Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 11-1-2023 Tactical offensive Automation from the flanks with 3rd player (Start Time: 2023-01-11 10:30:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

⚽Practice Organization

• A combination play that facilitates an attacking pattern and eventually exploits the players that play on the flanks
• The aim of this play is to help our players automatize the way and the timing of their movements along with vertical area penetrations
• The pattern has specific ways that the ball is conveyed-transferred from from one side to the other and movements that signify specific actions, after they are executed from a player

⚽Key Coaching Points

• Players have to apply the movements(off-ball) as they are demonstrated in the above image 
• Every try starts from coach, as he plays the first pass to center midfielder
• Center midfielder has to make a clean touch that helps him has as much pitch visibility as possible
• According to the foot that he uses and his second directional touch, the combination play expresses it's side orientation(either right or left)
• As a signal movement we set the feint movement from the internal midfielder, as he drops the ball goes to him and then we have a reaction chain of actions(our center attacker and the opposite midfielder execute a coordinated movement so that the ball can easily travel between them and eventually end up under the possession of the left winger or right winger 
• While these actions take place, the back of the flank has already started his off ball spatial movement 
• The vital point is to receive the ball while he is on a current movement 
• While the ball is successfully conveyed to the chosen flank, all the other involved players must penetrate the area with movements, aiming to have contact with the ball and score
• The cross from the back has to be well timed with the off ball player's penetrations
• We expect adequate power with the ball
• Reasonable ball height has to be either header height or hip height(a player can easily strike the ball and score)
• After a side execution we have to drop back and re-execute from the other side
• Coach provides on time feedback to the players
• Players need to have clean contacts with the ball, when passing or controlling 
• We do not put up with missed goals(we aim to score as many goals as possible)
• Players are encouraged to transfer the ball and start an organized attack while all the key players has assumed a good on pitch position(coordinated subgroup collaboration is a factor of success)
• We keep for 8 minutes 

⚽Progressions

• We can incorporate active players in order to turn this exercise into a more realistic edition
• We can start by using mannequins and progressively, add defenders
•  We can start with 3 defender and eventually use 4+2 defensive midfielders