Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U15's - Final third

Pattern 1

SESSION OBJECTIVES

• This session is designed to develop a team’s attacking principles and finishing, with a particular focus on wide combination play.

• The practices are constructed to work on specific relationships between full-backs and wide attackers.

FUNCTION

• This is a pattern of play practice that uses a 4v2 scenario as the start point of each phase.
  
• As shown, four Team Red players play against two Team Blue defenders
• The red team of four must make 4 passes before breaking out to either full-back.
• If the defending pair win possession back their aim is to score in either 3 mini goal. 
• Once the ball is worked out to either full-back the play will follow a pre-determined pattern of play 
• The diagram above shows pattern 1 
• In the above example the ball is worked out to the red no.3, as the happens the no.9 drops in to receive the ball who then plays the ball around the corner to the red no.7 who times his run to meet the ball in a crossing situation. 
• There should be 3 players attacking the cross, the opposite wide man (no.8 in this example) the no.9 and no.10 from the possession rondo joins the attack. 
• The wide players are encouraged to mix up the style of crosses that they put in 
• Players are also reminded that this technical semi opposed practice must be done at 'match speed' and full intensity - we will use 

Screen 3

Ball played into fullback who plays it to the winger, fullback to then make an overlapping run, winger slips him in to deliver  

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SSG 

Reds vs Blues - Blues when winning possession back are to play into either mini goal 

Reds set up with 2 fullbacks, midfield 3 and front 3 - They are encouraged to use patterns just worked on and also problem solve