Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Overloads

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Gareth Richards
Name: Gareth Richards
City: Chester
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Warm Up (15 mins)

Area size 12m x 20m approx

6 v 3 Small Sided Possession (4 Outside players + 2 Inside Players v 3 Defenders)

Defending players work for 90 secs maximum before rotating

Defending players can only have 2 players in 1 half of the pitch at any time

Aim of the red team is to try and play through the yellow defenders if possible from end to end.

Score 1 point via a successful transfer.

If the yellow defenders win the ball they can playh 3 v 2 against the 2 x inside reds for 10 passes. if they get to 10 passes the reds then get the ball back and restart.

Red outside players can support by moving on their lines

Key Points

Movement to receive

Awareness for 1st touch

Awareness of next pass

Quality of pass (Detail)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession

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Possession (25 mins)

6 v 6 + 2

Play 4 x 3 min games with 1 Minute (min) to 2 minute (max) interventions

Both teams have 2 x wide players that begin on the outside and beyond the HWL.

Team in possession play try to create a (4 v 3) MF overload with wide player moving inside.

If the opposition midfield defend with 2 x DMF and 1 x AMF a centre back can step in to create the 4 v 3

A goal is scored when the ball is passed to the 9

When a goal is scored the 9 passes to either opposition centre back and play begins from that end.

Key Points

Recognition of when to move inside to create 4 v 3

Timing of movement inside

Quality of pass forward

Ability to receive and play forward.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 Zone Game

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3 Zone Game (25 mins)

8 v 8 + GKs

Team in possession can move forward to create 4 v 3 in middle 3rd and 3 v 3 in the front 3rd

Back 3rd

Patience in playing out 4 v 2 (Platform to Play).

Find the spare man.

Middle 3rd

Movement to receive between players and face forward.

Support away from the ball in space.

Rotation

Final 3rd

Create 1 v 1, 2 v 1 opportunities

Create shooting opportunites


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