Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Block 2 Week 2 - Forward Passing to Forward Runners/Combination Play

Pro-Club: Doncaster Rovers FC

Tony Mee, Adult Member

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Name:	Tony Mee
City:	Doncaster
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Learning outcomes.

1. Switching the play through a central player (CB, CM).

2. Drawing out the opponent with small passes and then finding the correct time to switch the field.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (10 mins)

Warm up taken by SS Team.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Unopposed passing & receiving.

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Unopposed passing & receiving. (10 mins)

Organisation

Set up overlapping diamonds as shown.

Passing and receiving.

Open up to receive, follow your pass.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Opposed

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Technical Opposed (10 mins)

Organisation

One ball per group of 4. Extras around.

One attacker central, one defender.

How to Play

Centre attacker checks to create space, trying to lose the defender, receive, turn and play to opposite player.

Rotate roles periodically.

Challenge players to find different ways to switch play - roll the defender, set back and check again, set back and end man switch with a longer pass, receive and run/dribble, reverse pass.

Coaching Points

Create separation from the defender by checking away sharp and quick. (use arm to create separation)

Check shoulder.

If pressure is loose- Receive on the back foot and open up.

If pressure is tight- Receive on the front foot and spin the defender.

Switch in as few touches as possible.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Switching Play

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Switching Play (25 mins)

Organisation

Two 12x20 rectangles.

Players set up as shown.

All restarts come from coach.

How To Play

Grey team try to keep possession in their half, using the player in the middle.

Try to make 6 consecutive passes then switch play to the other half.

If the defenders win the ball try to play out to the coach.

Change defenders after a set time. (2 minutes)

Coaching Points:

Recognise how/when to switch play.

Long pass, crossover, bounce off middle player.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organisation:

6v6+1

Teams set up in a 2-3-1 in possession (Principles of a Diamond).

Wide areas marked (if necessary).

How to Play

Play to goal.

For each time the ball is switched from one wide area to the other in an attacking sequence it multiplies the worth of the goal. (ex. 3 switches followed by a goal in the same possession equals 3 points)

Coaching Points

Decisions

- Take the easy points? If opponent is giving you the middle and taking away the switch then take the middle 1 point.

-Try to draw the opponent out by playing small passes in one section of the field? Once they are drawn out switch the play.

-Full backs provide the width.