Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): General Practice 1 (Aerobic)

OVERLOAD (25 mins)

Welsh Way Principles: To understand when and how to create and exploit overloads 

Organization/Area Field: 

Field Size: 30L x 22W 

4v4+3 with common players 

Play 4 min x Rest 1:30 x 3 Repetitions 

Explanation:  

Players are playing a possession game with the idea that they have to create and exploit the defenders by creating overloads in different areas of the field. When we have the ball, we are looking for the players to play at good ball speed as well as, interchanging positions. 

Key Points: 

In possession:  

commit the opponent 

Interchange positions 

Ball speed 

Out of possession:

Press quickly 

Recognize opposition 

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

• Can we connect 10 passess for 2 points? 
• We have to press the opponent after their first touch on the ball
• Target/Goal: Get the ball from one common player to the next