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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Out of Possession - Defend & Delay (Start Time: 2025-09-04 18:00:00)

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Paul Braithwaite
Name: Paul Braithwaite
City: Conwy
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical

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Technical

Set Up:

Players in pair facing one another either side of the 5x5yrd box. 

Area / Organisation:

35 x 25 yards with 5x5yrd boxes. 

Explanation:

Players numbered 1 & 2 start facing one another either side of their chosen box. Player 1 leads moving around the outside of the box using football specific movements. After 30 second players swap roles.  

Challenges, Conditions & Targets:

Player leading is looking to lose their partner while the player following looks to end up opposite their partner one the whistle/command. 

This then progresses into carry out the same practice but with a football each. 

Key Points:

In Possession

  • Keep the ball moving 
  • Lots of touches of the ball
  • Turns & faints 
Out of Possession
  • Keep checking partners location 
  • Glances up and down
  • Eyes on the ball
Interventions:
  • Concurrent
  • Coaching process
  • Walk through
  • Terminal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill

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Skill

Set Up:

Players in pair facing one another either side of the 5x5yrd box.

Area / Organisation:

35 x 25 yards with 5x5yrd boxes.

Explanation:

Players numbered 1 & 2 start facing one another either side of their chosen box. Player 1 plays the ball into player 2 and takes their space in an unopposed scenario to become comfortable with the practice. Players then swap roles before playing live for an allotted time or number of attempts with those receiving now looking to dribble past the player defending.  

Challenges, Conditions & Targets:

Player defending looking to deny the attacking player beating them and dribbling to the opposite side of the box. If the defender must use their pass as the trigger to take away the space and follow pass. Add points for both players if successful in their role of the practice. 

Key Points:

In Possession

  • Keep the ball moving
  • Lots of touches of the ball
  • Be positive in receiving the ball
  • Decide how to take player on
  • Turns & faints
  • Add match related tricks 
Out of Possession
  • Trigger is from the pass
  • Arrive quickly 
  • Slow down on arrival 
  • Body Shape 
  • Eyes on the ball
  • Only pinch if you can
  • Force errors to gain possession - boundaries of the box related to the pitch for realism
Interventions:
  • Concurrent
  • Coaching process
  • Walk through
  • Terminal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): General Practice

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General Practice

Set Up:

12 players divided into three groups of four and put into the thirds in bibs.  

Area / Organisation:

35 x 24 yards

Explanation:

Players in red look to play the ball between themselves before transferring the football through (as the ball cannot go over) to those in the players in the other end third. 

Challenges, Conditions & Targets:

Players must look to play with a tempo to shift the middle four (blues) then play through once a gap appears. Blues are to stay together and not get split. If successful in delaying the passing forcing an error and gaining possession a point is awarded. To progress this one or two players depending on ability can step into the final thirds to apply pressure on the player and football. 

Key Points:

In Possession

  • Keep the ball moving
  • Be patient
  • Play with tempo
  • Scan for opportunities 
  • Clear passing lanes
  • Weight of pass
  • Which surface of the foot to receive the ball
  • Communication

Out of Possession
  • Shuffle together
  • Check area for spaces
  • Communication 
  • Do not get split/Allow gaps to appear 
  • Arrive on the ball when transferred 
  • Body Shape
Interventions:
  • Concurrent
  • Coaching process
  • Walk through
  • Terminal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

Set Up:

12 players divided into two team with one team defending two wide goals and one team defending a central goal.

Area / Organisation:

35 x 24 yards with two small goals in wide areas and one slightly bigger goal in a central area.

Explanation:

Players in red look to defend the wide goals by forcing the blue into central areas and away while the blues do the opposite in forcing the reds away from the central area and into wide areas. Play for allotted time and switch roles at the half way point.

Challenges, Conditions & Targets:

Players must look to play with a tempo to shift their opposition those out of possession are to think about potential transitions and been able to deal with the resulting danger. Each team has allotted amount of passes or time in which to score if unsuccessful the ball switches over to the opposition to create tempo and transitions. If those out of possession win the football and scre two goals are awarded. 

Key Points:

In Possession

  • Keep the ball moving
  • Be patient
  • Play with tempo
  • Scan for opportunities
  • Clear passing lanes
  • Weight of pass
  • Which surface of the foot to receive the ball
  • Communication

Out of Possession
  • Shuffle together
  • Check area for spaces
  • Communication
  • Do not get split or overloaded 
  • Arrive on the ball when transferred
  • Body Shape - Show away from goal
Interventions:
  • Concurrent
  • Coaching process
  • Walk through
  • Terminal

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