Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA B 12) Creating Overloads (UEFA B OA3)

Creating Overloads - specific 1

Organisation/Area Size 

55x60 yrds  

201m² per player

Extensive

Timings: 4x 6 minute blocks - 90 second rests

Numbers - 14 Outfield + 1 Goalkeeper  

Target Players: Red Team (attacking team)

Coached Team (Red) - LB, RB, LM, 1x CM, RM, CF & ST

(Working back from 11vs11 1-4-4-2)

Opposition Team (Blue) - GK - Back 4, LM, 1x CM, RM

(Working back from 11vs11 1-4-4-2)  

Session Organisation  

The aim of this session is to work on the Welsh way principle of creating overloads the primary focus will be looking for supporting runs to create wide overloads utilising the pace of our wide midfielders and fullbacks. The attacking team will prioiritise understanding when a 2vs1 opportunity occurs and when to make the supporting movement.

The ball will start from the Reds fullbacks if the ball goes out of play. The red team will aim to make multiple movements to lose their defenders and create space to exploit players dragged out of position.

Conditions, Challenges & Targets 

Reds are looking to score into the large goal. Goals scored that include a 2vs1 in the buildup will count as 2 goals. This will be increased to 3 goals if the team struggled to find success.

The blues will aim to score by driving the ball into the opposition half. The goal will only count as double if all outfield defensive players are over the mid-point of the half (reference point between the D and centre circle) marked by the red cones.  

 Blocks 

Block 1 & 2: Recognising when the 2vs1 opportunity is on  

• overlapping fullbacks

• creating 2vs1

Block 3 & 4: Supporting Runs

If 1 full back is creating the 2vs1, the other full back needs to stay in and shift to protect

Movement of the strikers to be ready for the cross/cutback

Opposing winder aware of movement in towards the back post to anticipate delivery

Key points:

In-Possession (Coached)

• Looking to make firm passes, inside of the foot, centre of the ball, body and standing foot aligned to target

• Soft delivery into space allowing attacker to step onto the ball

• First, second and third movements to try and pull the defence out of position

• Recognise 2vs1 opportunities  

• Understanding how/when to overlap and underlap

• Full backs recognising who should support

• Understand where to be positioned within the box

• Create crossing and cutback opportunities  

• Stretching play

• Pulling defender out of position to create gap

• Switching positions to lose defenders

Out of Possession (Not Coached)    

Technical Points

• Force direction of play - use of body shape to dictate and lock player into specific zone
• Scanning for player movement
• Touch tight when pressing using our body to delay the player on the ball

Additional Points

• Awareness of when to step out

• Recognise when defensive support is needed

• Recognise when we are best to stay compact

• Prevent the cross/cutback

• Reading player movements  

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Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: