring team defends after scoring. Team who concedes a goal transitions to attack with an extra player after conceding a goal with the aim and focus on making them exploit the overload and have a positive outcome to score a goal by doing this.


Key Coaching Points - 

Shooting - head over ball

Passing - Look at target/eyes up, firm ankle/follow through

Defending - Fast pressure on the ball, body shape on approach


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small sided game

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Small sided game (20 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: 


Challenges:-

Can players use space of pitch. Use width Use depth. Can players step forward to create overload. Can players occupy spaces to create overload.

Conditions:-

Can put a condition on a player who dominates dribbling that 2 points for an assist and 1 point for a goal. 3 passes for team before scoring a goal.


Targets :-

Use end zone instead of goals

Key Coaching Points

Dribbling-Change speed

Passing-Strike centre of the bullhead over the ball

Shooting-Select surface of foot to use

Defending-Body shape on approach


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