Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breaking Lines OA3 (Start Time: 2022-04-14 07:30:00)

Overview

Overview 

Specific Practice into SGG 

In Possession: Breaking Lines 

Welsh Way Principles - Playing through / around / over. Understand when and how to playthrough, around or over the opposition based on the type of pressure applied.

Key Principles

In possession 

Make the pitch big (Width and Depth) 

Move the ball quickly - Use limited touches and find the spare man.

Try to playing areas that allow you to see both ends of the pitch 

Play through, around or over the opposition based on pressure on the ball

Animations to create space and passing lane whilst maintaining defensive (counter press). 

Sub principles  

Defensive transition

Anticipate transition - Counter press

Fast pressure on the ball

Force away

Recover quickly into defensive shape.

Out of possession

Stay narrow 

Prevent split passes

Force wide

Protect the space in behind

Break passing lines

Attacking Transition:

Secure first pass

Play forwards early - furthest pass, forward movement, build up.

Move into attacking shape

Support quickly. Rapid movement.

Counter press.

Specific Practice - Organisation 

9v9: Coaching the reds (2-3-3), managing the blues (4-2-2)

Pitch Size 70x40m

Start with GK/Coach feeding play. 5 + 4 Splitting to receive. 

9 Stays high and central, 7 +11 maintain width and height, 8+10 create box (with 5 +4), 6 becomes central pivot of the box. 

Block 1 - Playing through - 8/10 make the pitch big to pull two holding midfielders out of position. Can the 9 find the space receive a split pass between the lines. Rapid movement from 6 support behind 8/10 support beside, 7/10 support beyond. 

Block 2 - Playing around - 7/11 stay high and wide - 8/10 stay narrow to pin midfield centrally. Can 5/4 play the furthest pass forwards? Yes, rapid movement to support behind from 8/10 to support wide player from beside. No, 8/10 Role out into space to support going around. Opposite 8/10, 7/11 exploit space behind in anticipation of playing around / cross. 6 provides cover in anticipation of defensive transition. 

SSG

Block 1 - Observation of decision making - Playing through or around. 

Block 2 - What if - High press - play the pass to attract the pressure - decision making to play through the space - through - around - but no over the high back line.

Management of opposition by type of pressure.

Block 1 - Man for man (+1 at the back for realism) - Create space for split passes - Play through

Block 2 - Narrow and compact - Play around

SSG - 

Block 1 - Choice

Block 2 - High press - Play over 

Conditions, Challenges & Targets 

1. Players must try to break the lines of the opposing team by threading split passes through opposing players in midfield. Each teamwill score 3 goals for splitting opposing players and 1 goal for playing around 

2. Limited touches in possession - 2 or 3 touch max - 3 second max on the ball or free kick 

Interventions: 

Concurrent 

Terminal 

Coaching Process 

Walk Through

SSG

SSG

Block 1 - Game scenario - What if - we aren't sure how the opposition will play? - Observation of decision making   - Playing through or around.

Are the players able to recognise when to and how to play through or around - Reacting to opposition decisions? Can you create spaces for others to play?  

Block 2 - What if - High press - Play the pass to attract the pressure - Body shape to attract pressure (back to goal). Bounce pass, Third man to exploit space in behind left by high press. Stay high7/11, movement out to in. 8/10 midfield runners. 9 to attract high line by moving between lines just off their defender, exploit space in behind if defender goes tight.

Block 3 - Decision making - Play through, around or over.

Manage opposition - Chose line of intervention. Low, medium or high press.