Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 052621 HS Pool Session (Start Time: 2021-05-26 20:00:00)

SSG (20 mins)

Key Points:

Coach feeds ball in to create 50-50 challenge

Body positioning and using moves/feints to take 1v1 situation on.

Organization:

- 2 pitches. 8 each side. 4 per team

- 1 vs 1

- Players will number themselves numbers 1 - 4. Nominate a leader.

- Coach calls a number out and players from both teams play 1 vs 1

- Stand on Red & Yellow cones. Red runs around Blue, Yellow rund around Green.

- Players are able to score in any goal. Using a turn and scoring will give them double points

Adaptations to the practice:

- 2 vs 2

- Can't score until the coach says shoot

Reaction to Losing Ball in the final 3rd

Set Up:

- All players in middle and final 3rd with reds (team working with) in an attacking transition

- Reds have 1-3-3 and Blues have 2-3-1

- Funnel pitch at red team goal as we are missing players to complete those units. (If these players are included then we can open up closed parts of pitch). Just ensures the players are defending in the correct spaces and areas.

- PHILOSOPHY: We want 4-5 seconds of FURY - Aggressive pressing and cutting of angles with a lesser worry of space in behind. (Provided we are adequate distances and in right areas of pitch etc).

-IMPORTANT: If we have extra player do not give to blues - This is because when the target player receives and attacks the blues will then have an overload which only allows us to drop and shape up as opposed to press. (Defending outnumbered requires dropping and protecting space in behind).

- We could give extra player as another target player and split the two target players through the middle areas.

Game:

- Reds work ball from GK into yellow target player to score a goal (target player can move between any 3 zones to recieve ball)

- Blues try to win the ball and can score in main goal

- Once ball gets to the yellow, they can attack with the blues creating our transition and reaction from reds

- If blues score they get a goal and if reds win again they can counter the counter and play into yellow's goal. (After this reset into Red keeper).

Coaching Points:

- Nearest player: Can I press? What distances am I from the player who has just won the ball?

- IF PRESS, PRESS HARD:

- Go as a 2 minimum - Can one close on the ball and the second cut the nearest most obvious option.(Not by standing in front of them but by getting close to player on ball)

- Need a 3rd player to balance the space behind the press in case we are bypassed in the initial press

- When rest of players tighten go ball side if possible to keep spaces small (Further away places can make goal side for balance)

- Once you have pressed, drop back into your spaces and cover areas

- BALANCE into spaces when teammates go and press

- Once pressure is finished and opposition have kept the ball, hold a shape and protect space in the middle and in behind

- Communicate up the units, not just within the units. - GK -> DEF -> MID -> ATT

IF DROP, CONDENSE AND DON'T ALLOW MIDDLE, CUTTING FORWARD PASS:

- Drop into a shape - Especially middle 2 don't allow ball through you

- Make them play into corners where we can then go out and press the cross situation

- Body shape to force AWAY FROM GOAL 

Considerations:

- What is causing us to be far away from the yellows to press immediately & win ball early?

LONG BALL INTO YELLOW CAN EFFECT ABILITY TO PRESS - With this thought, can we play shorter possession-based football and make sure as the ball moves up the pitch the center backs and deeper players and moving up the pitch. GK INCLUDED!