Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession in the defensive third

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Jack Pulleyn

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Jack Pulleyn
Name: Jack Pulleyn
City: Pontypridd
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Screen 1

Passing around the box with pressure.

The aim for this is to replicate real game pressure to allow players to play at game speed. Once you play the ball, you then passively press the next player. 

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Focus on first touch 

Focus on body positioning

 

Then move into a rondo allowing for touches on the ball and playing under pressure. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Building out possession

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Building out possession

The ball starts with the goalkeeper, and the aim is to build out from the back and score into the mini goals

The blue team is against the reds, who are set up in a 4-3-3 with just the front line in play to start with. 

The blue team is set up in a 1-4-4-2 with the goalkeeper and back line in play as well as one of the CM's who acts as a 6 for our team. 

Progressions:

Make 5 passes before scoring

10 passes count as a goal

Add another defender 

Coaching points:

Play through, around or over the press

Quick passing, looking for combinations, 1-2's

Communication 

Good angle and distance of support 

Body position, angles to receive 

Movement of the back line when in possession

Different passes (short pass, driven, lofted, longer passes)

Tactical core comp

Roles of the 11v11 field 

Restarts- Our goal kick

Methodology with the ball

Play through the press

Play around the press

Play over the press


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