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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 11v11 Session Plan 32 – Counter Attacking Defensive 3rd

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Craig Birtwistle
Name: Craig Birtwistle
City: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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How to get numbers behind the ball, compact behind in order to win possession and counter attack
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 (10 mins)

Fifa 11 - 8 mins

Set up

Two lanes: Cones 5 yards apart. 30 yards total

Organization

Exercise 1: Straight run

Exercise 2: Hip out

Exercise 3: Hip in

Exercise 4: Circle partner

Exercise 5: Shoulder contact

Exercise 6: Forward and back

Exercise 7: Run and jog

Exercise 8: Bounding

Exercise 9: Plant and cut

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Development

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Skill Development (20 mins)

Set up:

Group split up into 2 groups of 8. Four teams total

Organization

Red starts with a 4v2. If they can achieve 4 passes they can break out to play 4v2 in the next square to goal. No conditions in the new square just a 4v2 scrimmage. If the 2 win the ball in the first square they can go to goal or pass back to open up the game to a scrimmage. If they win the ball in the second square it opens up to a scrimmage.

Coaching Points

Step to player to deny space (offsides are in play)

Work with team mate to try to press and create numbers up.

Look to win the ball and attack quickly.

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

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Functional Practice (20 mins)

Set-Up

4v4 to target player and 2 counter goals. Other players in a rondo.

Organization

White attack big goal and red attack small goals and target player. Ball starts with the target who plays the ball wide to 7 or 11. Game starts as soon as the ball leaves the target players foot.

Progression: Can play to the 9 as well to begin.

Coaching Points

Step up on clearance. Try to get 7, 9 or 11 offside. Compact behind the ball.

Deny space

Win ball and expand try to hit target or counter goals early.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Functional Practice 2

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Functional Practice 2 (20 mins)

Set-Up

7v6 to 3 counter goals. Other players in a rondo.

Organization

White attack big goal and red attack small goals and target player. Ball starts with White 8 who can play to 11, 7 or 9 to begin.

Progression: Can play to 10 to begin also.

Coaching Points

Step up on clearance. Try to get 7, 9 or 11 offside. Compact behind the ball.

Deny space

Win ball and expand try to hit counter goals early if possible (goals represent 9, 10 and 11)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (20 mins)

Set up

Players set up using cones as above.

Organization

Coach passes the ball into anyone. Both teams must then adjust from here. From this moment it is a regular game. Each time the ball goes out it starts from the coach with everyone going back to their cone. Finish with the last 20 minutes as a regular game and regular rules.

Coaching Points

All of points portrayed throughout the session should be enforced in a game situation.

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