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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): In Possession: Building out of the back #1

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Barry Smith
Name: Barry Smith
City: Songdo
Country: Korea (Republic of)
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Developing positional awareness and execution to support play when building out of the back

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up: Dynamics

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up: Dynamics
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Warm up: Dynamics (5 mins)

Dynamic warm-up (no ball) (5 mins)

Set up:

  • 4 lines of 3 cones, 30 yards long, 10 yards wide
  • 3-4 players per line
Play:
  • Dynamic, football-specific movements without a ball
    • 2x laps: Jogging
    • 2x laps: sidestepping
    • 2x laps: open the gate to close the gate
    • 2x laps: High kick to lunge (with trunk rotation)
    • Increment run; 50% max, 75% max, Sprint
    • Backwards to first cone, forwards to start (initiate next player to start), sprint to end cone, jog home
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #1: Rondo 4v2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #1: Rondo 4v2
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Activity #1: Rondo 4v2 (15 mins)

Set up:

  • Grids: 30 yards long, 20 yards wide, 3-yard side goal—halfway at sides
  • 3 teams; 4v2 in each grid
Play:
  • Two teams combine to be in possession
  • Aim to score goals by passing through the side goals = 1 point
  • Loss of possession = 1 point to the defenders
  • Ball out (unforced error) = 1 point to defenders, restart free pass in for possession team
  • 6 points wins the game = switch defending pair

Coach:

  • Movement: Open passing lane, open body
  • Observation: Triggers, "As the ball moves, we move."
  • Communication: "Feet," "Man on," "Bounce," "Back," "Space."
  • Good first touch: Furthest foot receives, positive into space

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #2: Build out game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #2: Build out game
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Activity #2: Build out game (25 mins)

Set up:

  • Half field with 3x (5-yard) coned goals
  • 6v3 +3 (targets)

Play:

  • Start: Goal kick or shot on goal
  • Play as normal, if any ball is out of play restart with GK
  • The White team tries to build out to connect a pass with the targets (pink)
  • If successful, 1 goal to white. Restart with pink attacking and blues as targets. Whites must retreat behind the blue before pressing pink.
  • Pinks may attack the goal to score

Progression:

  • 6v2, 6v3, 6v4
Coach:
  • Shape: to switch and open up passing lanes
  • Open up: Body and passing lane
  • Movement: secondary movement to support off the ball
  • Observe the play:  Play the way you are facing. Quick to go forward 

Success: Confidence, Quality touches, movement to support, combinations to advance up the field


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity #3: Game

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Activity #3: Game (25 mins)

Set up:

  • Half field 2x goals at each end
  • 6v6 +1/2 (neutral)

Play:

  • Play normal game rules, no offsides
  • Neutral plays for the team in possession
Coach:
  • Shape: to switch and open up passing lanes
  • Open up: Body and passing lane
  • Movement: secondary movement to support off the ball
  • Observe the play:  Play the way you are facing. Quick to go forward 

Success: Confidence, Quality touches, movement to support, combinations to advance up the field


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