Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Playing out of The Back U17 +

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Name:	Christopher Ruiz
City:	Lutz
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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OBJECTIVES

• This session is aimed at developing a team’s ability to build-up possession from the goalkeeper into the opposition’s half.

PART 1: 6v3 POSSESSION TRANSFER GAME

• In this practice a goalkeeper, back four and two central midfield players try to play out past three pressing players and three opposition midfield players.

• Eighteen players are required for the practice.

• The conditions on the practice emphasise the need for quick reactions upon a loss of possession.

PART 2: CONDITIONED SMALL-SIDED GAME (9v9)

• A back-four and two midfield players combine with their goalkeeper to play past the opposition’s high press. The practice has a start point that allows the coach to focus on one team’s build-up play during each block of work.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6V3 Possession Transition Game

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6V3 Possession Transition Game (20 mins)

FUNCTION

• A 6v3 takes place in a confined playing area.

• For a pre-determined length of time, teams have assigned roles; there is one defensive team (Team C in the diagram, left) and two ‘in-possession’ teams (Teams A and B.

• Three pressing players (Team B) try to steal possession and score in the goal they’re facing.

• The team in possession (Team C) try to play through the opposition’s first line of pressure and split or play around their second line by finding a pass to Team A in the opposite end zone.

• The coach can set a

minimum number of passes for Team C to complete before they can transfer the ball to Team A.

• If the opposition’s second line of pressure intercept a pass, they must try and score in the goal they are facing (the right-hand goal in diagram two). The team that lost possession must attempt to block their shots. If the ball is intercepted or goes out of play or the pressing team score, the game starts again from the other end.

SCORING

TEAMS ACCUMULATE ONE POINT

• For transferring the ball from one grid to another

• For making an interception (meaning that the game starts again in the opposite half of the grid).

TEAMS ACCUMULATE TWO POINTS

• For intercepting or stealing the ball and scoring a goal.

COACHING DETAIL: IN-POSSESSION

FULL-BACKS PINNED TO THE TOUCHLINE

• To stretch the opposition’s pressing players, the full-backs for the in-possession team should offer ‘maximum width’ and with it a mechanism for playing ‘around’ the opposition.

DIFFERENT PASSING LINES

• The two central midfield players should position themselves in such a way that they are never on the same ‘passing line’; a general rule that could be applied to them could be that they must remain in separate halves of the pitch (when the pitch is split vertically).

RECEIVING TO PLAY FORWARD

• The central defenders, midfield players and full-backs should position themselves in such a way that, where allowed to do so by the opposition, they can play forward. This may entail: - ‘Scanning’ to identify the nearest opponent. - Being ‘half-turned’ and receive the ball on their backfoot. - Using a variety of one touch or no touch turns e.g. allowing the ball to run across the body.

PASS DETAIL

• The pass that breaks the line of defenders positioned in the central channel can take a variety of forms. It could be ‘clipped’, ‘punched’ or ‘disguised’.

COACHING DETAIL: DEFENSIVE TRANSITION

AGGRESSIVE REACTION

• Should the in-possession side lose the ball they should react immediately to try and prevent the opposition from progressing towards their goal. The players should show a willingness to press, tackle and block. The more capable teams will keep the opposition ‘locked-in’ their own half following their loss of possession.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9 SSG Conditioned

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9v9 SSG Conditioned (25 mins)

FUNCTION

• In this conditioned small-sided game each phase of play begins with the same team’s goalkeeper.

• The goalkeeper must combine with the their back four and two deep-lying midfielders (Team B) to ‘outplay’ six pressing opposition players (Team A); only these six Team A players are permitted inside the opposition’s half in this phase of the game.

• The team in possession must ‘break’ the halfway line by dribbling the ball over it. Once they do so, the whole pitch becomes active with players permitted to go anywhere on the pitch. This is depicted in diagram one.

• Should the ball go out of play or if a goal is scored, play restarts from the start point.

• If the opposition regain possession, as shown in diagram 2, they should attempt to score unrestricted. The absence of restrictions on the game lasts until the ball next goes out of play.

• The two team should switch roles regularly