Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Functional Practice-Breaking lines moving through the thirds.

Block 1 (10 mins)

Principle - Breaking lines playing through the 3rds

Organisation - working with the blues in a 4-3-3 without wingers against Reds in a 4-3-3 without FB

Area cornered off from 18 yard line to top 1/3 and 3 goals giving players a goal to aim for

Poles with area for reference for the red team

Blocks - 3 blocks, 4.5 minutes with 1.5 mnutes rest - total 18 minutes

Reds condition - Behind the pole, no pressing the blues. Red must stay behind. This allows the CB to recieve the ball without any pressure and step out, once the CB comes towards the pole, reds can press

Blues 1st pattern - through and around

CB recieves the ball, CM in between ST and Winger recives the ball. As ball is passed can the FB move forward.

1st line is broken through the st and winger and pass around the corner to FB. FB pass is the to the striker who runs into the channel.

Striker plats as high as edge of circle to create space. Ball side CM stay on the centre half line and in line with the 6 year box to create space for the CM to recieve the ball and a bounce pass to the FB. Opoosite CM drops in the opposition hald to create another option should it be needed

Goal is to score in the 3 goals. If reds win the ball, have 8 seconds to try and score a goal.

What If - If the CM cant recieves the pass to break a line, the CB can travel with the ball to break the line or CM 1 can move back out the passing line and create space for CM 2 to recieve a pass in the passing line and play into the FB.

Key considerations - ST remains high to create space between the lines. opposite FB come inside to make a back 3 and 1 screener so we are covered out of possession.

If CB moves to break a line, how do the FB and CM help if we lose possession. Furtherst FB comes inside and opoosite CB comes over to cover.

11 v 11 (20 mins)

11 v 11 to refine practice

Blue team play in a 4-3-3 formation with a deep lyer and a central 2.

Red team play in a 4-3-3 formation with a deep lyer and a central 2.

3 blocks 2 x 8 minute blocks with 2 minutes rest. 1 x 5 minute block to do what if

Block 1

Condition the reds to sit off and allow blue to try and break line

Ball played into CB, who can travel, deep lyer to get on the ball. This is done by ball side FB dropping in passing line of CB

2 CM split and wingers roll inside to create the next passing line, ST goes ball side on the CB.

Out of possesion - FB rolls inside to create back 3 in case we lose the ball and deep lyer remains in front of back 2.

CB can travel into space after recieving the ball to break a line as well

Important that players understand out of possession in case we lose the ball.

Block 2

Condition the reds to press from the front to allow space behind for midfield/forward to recieve a long ball pass to break a line by over

CB need to find the passing line around while reds are narrow. Allow Blue FB to go higher to support and allow 2 v 1s.

Stiker runs channel while wingers come inside

What if

Cant get out by playing through can we play over by going direct to the striker.