Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 3-5-2

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Name:	Wayne Moore
City:	Leeds
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival activity - Keep ball

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Arrival activity - Keep ball

2 x mini goals

2 teams

30 x 40

Set up

Objective of team in possession: Score with a header or volley

Objective of team out of possession: Pressure, Delay, Deny, Dictate

Can only ball with a throw

Progressions

Can't pass back to same man

Split pitch in to grids - Can't pass to same man in the same grid

5 passes before you can score

Can only pass forward

Move on to warm up after 10 minutes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Retreating defence

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Retreating defence

Organisation

- Half a pitch with boxes marked out with cones

- 16 players - 8 reds - 8 blues, can be reduced

- Play starts with 4 v 4 in middle square

- Either reds or blue intiate an attackk with one player breaking from the square supported by a team mate, looking to gain entry into the target box. Blues are playing to B targets and Reds to R targets.

- Opposing player iin the middle square, closest to the box being attacked, drops off to defend against the counter attack

- Defending delays the attack whilst team mate from the middle square recovers to get behind the ball to make a 2v2

- If recovering players gain possession they pass to either of their target players located in their target boxes to conclude the practice

- Practice starts with the players in the middle square - alternate players

- Players in the target boxes play 1v1 - oone is defending and one is attacking. To score the attacker needs to run the line over the back line. For the defender to score, they need to force the player out of the side or front of the box or regain possession and play back in to their team to score

Detail

- D presses ball, defeclting the play away from supporting A

- Body shape of D, low stance, split feet, changing feet, side on, shoulders forward

- D stays inside the line of the ball and goal

- Attempt to tackle on the front foot, ramain on balance, if not successful

Progression

A's to score within a set time

Can go to any target square to score

Key coaching points

- Quick realisationn and reaction to movement of players from the middle square

- Intital D engages attack early without becoming isolated tooo far from defensiive box

- D denices space, delays progress, deflects ball to defend target box whilst recovering D makes ground

- Recovering D engages balll if possible on his recovery run

- Once recovery run is complete; defend with two is required

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Regaining definsive shape in centre midfield after an attack in the final third

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Regaining definsive shape in centre midfield after an attack in the final third

16 players

8 bibs

Good supply of balls

2 goals - one full size / one mini will be fine

30 markers

Play starts...

Play starts with S1 or S2 with a pass in to the Blue attackers who attempt to score.

If Blues score or the ball goes out of play

- If Blues score or the ball goes out of play, play starts again with the opposite Server on the wing.

- If Blue's lose possession

- The Red team play the ball in to Red 1 who can only dribble in to the final third before passing to Red 3 or pass to Red 2 who can be any of the 4 red players in the defending third joining the attack.

- One Blue attacker / midfielder can make a recovery run in to the midfield zone stop the attack from Reds.

- If Red 1 passes to Red 2, the ball can then be passed in to Red 3 in the final third. The twoo Red and Blue midfielders can join this attack to create a 4-3 in favour of the Blues. Play comntinues until Reds either score, the ball goes out play or Blues win theball back. If Blues win it back they restart play by returning the ball out to S1 or S2 who work up and down the shaded channel.

What will dictate blue 1's approach?

- The direction of control / run from R1. For example, if it's a poor touch from R1, B1 might be able too win the ball back or make R1 play backwards.

- The run from R2

- Who makes the recovery run from the Blue attackers. For example, if a Blue is closer to R1 and tracks back quick enough, B1 may be best to cover and mark the run of R2.

- The position of Red 3 and cover behind. For example, when Reds can play direct to R3, B1 may be better blocking passes to R3.

- Communication from teammates.

So what does Blue 1 need from the player making the recover run?

- Quick response and recovery run

- Cover and compactness

- Good decision making

What does B1 need from his team mates?

- Recovery runs

- Communication - for example, the goalkeeper can see it all, is he best to deliver instructions?

- Compact and organised behind, to the side and in front

Principles of play

Transition - recognition of the situation, decision making, individual action, team and unit action

Out of Possession - Pressure? Delay deny, dictate

Challenges

Try to win the ball back and then play wide to set up attacks centrally

Retain the ball after winning possession

Recover as quick as you can

Defend two of the three grids in the middle third

Progression

Attacking team in final third - two touches

Play is continous when Blues win the ball back

Ball can be played direct to R3 from Reds winning possession

Two addition Reds can join the Reed attack

S1 or S2 can join the attack in the 18 yard box

Add an addition red to the shaded area to create two outlets

Blues must keep the ball for a target length of time before passes out to S1 or S2 or they have to complete X number of passes first. But keep realistic!

Conditions

R1 must remain in the shared area until he receives the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

8v8 - this includes the GKs

Attacking team can overload the attacking third, however, this will leave them suspectable to a counter attack, so quick recovery and the playing with the principles of defending are vital.

2 players can join attacking third from midfield.

All principles of trasitional and out of possession are the focus when a team losses the ball high up the field.

Play restarts in the final third with a ball in from the coach to the attacking team.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Team shape in attack - 3-5-2

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Team shape in attack - 3-5-2

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