Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Build into Midfield

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Aidan McKendry
Name: Aidan McKendry
City: Bellshill
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Match Moment: In Possession

Focus: Building from the Back

Shadow Focus: Pressing from the Front

Microcycle day: MD+2/MD-5

Players: 14 Players (12 Outfield + 2 GK)

Physical Focus: Endurance


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation

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Activation

Training Moment: Activation

Players available: 12

Timings: 20 minutes (3x6 minutes runs with 1 minute intervention for changing movement)

Description

Unoppossed practices focussing on combination play to bypasss opposition line of pressure. The picture shows two of the three methods used to encourage forward runs to breach line of pressure and receive facing opposition goal.

Players are encourages throughout to follow key details on types of movement, including "disguises", "double movements" and "faints" to not only create space to run into but space after receiving.

Coaching Points

  • Detail on type of pass according to movement (weight of pass, angle created, body positioning when receiving) .
  • Starting position in reference to where the ball is at each part of the play.
  • Timing of run to ensure not offside / crowding or killing space.
Add variations or points like changing direction to encourage players to not switch off and create that rhythm of their passing as opposed to being robotic.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Overload

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Overload

Training Moment: Overload

Players Available: 12

Timings: 15 minutes (3x4 minute rounds with 1 minute recovery)

Description

4v4+2

This practice should look to utilise overload players in channel areas to support and provide width to look to play through line of pressure to opposition half to punish via scoring in either mini-goals. Reds look to press and score off the regain into mini-goals that side to become the in possession team. Blues will jump in and become the next 4 with the yellows replicating the shape Blues had at the start. Players should look at creative runs, type and speed of movement to bypass pressure to score.

Coaching Points

  • Detail on type of pass according to movement (weight of pass, angle created, body positioning when receiving).
  • Timing of run for 6 and 8 to rotate / go beyond and stay through opposition half (can you play forward).
  • Remain composed under pressure of 3v4 in central area of the pitch.

Progression

  • Two touch finish in opposition half into goal - detail in pass to find goal.
  • Goal for Pressing team = 3 Goals

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game-Related Practice

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Game-Related Practice

Training Moment: GRP

Players Available: 14

Timings: 15 minutes (3x4 minute rounds with 1 minute recovery)

Description

6v6+2

Both teams set up with a 1-4-2

(GK play both teams, back 4, 6 and 8)

8v6 practice where In Possession team looks to progress through defensive zone into opposition half, creating an overload in attacking half to score. Once four players Press, they cannot go back into own zone to defend goal.

Coaching Points

  • Detail on type of pass according to movement (weight of pass, angle created, body positioning when receiving).
  • Timing of run to support attack from FB's / Midfielder to go beyond and stay through opposition half (can you play forward).
  • Remain composed under pressure of Press in central area of the pitch.

Progression

  • Two touch finish in opposition half into goal - detail in pass to find goal.
  • Goal for Pressing team = 3 Goals

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game

Training Moment: Conditioned Game

Players Available: 14

Timings: 2x10 minutes (3 minute recovery)

Description

Both teams set up in a 1-3-1-2 (replicate midfield three)

Condition: Ball cannot be played from GK directly into opposition half unless drilled pass. Players encouraged to play through.


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