Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Developing Play Through the Middle Third - 7 Jan 2020

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Tony Mee
Name: Tony Mee
City: Doncaster
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up (10)

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Warm Up (10) (10 mins)

Player-led warm up without the ball.

Various movements.

Acceleration and deceleration.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positional Rondo (20)

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Positional Rondo (20) (20 mins)

Organisation

Pitch set up as shown.

Players 2 and 3 play outside the boxes to create overloads.

Blue players are locked in.

How to Play

White team try to advance the ball into T player through the middle 1/3 (no restrictions in the shaded area).

T player support the ball.

Once the ball is with T, coach restarts with a new ball into back 3.

2 and 3 can not play directly toT player

Possible Coaching Points

Recognise & create overloads.

Speed of play.

When to play forward, when to retain/recycle.

Progressions

One Blue player can drop into the middle zone to help defend.

When the ball is passed to 2 or 3, they drive inside and player who passed out goes out.

Whites can play anywhere.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Work (30)

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Technical Work (30) (30 mins)

Organisation

Area is 40x20 with 10x20 end zones.

Teams arranged as shown.

How to Play

Ball starts in the end zone and the White team must make a minimum of 3 passes.

One of the players must then break into the neutral zone, at pace, before passing into the White team at the opposite end.

Play continues at that end but the same player can notmake the next run across the neutral zone.

Rotate all players.

Progressions

Allow one of the blue defenders to chase back.

Allow one of the blue defenders from the opposite end to come out and defend.

Possible Coaching Points

Good passing and possession.

Recognise the moment to break out.

Good body position.

Positive first touch.

Runs and passes to break lines.

Create space to receive.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase-Creating the Attack (30)

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Phase-Creating the Attack (30) (30 mins)

Organisation

Organise a pitch as shown.

White team play to the big goal.

How to Play

Coach serves a ball to White 5 or 6.

Play into MF and combine to play in forward players to try to finish the attack.

If Blue team regain the ball, try to score in the mini goals from in front of the line.

Possible Coaching Points

All points from previous screen.

Support runs for strikers.

Runs beyond strikers.

Reactions to transitions.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG (20)

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SSG (20) (20 mins)

Focus on play in the middle third and into the final third.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cool Down (10)

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Cool Down (10) (10 mins)


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