Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breaking lines - Finding the spare player

General Practise

Organisation
- Nine players create a 3 v 3 + 3. Three reds, three blues & three
yellows.
- One ball in play.
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How it works
- The three teams will set up as shown - two teams inside while
the third team will play one player on each end with the remaining
player in the centre of the playing area.
- The team in possession will attempt to get the ball from one end
of the area to the other by playing through the area.
- Theycan play as many passes as they want whether it is one
pass straight through or a combination of passes to draw the
opposition of of position in order to do so.
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Coaching points
- Width & Depth.
- Quality of pass (mechanics)
- Combinations - use of common players.
- Speed of play.
- Movement off the ball.
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Manage the team out of possession
- Protect the middle - don't press the end players - maintain your shape
- Force them wide
- Don't get split (pass through the middle)
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Conditions
- The ball must go through the central common player before being passed out the other side.
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Targets
- Playthrough the opposition as quickly and as often as possible.
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Challenges
- Playthree passes inside the area before playing through.
- Create space for the common player to receive the ball.