Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 4: U16s: Playing through the 3rds (Start Time: 2021-10-11 19:30:00)

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Andy Jones

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Name:	Andy Jones
City:	Swansea
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session based around the ability of the team to move the ball through the 3 through the 3 thirds of the pitch from a defensive position into an attacking position. When GKs introduced into E3 ensure they continue the playing through the 3rds principles with their distribution.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): E1: Passing Drill

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E1: Passing Drill (10 mins)

Time: 10 Minutes

Set Up:

-60x40 grid in 3 even zones.

-Set up 10 stations.

-Place players on each station with excess at 1 and 6.

-All excess players at 1 and 6 have a ball each except one as they can receive the pass off 5 and 10 respectively.

Exercise:

-Play starts at 1 and 6.

-Players pass and move through the numbered stations.

-Play for 4 minutes in a anti-clockwise direction as shown above.

-After that 4 minutes change direction to clockwise direction.

-Start at 1 to 10, and 5 to 6 and continue.

Key Points:

-Pace of the passes with intensity of movement between the stations.

-Ensure player are moving off at angles to receive the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): E2: Comp drill

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E2: Comp drill (30 mins)

Time: 30 Minutes

Set Up:

-Same grid remove the staions.

-2 teams of players in a 3-2-3 (have spare players rotating regular).

Exercise:

-Play starts with red CB.

-CB plays a free pass into the first into 3 grid.

-From there the reds play through the thirds of the pitch and score by getting the ball past opposition defensive line (end of each side where CB plays).

Rules:

-CB only play on the outside of the end parts of the grid.

-Team in possession players can move through the thirds in both directions to create overloads.

-Only 1 from each zone can move through zones at each time.

-Example: 1 player from the middle can move into the defensive zone, other must stay in the middle, 1 defender can move forward into the middle zone and so on.

Progression:

-Add a goal 10 or 5 yards at either end and player in possession breaks past the line again but has to score in the goal.

Key Points:

-Fast pace of the passes.

-Players movement all over the various parts of the grid needs to be continuous no matter where the ball is.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): E3: SSG

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E3: SSG (30 mins)

Time: 30 Minutes

Set Up:

-Half pitch across 3G split into 3 even zones.

-teams split with red in a 3-2-3-1, blue in a 4-2-3.

Exercise:

-For first 15 minutes play as per rules similar to E2 with regard player movement through thirds.

-After 15 minutes pass remove zones and have free play.

Key Points:

-Player movement.

-Forward incisive passes when they are on.

-Talking between the players.

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