Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Combination Play

Harrison Youth Soccer Club

Jorge Hernandez

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Name:	Jorge Hernandez
City:	Mount Kisco
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

For today's session we will work on passing combination play. Working on different passing patterns between the 1st attacker and the 2nd attacker. Players will recognize different cues and triggers on when to pass to feet or when to pass to space. There will be an emphasis on high tempo speed of play. As we want to penetrate forward with quality technique and a quick speed of play.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1 passing diamond

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Screen 1 passing diamond (10 mins)

Organization

-30x20 field

-split teams into 2 groups

-4 cones that make a diamond

-4-6 players per group

Instructions

Pattern 1

1. Player with ball will pass to the right and follow their pass

2. Receiving player will check away and take a touch forward and continue passing rotation

3. compete team vs team first to 20 passes wins 1 MVP each

4. go opposite way to work on opposite foot

Pattern 2

1. player with ball will play a wall pass with receiving player on the right then follow their pass

2. receive playing will then check away into space to receive a through ball

3. repeat passing action with next receive playing player

Coaching Points

-communication

-weight of the pass

-body position to receive

-positive first touch with back foot

-timing of run

-timing of pass

-recognizing teammates movements to receive behind cone

-speed of play

Progressions

make it a competition first team

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): high tempo passing

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high tempo passing (15 mins)

Organization

-30x20 split into 2 channels

-split team into partners in each side of each chanel

-1 ball per partners

Instructions

1. players will work in pairs performing the combination of coaches choice through the grid

2.once the first pair reaches to the opposite

side the next team from that side will start their repetition

3. make it into a competition first team to score the most goals in 2 minutes wins 1 MVP point each

Coaching Points

-observation

-communication

-speed & quality of movement

-tempo of passing

-quality of technique

Combinations

Beginner

Wall pass

-Best played with outside of the foot for disguise

-Angle and distance of supporting player

-Reduce distance for quicker combination

- dribble & Pass with closest foot to the player revert to Progressions for coaching points.

intermediate

Give & Go (through ball)

-1st Attacker to commit defender to the ball

-2nd attacker to offer support for combination

-Angle and distance of 2nd attacker

-1st attacker must continue their run

-2nd attacker judges the pass back based on 1st attackers run/timing

Advanced

Overlap

-1st pass is made outside from the 1st attacker

-The 1st attacker follows there own pass

-Player receiving the ball (2nd attacker) take their first touch inside to create space outside

-1st attacker runs around their outside

-2nd attacker passes the ball into 1st attackers outside run using the outside of their foot for disguise

Progressions

1 touch finish

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v1 to goal

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2v1 to goal (20 mins)

Organization

30x20 split into 2 channels
teams split into 2 colors
1 pug goal
2 gates at opposite end
attacking players with soccer ball

Instructions

1. Player A will start by dribbling into the field

2. Player B will support player A to penetrate to goal

3. Player C will press and attempt to win ball if successful player must penetrate to gates

4. after a couple rounds rotate the 3 lines

5. 2 points if players use support option and 1 point if they score 1v1 to goal

Coaching Points

-head up to identify open space behind defender

- dribbling to commit defender

-1st attacker uses 2nd attacker to combine or as a decoy

-2nd attacker must support

-combination selection

-recognize supporting player movements

-open body shape angle/diagonal option

-supporting player must be patient (width vs make a run behind the defense block)

-observe defenders body shape in order to go 2v1 or go 1v1

-speed of play

Progressions

1. If defender wins the ball they are able to pass back to the next defender to make it 2v2

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (30 mins)

Organization

field size 20x25

2 pugs or 4 pugs with goals with GK

spare balls

Instructions

- team must set themselves with 3 lines of attack defense- midfield- forward

-observe game and let players make decisions

-if necessary step in and guide players on when to dribble, pass or shoot

-most importantly naturally enforce topic that was practiced on today's session

Coaching Points:

-communication

-reinforce knowledge of game rules (restarts and game related topics)

-enforce what was practiced on the session

Principle of Play Week 3: Penetration

Our team does not play a kick and chase style of soccer.

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