Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): AP3 - Central Channel Attacking Ideas

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David Zook

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Name:	David Zook
City:	Phoenix
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSA - 5v4+GK

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SSA - 5v4+GK (20 mins)

Organization:

35xBox Width Grid | could be narrower.
5v5 | Include GK on goal
Ball starts with ATT 6 receiving pass from players on deck

Instructions:

ATT Play - Central 5v4
- ATTACK (Focus) - CMs and STs | 1-2-2
  - Aggressive attack to penetrate and shoot.
  - Connecting inside the box 1pt / Score on goal 2pts.
- DEFENCE - Rest of players - GK-2-2
  - Man - Marking | Deny shots and penetration
  - Score on counter goals = 2pts.

Coaching Points:

Create & Recognize Space in and Around the Box
- Exploit Central Overload
- Stretch Opponent and force them to make decision
- Counter movements - CFs and CMs
  - STs - wide starting position to free center / check and attack in behind.
  - CMs - open channel for CFs / support 3rd man play

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Screen 2

Key factors

Welsh way principles playing in the final third. In Possession. Principles that come into play are switching play, breaking lines and creating and exploiting overloads.

Organisation

Final third practice - 9v9. Ball always starts with the goalkeeper. Reds set up as if in a 1-3-5-2 but without the 4 and the 6 while the blues set up as if in a 1-4-4-1-1 without the 7 and 11. Reds looks to combine and create goal scoring chances in the final third. Blues look to deny the reds chances and on regaining the ball look to attack the other end.

How

Can the red team look to use positive, quick passes and movement to dis-organise the blues to try and create goalscoring opportunities. When receiving the ball, can the no4 look to link up with the players ahead of him whilst always maintaining a position to play under the ball should the ball need to be played backwards or in case the blues win the ball back and look to counter attack.

Are the other players offering width and depth to stretch the blues. Are they playing between lines and on the shoulders of defenders.

Challenges, conditions and targets

Challenges - Reds get an extra goal if they score from a cross.

Blue team must run the ball into the channel coned area within 7 seconds (recreates a counter attack).

Conditions - Reduce length of pitch so that the reds can build up closer to the final third and create more chances. Add offside line to promote realism. ..

Key Points

In Possession -

Angles and distances of support, in between and in behind, combinations to play forward into the final third, timing of runs into the final third, composure and decision making in the final third, width and depth.

Out of Possession -

Keep narrow, protect central areas, force wide, stop the cross, delay, deny and deflect.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8vs6 on build up/4vs3 in attacking

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8vs6 on build up/4vs3 in attacking (20 mins)

Time:20 minutes

Grid Dimensions: 3/4 of the field

Goal for Exercise: Blue team start build up phase in a 8vs6 situations. After breaking line of pressure they can connect with the attackers in theend zone and try to score. One extra player (#10 or #8) can joing the attack creating an a numerical advange (4vs3)

Coaching Points (List Top 3):

Misc. Notes:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game (25 mins)

Objective

In this exercise we will have a 4v2 where defenders only can defend inside the square. Ball starts with #6 who trys to combine passes with #8, #10 and #9 who will try to make runs trough the middle to penatrate and finish.

If defenders win the ball they can score on the small goals.

Coaching point

Open body position

Make creative runs

Back foot to control the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase 2 - SSG - Functional

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Phase 2 - SSG - Functional (20 mins)

Phase 2 - SSG

-Duration: 20 Minutes

-4x4 Minutes (1 Minute rest)

Area: Half a pitch divided into three zones with an offside line (red)

Objective:

Combination play between 2,3,7,11 to get in behind fullback

Organisation:

-7v4 (positional: attacking front five (7/8/9/10/11) and two full backs (2/3) based on a 4-2-3-1.

Defending Team (Red)

-2/4/5/3

Attacking Team (Blue)

-3/11 in wide left zone

-2/7 in wide right channel

-8/10/9 in central zone

-Resting players rotate every 4 repetitions

Rules:

-Ball always starts with server (black)

-8 receives ball and plays to either 2 or 3

-Upon receiving the ball 2/3 have to combine with 7/11 to beat defender

-Players cannot enter attacking zone until ball enters.

-Unlimited touches in wide zones (2/3/7/11)

-2 touch maximum in central zone (8/9/10)

Progression:

1. - 7v5

-Add a defensive midfielder to defending team (blue)

-Ball Can be transferred across zones but final ball must be to 2/3/7/11 in behind full back

2. - Can now Dribble across line from either of the wide zones

3. - Ball can be played in any of the three zones

Coaching Points:

-Movement - Can winger create space - Opposite direction - different lines

-Engage Defender - Positive - Can we go forward

-Combination Play - quick passing

-Dont force play / patient - switch play if necessary

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Drive an Attack towards Favorable Progression Zones

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Drive an Attack towards Favorable Progression Zones

Wednesday - Increased tension of the muscular contraction:

Organization: 4 v 4 with two Outside Attacking Jokers. The field is divided into four boxes near the central circle. The four boxes are 25x20 yards each. The narrow boxes contiguous to the four boxes are 44x5 yards each. Four flags mark the four corners on each half as shown. Each of the lateral channels is occupied by the Outside Attacking Jokers. The central channels are occupied by four players from each team: two Center Mids, an Attacking Mid, and a Center Forward.

Description: The teams play 4 v 4 in the central channels. The team in possession may use the Outside Back Jokers to help in the possession and circulation of the ball. The point of the game is possession and passing with the opposing team trying to win possession.

Scoring: Each time the team in possession is able to switch the point of attack, they score a point. Ten consecutive passes also score a point. If a pass is connected in the opposing team’s final zone, it scores a point – the offside is part of the game. The team with the most points wins.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Big Field - IDMC - Thursday

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Big Field - IDMC - Thursday

Increase duration of the muscular contraction:

Organization: Keeper+9 v 9+Keeper. Use the full field up to the boxes, with two cones set-up as full width goals as shown. Each half has three restricted zones plus two in the lateral channels – width – and one in central channel – depth. The three restricted zones on each side, starting at the box are of 44x10, 44x5 and 44x20 yards respectively. The lateral channels are broken up as shown.

Instructions:The team in possession must always have the Wings in the restricted lateral zones and the Center Forward in the central restricted zone to make a big field, otherwise they forfeit possession. Upon possession loss, those players may abandon the restricted zones and help recover the ball.

Progressions: As an alternative, the coach may have the Outside Backs in the lateral zones instead of the Wingers, and the Attacking Mid in the central zone instead of the Center Forward.

Scoring: The team that scores the most goals wins.

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