Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending the final 3rd specific into SSG UPLOADED

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Ken Griffiths

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Name:	Ken Griffiths
City:	totnes
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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

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Specific Practice (10 mins)

Specific Practice Defending The Final Third

Practice Area: Half Pitch

Timings: Three Four Minute Sessions with one minute rest

Players: Fourteen Outfield and One GK

Note one player fixed to centre circle

Formation:4 -2 defending/2-2-3 attacking

Three Block titles:

Defend The Final Third From Central Overload/Defend the Final

Third From Wide Overload/Manage Transition from Defending to

attacking

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Block 1 Attacking team to be managed to playin wide areas -

encourage two touches for attacking team if pace is too slow

Block 2 Attacking team to be managed to playcentrally and create

overloads - If positioning not correct on initial shape can regress

to allow 10 seconds between everyrestart from centre circle to get shape. If shape is good can progress to allow the restart player to

come as high as the edge of the D of the centre circle (indicated bythe flats)

Block 3 - Unblocked practice with attacking team using a range of tactics - check for defensive understanding - 2 point for an attacking

phase not resulting in a goal/1 point for scoring in a mini goal on transition - reflecting a hooked pass into the channel.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Can the red team have a shot on goal within 30 seconds

Can the blue team win the ball within 30 seconds

How many backward passes bythe reds can the blues force

Competition for who can win more points - 2 point for an attacking phase not resulting in a goal/1 point for scoring in a mini goal on

transition - reflecting a hooked pass into the channel.

3 points for a goal (it should be tricky!)

Coaching Detail

Protect the middle of the pitch

Communicate to pass off number 9 depending on what side he's attacking

Force the opposition wide

Limit crosses into the box/Stop the cross

Stop the shot - force backwards or block

Deal with 1 v 1

GK position and micro adjustments to support protecting the goal/area or space

Blue team will be the team being coached. Red team managed by assistant coach. Blue team wont know what type of attack will be

coming next and must react so that issues can be identified.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (15 mins)

Half pitch

9 v 9

Full back areas for attacking team tapered as no full backs

Red Team (Attacking team are set up in a 4-3-3 formation with

only attacking players and CBs (2-3-3).

Blue Team (Defending team are set p in a 4-3-3 formation with

only one attacker (4-3-1)

Reds are attacking and will have the goalkeeper who is operating as a key player (similar to

a 3rd CB in possession).

The defensive side will be the side managed by the coach - they

must not be any deeper than the edge of the D for the restart from

opposition goalkeeper.

Block 1 The focus of block 1 is that the defending team will look to defend

final third attacks from wide areas (other coach will manage reds

and ask that they attack through wide areas) - corners of the

attacking teams defensive side are tapered off to encourage

forward passing.

Restart always from red goalkeeper playis live from first pass.

Blue team defenders allowed into channel as soon as pass enters the channel. Must focus on bodyshape, showing onto weaker

foot/away from goal and decision making/deceleration.

Block 2 - reds encouraged to play direct - defensive principles from blues to maintain a straight defensive line and goalkeeper position

to defend the space alongside communication and decision making.

Restart from coach feeding the ball into random positions to the attacking team

Block 3 - test understanding of when to jump out into wide areas and when to stay narrow and compact. Remove tapering rules and

adopt mentality of half/half defending. Can the defending team learn how to set traps and when these are activated - allowing space for

diagonal balls etc.