Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Switching Play - full session

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Name:	Greg Taggart
City:	Aberdeen
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 mini box warm up

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2 mini box warm up (20 mins)

Organisation

- 2 x 12yd x 12yd boxes side by side as shown

- 3 x black and 1 x blue in each box with neutral player on line between box

- Blacks in possession. 3 passes then transfer the ball to opposite box via neutral player.

- Switch roles after a couple of minutes, limit touches.

Progression

- split into 4 x black and 4 x blue. Ball starts with blacks in one box. 2 blues go across to win ball back leaving 2 blues in opposite box.

- If possession won by blues they transfer the ball across to their players in the opposite box. 2 blacks go across to challenge possession

Coaching Points

- High tempo, sharp passes, angles, options to receive, movement, speed of thought

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Switching play passing drill

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Switching play passing drill (10 mins)

Set Up:

- Use ½ pitch. 18 yrd boxto ½ way line
- Players set out as shown. Players 1, 2, 3 and 5,6 ,7 represent a back three. Players 4 and 8 represent central midfield
- Ball starts at player 1 (Ball at player 5 is introducedlater)
- Starting position can change to player 3 and 7to switch the direction.

Instructions

- Players pass and move in figure of 8sequence by switching through CM player 4 and 8.
- Start with 1 ball (player 1 start) – introduce2nd ball (A5 start) once drill is at a goodtempo.

Coaching Points:

- Movement off the cone – CM check off coneto create space to receive pass
- Body position when receiving
- QUALITY& WEIGHT OF PASS
- Move the ball quickly in central zone

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Switching play passing drill - progression

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Switching play passing drill - progression (10 mins)

Progression

- Introduce a forward player (S1 and S2)
- Passing sequence the same as previous.When ball is played into CM (Player 4 and 8) they play a 1-2 with striker (S1 andS2) before switching to other side.

Variation

- Full field switch. Cut out players byplaying a long flighted pass. Player 1 passes to 3 and 3 then passes to 5. Playersrotate as normal but wont all receive a pass on each circuit.

Coaching Points:

- Same as previous
- Movement of S1 and S2
- Communication between striker and CM (4 and 8)
- Sharp interchange in central zone

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Switching play through a central zone transition game drill

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Switching play through a central zone transition game drill (20 mins)

Description

8 v 4 situation in this 3 zone 3 team possession game. The area (flexible in size) is split into 3 zones: 2 for the team in possession and 1 central zone for a team of defenders.

The defensive team must work in pairs and look to press the attackers who have to pass the ball between them a set number of times before switching the ball through the central area to the other side.

If the central players intercept the ball they then switch roles with the 4 players at the end where the ball was lost. This should encourage all players to think about how they should defend.

Coaching Points

1. Maintain high levels of pressing keep the numbers of passes required low.

2. If players are struggling to keep possession, it may be beneficial to limit the number of defenders who are pressing to one.

3. The area has been 'centralised' to represent a match-realistic scenario where defenders are defending deep in narrow and compact zones at the edge of the penalty area.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Back to goal - change the point of attack

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Back to goal - change the point of attack (20 mins)

Organisation

- 8 black v 8 blue (number can be adapted tosuit) + 2GK
- 2 goals back to back in centre ofarea
- 5 black v 3 blue in one half
- 5 blue v 3 black in other half
- Team with 5 in that half have to score inthat goal
- Team with 3 have to work to win the ballback and switch to the half that has their 5 players.

- Put restrictions on passes or touchesrequired before scoring. After a certain time has elapsed without a goal thenball is automatically switched to other team.

- As soon as the ball goes dead another ball is played randomly into the area by the coach (not to any particular team)

Coaching Points

- Attacking team need to move ball at pace.Make area big and hard to defend.
- Defending team work as a unit –communicate to win ball back and switch quickly
- HIGH TEMPO, movement on and off the ball,options, speed of play, patience when defending – keep shape

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