Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): U14 MLS Next Dynamo Youth Boys - Attacking In Offensive Half (Combination Plays in Final Third) (Start Time: 2022-03-29 19:45:00)

ORIENTATION PHASE (15 mins)

ORIENTATION PHASE

Objective – To forward passing and penetration from mid third to final third.

Number of Players – 14  (6v7 + GK + 2 Counter Goals)

Players Involve - #6, 7, 8, 9,10 and #11 on BLUE  (diamond shape in midfield) / #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and #10 on RED.

Field Size – 50 L x 65 W

Duration – 4 Intervals of 3 minutes with 1 minute break in between intervals with a total of 15 minutes.

Rules – Ball begins with BLUE team on any restart. RED team defends full size goal. BLUE team will look and work on trying to create combination plays to penetrate the RED team with forward passing and combinations to get in final third. RED team will try to deny penetration from the BLUE into their box by taking advantage the extra player while defending. RED can score into the counter goals placed at midfield, as soon as they gain the ball (scoring in mini goal = 1 point)

Focus Team BLUE Principles – Spread Out, Penetration, Scoring

Sub Principles – Combination Plays, Create 2v1, Get Behind Back Line.

Opposition RED Principles –  Compactness, Deny Penetration, Depth and Width.

Sub Principles – Pressure, Cover, Balance, Shifting.

Coaching Interactions – On RED to apply pressure while keep themselves organized and balance to deny penetration. No playing too much in the back and counter-attack as soon as they gain possession. BLUE to be patient but, move the ball quick to unbalance opponents and find gaps, passing lines to create combinations to allow penetration. #9, 11, and 10, rotation and movement will be crucial to create variety ways to combine and have space for #7 and #8 to break lines with their runs. #6 will always be the balance and need to sit to be the outlet or support when things get tight. 

Coaching Guidance:

What should happen? Create opportunities to penetrate into final third with combination plays.

Where on the field? In the attacking half, entering from middle third to final third.

Who are the players involved? #6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

When is this exactly happening? When we are in circulating the ball and trying to find ways to penetrate into final third with having most of the time opponents less numbers than the opponent.

Why should it happen this way? To take advantage of the momentum of being on a good field position that giving us the opportunity to create a scoring situation.

IMPLEMENTATION PHASE (25 mins)

IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

Objective – To implement the work from the past three activities in this session and execute in a more realistic scenario.

Number of Players – 18 total (8v8 + 2 GK ).

Players Involve - #1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 on BLUE / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, on RED.

Field Size –  65 L x 65 W

Duration – 2 Intervals of 10 minutes with 3 minute break in between intervals with a total of 23 minutes.

Rules – Regular game rules. BLUE team working on forward passing, penetration from mid third to final third by using the width by incorporating #2 and #3. RED will help to make the game difficult by applying pressure and not allow penetration to the BLUE team. BLUE will try to penetrate by looking to play quick and with combination plays to break the opponents lines with good speed of play, ball circulation and numbers up, runs and combinations in between lines. RED team focuses is to work on preventing the BLUE team to play through the lines by staying compact. 

Focus Team BLUE Principles – Spread Out, Penetration, Scoring.

Sub Principles – Combination Plays, Create 2v1, Get Behind Back Line.

Sub Sub Principles - 1v1, Runs Off The Ball. marking, Hunt.

Opposition RED Principles –  Depth/Width, Pressure/Cover/Balance, Deny Penetration.

Sub Principles – Pressure, Make Game Predictable, Shifting.

Sub Sub Principles - Man marking, Hunt

Coaching Interactions – On RED to keep applying pressure while keep themselves organized and balance to deny penetration, especially from the wide areas. No too much playing in the back and counter-attack as soon as they gain possession. BLUE to be aggressive by creating numbers up on any area and situation on the field. Move and circulate the ball quick to unbalance opponents to find gaps, passing lines to create combinations to allow penetration. #9, 11, and 10, rotation and movement will be crucial to create variety ways to combine and have space for #7 and #8 to break lines with their runs. #2 and#3 will bring options to stretch/spread opponents wide or to exploit the width with the incorporation from these two players coming up and wide. #6 will always be the balance and need to sit to be the outlet or support when things get tight.

Coaching Guidance:

What should happen? Create opportunities to penetrate into final third with combination plays and exploiting wide areas.

Where on the field? In the attacking half, entering from middle third to final third.

Who are the players involved? #2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

When is this exactly happening? When we are circulating the ball and trying to find ways to penetrate into final third.

Why should it happen this way? To take advantage of the momentum of being on a good field position that giving us the opportunity to create a scoring situation and by putting numbers up on wide areas.