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Gavin Cuddy
Name: Gavin Cuddy
City: Saint Louis
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Team: Saint Louis Scott Gallagher U19 MLS Next

Game Moment: Attacking

Area of the Field: Attacking 1/3

Session Duration: 90 minutes

Cycle/Week: Cycle 7 - Week 3

Training Load: Threshold

Session Objective: Improve the team's ability to create goal scoring opportunities from wide areas

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Identified Game Situation

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Identified Game Situation
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Identified Game Situation

Attacking: Use a combination of short and long passes to create and exploit numerical superiorities to create opportunities and score goals

Playing Intention: Finish The Attack

Principles of Play:

3.1 Create Chances

  • Time runs to get behind the oppositions last line
  • Outplay opponent 1v1
  • Cross into space or player (cutback, lofted, early)
  • Final pass behind the opposition

Player Actions: 

  • Scanning
  • Crossing 
  • Shooting 

Key Player Behavior: 

  • 7/11 get to the end line to serve crosses 
  • 9/10 relationship to fill the frame of the goal when the 7/11 has the ball in crossing scenarios 
  • 6/3/2/4/5 provide a solid rest defense structure to pin the opponent in 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3 To Goal

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3v3 To Goal (30 mins)

Activity Objective: Improve the ability of the 7/11 to get in positions to create and score goals

Number of Players/Opponent: 3v3+GK

Dimensions of Field: 30x36 with corners cut off 

Sets x Bouts x Active Interval (Rest): 1 x 4 x 5:00 (1:30)

Scoring Mechanisms: Large Goal & Two Small Goals 

Rules: Play starts with a player off playing a ball in to one side - left sided players go first and play up to the red line each ball changes sides (right sided players play to the blue line). 

Substitutions: Change after each rep

Coaching Interactions (What/When/How):

Bout 1 - In The Flow & Individual References & Natural Stoppages

  • High & Wide positioning of the 7/11 
  • Blindside Positioning of the 9 
Bout 2-3 - In The Flow & Individual References & Natural Stoppages
  • Encourage direct play: 7/11 going at their marker on the dribble 
Bout 3-4 - Individual References & Natural Stoppages 
  • Introduce the cue of when to run behind and when to stay wide and receive to feet 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6 To Goal

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6v6 To Goal (30 mins)

Activity Objective: Improve the team's ability to create chances from wide areas

Number of Players/Opponent: 6v6+GK

Dimensions of Field: 50x65 with corners cut out

Sets x Bouts x Active Interval (Rest): 1 x 4 x 3:00 (1:00 rest)

Scoring Mechanisms: Large Goals and Three Small Goals

Rules: Standard Football Laws

Coaching Interactions (What/When/How):

Bout 1-2: In The Flow & Individual References & Natural Stoppages

 

  • Reiterating points from last activity to get back to make sure problem is still being created 

Bout 3-4: Natural Stoppage & Potential Demonstration 

 

  • Combination of the 6/10 with the 7/11 to get behind the opposition
  • Fill The Box: player positions when a teammate is about to cross the ball 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v8 Game

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9v8 Game (30 mins)

Activity Objective: Improve the team's ability to create chances from wide areas

Number of Players/Opponent: 9v8

Dimensions of Field: 50x65 with corners cut out

Sets x Bouts x Active Interval (Rest): 1 x 1 x 10:00 (3:00 rest)

Scoring Mechanisms: Large Goals

Rules: Standard Football Laws

Coaching Interactions (What/When/How):

Bout 1: In The Flow 

  • Encourage actions from the players for the identified game situation
  • Observe if players are recognizing the identified game situation, the cue, and executing the correct actions

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