Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing Through the Lines (Start Time: 2022-03-01 18:00:00)

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Mckay Kozielski

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Name:	Mckay Kozielski
City:	Clovis
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Who: 3,4,6,8,10

What: Improving the team's ability to maintain possession in the middle third and break lines through possession.

Where: Defensive and middle third.

Why: To maintain possession in order to progress the ball.

When: We have the ball in possession.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v2 Rondo

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5v2 Rondo

Organization:

The practice can be set up using anywhere betweenseven and 12 players. In the example pictured here, itfeatures seven players in a 5v2. The team in possession attempts to keep the ball fora minimum of 8 passes in order to score a goal.

Coaching Points:

Depending on the size of the grid, the players can belimited to play on one touch. This condition means players need to plan quickly andappropriately, always be on the move up and down theirline to provide varying angles of support, and changethe weight of their pass into their teammates. Another condition may allow only the link player(s)to play off more than one touch, in order to makechanging the point of attack through them moreachievable. Again, coaching the players’ roles withinthese conditions is important.

The team in possession can be challenged in numerousways by effective management of the defendingplayers. Asking them to perform different defensive roles willcause the opposition to change their decision-making. If the scoring system only allows for goals scored fromin-out combinations, then the defending team shouldbe encouraged to press the ball as well as protectingthe central area.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession Small-Sided Game

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Possession Small-Sided Game

Organization:

This practice is a 7v4 overload for the team in possession. The team in possession can utilize either goalkeeper at any time during the practice. However, the goalkeepers can only use their feet. The team in possession must aim to keep possession for a block of 90 seconds without any opposition player getting a touch on the ball. Once the ball goes dead, play is restarted by the possession team. If the coach deems that the possession team have kicked the ball out of play due to pressure from the defending team, the ball is awarded to the defending team – who can then look to score. Whenever the possession team loses the ball and it remains in play, they must immediately work to win back possession. Should it then go dead, the possession team get the ball back and restart play.• Keep score! Once the block is finished, the teams swap roles – at which point the now-defending team aim to score more goals in transition than their opponents.

Coaching Points:

Ball movement is targeted at moving the opposition into areas that afford you more spaces to play. Players need to become comfortable operating in tight spaces; this should be challenged throughout by the opposition applying high pressure.

Encourage any players on the possession team who are not directly affecting the ball to ‘stay away’ – thus creating more space for central players to work in and switch the point of attack.

In order to help improve players’ understanding of the importance and value of all the technical aspects required to keep possession, place great importance on their ability to transition from attack to defense. The more they are forced to do this, the more care they may take when their team are in possession.

Encourage the defending team to hunt the ball with great intensity, with constant reminders about the reward of being able to get a shot off at goal should they win possession.