Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Match Day -1 Match Prep. Playing Out From The Back in the Build Phase

Match Prep Session (30 mins)

Match Day -1 Match Prep Training Session:

Playing Out From The Back in the Build Phase

Players: 22 Players (11v11)

Red Team (Attacking Team) - 1-4-3-3

Blue Team (Defending Team) - 1-4-2-3-1

Pitch Size: Goal Line to Opposite 18 yard box 

Time: Approx 30 minutes

3 Blocks of 8 minutes with approx 2 minutes rest in between

Session Objectives:

• Block 1: Defending Team is trying to stop the attacking team playing out from the back in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation

• Block 2 : Defending Team is trying to stop the attacking team playing out from the back in a 1-4-1-3-2 formation

• Block 3: Defending Team can rotate the 2 formations to try and stop the attacking team playing out from the back allowing the attacking team to find the correct solution around it.

As a Attacking Team:Find different Solutions trying to play out from the back around the different types of press from the defending team.

If the Defending Team win the ball back then they have 10 Seconds to try and score a goal before play restarts with the attacking team's GK.

Solutions During Block 1:Against a 1-4-2-3-1 formation, can our fullbacks push high up the pitch to create an overload to build with.

1) GK into CB to bounce into the "6" around the pressing striker to find the opposite CB to travel up the pitch. If the striker doesn't press can the CB travel up the pitch to find the next option. "8" Running in behind to create space for ball into the strikers feet to bring the opposite "8" or winger into play.
2) GK into CB but if the "10" jumps to the CB instead of the striker, Can the full back recognise this and drop down and be an option to be a bounce pass into the "6" or can we go into the ball side "8" to bounce into the "6" to then work up the pitch.

Solutions During Block 2: Against a 1-4-1-3-2 formation, can we take advantage after braking the line of the 2 strikers and use the overload of our "8's" against their "6"

1) CB into GK to allow him to invite the pressure from one of the strikers. Which ever one pressures him can he bounce it into the "6" again to get the CB out the other side.
2) Fullbacks stays high to allow the space for the 8 to roll out into to get the ball from the CB. If the "10" starts to jump out wide to the "8" then our two options can be to either make our opposite "8" stay away to create the passing lane into the strikers feet to then bounce into the "6" joining in or we can bounce it into the "6" through the full back. When the "6" is working up the pitch then there needs to be movement from the strikers and wingers to play into. (Short & Long movements)
3) One of our "8's" drops down a line to make a 2nd "6". We can use this for 2 options. Either GK into CB to play into the full back to bounce the ball side "6" to travel up the pitch or the "6" rolls out wide which could bring the Blue number "10" out of the middle of the pitch. Can we then either go into the full backs feet to then find the opposite "6" or can we got straight into our Number "10" to bounce into the opposite "6" joining in.

Restarts:

• Mainly from Attacking Team GK to start the practice off
  
• Occasional Restart from Coach

Key Coaching Points:

• Walk Through
• Bravery & Composure on the ball
• Communication 
• Rotation of movement