Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breaking Lines Idea (Start Time: 2024-03-02 11:00:00)

0-2 Mins Frame

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Participants:

12, play 6v6 spread over the area of the pitch.

Practice Layout:

Total: 40yds x 25yds with 5yds target area at each end and 3 equal 10 yard sections.

Timings:
2 minute to play followed by 1 minute to relay principles of session objective (Breaking Lines) followed by 1 min play - 2-6 Mins
1 Min Intervention then 2 minutes on play - 7-10 Mins
1 Min Intervention and 3 Mins play - 10-14
1 Min Intervention 3 Mins play - 14 - 17 

2 Mins play -18-20
Total ball rolling time = 13 minutes = 65%

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

The objective of the coached team (blue team) who begin in possession at every restart, is to try and play through the opposition players, transferring to their teammates, and then score by beating the last red opponent into the small mini goals. If they do, successfully, they get to maintain possession and beginning attacking towards the other team.

The objective of the managed team (red team) is to trying prevent the blue team to transfer the ball from

one end to the other. If they successfully dispossess the blue team, they can then score by reaching theirrespective end player.

7-10 Mins

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progress to using width of the box with diagonal passes to break lines 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenge blue to get the ball wide early to break lines

14-17 Mins

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progressions: Red Team -

1) Opposition middle man (in red) can now step in and press the blue team receiving the ball in their zone.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenge blue to now move the ball quicker and can recieving players now change their runs as well to help break the lines