Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breaking Lines

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Organisation: 11v10. 1/2 pitch. Play will always start with the green gk in open play, played to by the coach as illustrated. Reds are looking to play out from the back and break the lines to score in one of the three mini goals. Yellows are aiming to regain possession and score quickly into the big goal.

Reds: 3-6 (box midfield)-1.

Yellow: 4-3-3

Timings: 22.5mins total- 3x6mins with 90 seconds rest between.

Feedback: Concurrent, terminal and individual.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: 

First set: All in. 

Second & third Set: Both team are on two touch in zone 1 & 3 and all-in in zone 2. If this kills the flow of the session, regress back to all-in.

Objectives: Ball must be passed through each zone before a goal is scored. Teams cannot bypass zone 2. One player from zone 2 can advance into their attacking zone to aid their team and attempt to score. 

Red team have an overload in the defensive & middle zone. 

Yellow team have an overload in their defensive zone and when a midfielder joins their attacking zone.