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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FAW UEFA B LICENSE, Task 2 - Session Plan 16 Specific Practice into SSG

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Spencer O'Connor

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Spencer O'Connor
Name: Spencer O'Connor
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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  • FAW UEFA B LICENSE
  • TASK 2: 16 SESSIONS AND 16 REFLECTIONS
  • Session Plan 16 Specific Practice into SSG
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Practice

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Specific Practice (20 mins)

To improve switching play in create / build up phase and final third.

Set Up

  • Size 4 footballs
  • Mini-goals / big goal
  • Flat markers
  • Multiple coloured bibs
  • Whistles and stopwatch

Timings: 40 minutes 

  • 20 minutes = Specific Practice
  • 20 minutes = SSG 

Organisation:  

- Half pitch size + 10 yards length 

- 18 players

Blue Team: 1-3-4-3 [ GK&CF taken out ]  

Red Team: 1-4-4-2 [ RW&LW taken out ] 

Session:

  • Blue team CB's start the game by making a pass. Red team press the blue team to close / deny off one side. 
  • Blue team has to beat the press by using the inside players support to switch the ball to the opposite side spare player. 
  • Blue team keeps possession to familiarise switching the ball from one end channel to the other end channel and finally creating a chance in front of the goal from wide area. 
  • Only the Two Red CF's are locked into the create phase zone (they cannot back track to final-third).
  • Blue team cannot take a shot on goal until they have switched the ball at least once in the final-third. 

Scoring System: 

(Team captains / Assistant coach to keep a record on scores in Specific Practice). 

  • Blue team switches the ball from one end channel to the other in create phase = 1 point. 
  • Blue team switches the ball from one end channel to the other in final third = 1 point followed by phase of play inside again to score a goal = 3 points. 
  • Red team on winning the ball get 1 point. Followed by a goal in either mini-goals will get them 3 points. 
Coaching Points:
  • Coach the team is in relation to pitch geography; position specification to the formation; In, away, around the ball situation. 

In Possession Team (BLUE) [Coaching]

  • Mobility to support / angle to support the teammate in possession of the ball
  • Use of width/depth of the pitch 
  • Play through, around / over the opposition
  • Defensive balance  
  • Technical details around Passing (weight, direction, etc.)
  • Overload to isolate - draw the opposition in to one area of the pitch to create space for a switch of play

Out of Possession Team (RED) [Managing]
  • Force them one side with high press / stop the switch
  • Leave the furthest player free
  • Look to target the mini-goals on winning transition 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game (20 mins)

Small Sided Game [9v9 reinforcing the switching play principle in SSG]

Set Up 

  • Half pitch size + 15 yards 
  • Blue Team: 1-3-4-3 [CF taken out & one CB from specific practice plays as GK]
  • Red Team: 1-4-4-2 [RW&LW taken out of play]

Session

  • Play starts from initially blue team keeper later, play is restarted from both keeper ends. 
  • Blue team works on the switching play principle from the specific practice. 
  • Blue team keeper pushes up to form the back 3 while in possession of the ball.

Scoring System (scores to get carried over from specific practice)

  • Blue team to switch the ball at least once before taking a shot on goal. A switch gives = 1 point. A switch and phase of play followed to result in goal = 3 points.
  • Red team score a goal gets them 1 point. 

Coaching Points:

  • What ifs?
  • Reinforcing the coaching points from the specific practice. 

Coaching Interventions

  • Walkthrough 
  • Freeze Coaching Interventions 
  • Concurrent 
  • Terminal

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