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Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Possession Cycle Day 2 (Start Time: 2017-07-11 18:00:00)

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Andrea Lombardo
Name: Andrea Lombardo
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Key Moment: We have the ball / we win the ball

Attacking Phase: 1 & 2

OBJECTIVES:

WHO: #2, #4, #5, #3, #6 and #8 and #10

WHAT: o improve the ability of the players to recognize when to pass forward and when to possess.

WHERE: in the defensive half of the field

WHEN: In possession of the ball

WHY: To penetrate the opponent's forward and midfield lines into the attacking half

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 1: Warm up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 1: Warm up
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Stage 1: Warm up (15 mins)

INTENSITY: Low ACTIVITY TIME: 4 min REST: 1 min INTERVALS: 3

DESCRIPTION:

-4 Backs Passing and Receiving:

-Organize the players as shown. Yellow cones 10 yards apart. Yellow to Red cones 15 – 20 yards apart. Sequence:

A- Center back passes to Outside back (back and forth)

B- The outside back runs with the ball past the red cone, turns and passes back to the Center back

C- Center back runs with the ball and crosses over with the opposite Center back and passes to the opposite Outside back.

COACHING POINTS:

1. Technique - Passing: Accuracy and pace

2. Receiving: First touch, surface selection, direction and distance.

3. Tactics - Support: Angles and Distance

4. Mobility: Checking away and back at an angle to receive the ball

5. Improvisation: Use of different turns – (Not directed by the coach)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 2: Small Sided Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 2: Small Sided Game
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Stage 2: Small Sided Game (20 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 6 min REST: 1 min INTERVALS: 3

DESCRIPTION:

-3v1 + 3v1:

-Target team (Blue):#2, #3, #4, #8 Red team:#2, #3, #5, #8

-Play 3 Attackers v 1 Defender in each half of the field. Players can only cross the halfway line by making or receiving a pass from the forward player. Variation: Players can cross the halfway line by dribbling across.

COACHING POINTS:

1. Technique - Passing: Accuracy and pace - Receiving: First touch, surface selection, direction and distance.

2. Tactics: Penetration, Support, Width. (What, Who, Where , When and Why? as and when they apply)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 3: Expanded activity

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 3: Expanded activity
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Stage 3: Expanded activity (25 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 8 min REST: 1 min INTERVALS: 3

DESCRIPTION:

-5v2 + 5v2

-Blue team: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #9 and #10 Red team: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #8 and #9

-Play 4 Attackers v 2 Defender in each half of the field plus a goalkeeper in each goal. Players can only cross the halfway line by making or receiving a pass from a forward player. Variation: Players can cross the halfway line by dribbling across.

COACHING POINTS:

1. Technique - Passing: Accuracy and pace - Receiving: First touch, surface selection, direction and distance.

2. Tactics: Penetration, Support, Mobility, Width, and Improvisation. (What, Who, Where , When and Why? as and when they apply)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 4: Game

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Stage 4: Game (25 mins)

INTENSITY: High ACTIVITY TIME: 12 min REST: 2 min INTERVALS: 2

DESCRIPTION:

-Teams play with a specific formation: 1-4-2-1 vs 1-4-2-1 (#1, #2, #3, #4 #5, #6, #8 and #10)

-Play the game encouraging players to recognize when they can penetrate and when they should keep possession.

COACHING POINTS:

1. Technique - Passing: Accuracy and pace - Receiving: First touch, surface selection, direction and distance.

2. Tactics: Penetration, Support, Mobility, Width, and Improvisation. (What, Who, Where , When and Why? as and when they apply)

3. Roles and responsibilities of the team in possession of the ball. Speed of Play and Execution

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