Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing Through Thirds (Start Time: 2021-11-29 19:00:00)

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Aaron Stevenson
Name: Aaron Stevenson
City: Flint
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Key Aims of Session:

  • Repetition of playing passes through the thirds (not over or around)
  • Quick 1-2 touch play
  • Game play scenario decision making (through/over/around)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up 12's

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up 12's
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Warm up 12's (10 mins)

Session Organisation:

  • Full Pitch
  • Circle
  • 6 balls

Coaching Points:

  • Arrival activity : into groups of 2/3, short passing
  • Stretch in circle when all arrived
  • 2 laps of full pitch once stretching finished

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical
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Technical (30 mins)

Organisation

  • 8 cones
  • 4 markers
  • 6 balls
  • 35m x 15m each area

The players follow their pass and rotate around to the left.

Change the practice for the players to rotate around to the right after 3 minutes.


Instructions

  • The ball starts with the players at the end
  • Player 1 passes to the player who is positioned on the first cone (player 2)
  • Player 2 receives the ball and sets it back to player 1
  • Player 1 then passes to the player on the second cone on the left (player 3)
  • Player 3 then passes back to player 2
  • Player 2 then passes forward to the Target player at the end.

The players follow their pass and rotate around to the left.

Change the practice for the players to rotate around to the right after 3 minutes.

Coaching Points

  • Players need to look to have good body shape throughout the practice with their hips in line with the ball to receive the pass on the angle.
  • To improve forward play, attackers should look to support around the ball when passing through the lines, offering to support whilst also meeting the ball to improve passing. Players also need to keep game realistic movements in mind.
  • Players need to recognize when to change the rhythm of passes depending on the position of the field. Slower passes simulate drawing out the opposition to then speeding up as the spaces become smaller and closer to the attacking goal.

Progressions

  • Increase distance between passes
  • Player making short pass, apply passive pressure after pass

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

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Skill/SSG (30 mins)

Session Organisation:

  • 55m x 30m
  • 8 cones
  • 10 markers
  • 6 balls
  • 6 bibs
  • 7v7

Coaching Points:

  • Small-sided game with each team having 1 forward, 3 mids, 2 defenders, and 1 gk
  • Players stay in their third of the field except in the cases; all attacking mid can add into the attacking third to create overload 3v2/4v2
  • Minimum 1 pass every third


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

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Final Game (20 mins)

Session Organisation:

  • 2 goals
  • 5 bibs
  • 5 balls (1 in play)
  • 10 markers - split pitch into thirds

Coaching Points:

  • 7v7
  • Gk start with ball - no corners
  • 1 pass minimum in each third
  • Only 2 defenders allowed in defending third

Progression:

  • Remove pass restriction - change for must bounce ball into striker
  • 1 touch finish
  • 2/3 touch play
  • Create a point scoring system - 1pt per third transitioned into / 2pt shot on goal / 3pt goal.


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