Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U14/15 Girls - Shape Playing out from the Back in Defensive Third (Start Time: 2018-03-15 15:00:00)

Am-Club: Brooklyn City F.C.

Jesse DeLorenzo

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Name:	Jesse DeLorenzo
City:	Brooklyn
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Warm-up

Organization:

- 3 groups, player led dynamic warmup. After dynamic warm-up, players have a few minutes to work on their own continuing to prepare for the session

Instructions:

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v1

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3v1

Organization:

- As many as needed, 6x6 yard grids or adjusted as needed

- 3v1 in each grid, depending on numbers can be 4v1 or 4v2

Instructions:

- 3v1 rondo with active switching if the defender wins the ball. Every 5 passes equal a point for the attackers

- 2 minutes on, 20-30 seconds off, 4-5 times

- First few rounds with no restrictions, then varied with only 2 or 3 touches

Coaching Points:

- Body Shape. Can we receive across our body, opening up our hips to play both ways. How? Why?

- Good weight and accuracy of pass, targeting our teammates backfoot to allow them to open up and play either way. How? Why?

- Communication off the ball, verbal and nonverbal to instruct the passer or receiver

- Movement off the ball to support the first attacker. Where? Why?

- What kind of touch are we taking to receive and set up our next pass?

- How can we disguise our next pass?

- Can the first attacker drag the defender out of position to create space in behind?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v5+3

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5v5+3

Organization:

- Space adjusted as needed

- Two teams of 5, 3 jokers in the middle

Instructions:

- In possession, team organizes itself on the edge of the grid with two CB's, a RB, LB, and forward. Three jokers in the middle acting as DM, CM, CAM. Team out of possession is defending inside the grid trying to win the ball.

- Attacking team is trying to play the ball from CB's to Fwd

- When a team loses the ball, they get compact and move into the field to squeeze the space

- When a team wins possession, they quickly open up and take their shape as shown above.

Coaching Points:

- Two most basic concepts, especially when playing out from the back and in the transition moments: When we have the ball, what do we want to make the field?(Bigger) When we don't have the ball, what do we want to make the field?(Smaller)

- Body shape in receiving and playing, can we give ourselves more options with how we receive

- Communication off the ball to indicate the next pass, where it should go, how it should be delivered, and what should happen next

- Verbal and nonverbal cues that will initiate sequences. I.E. when CB passes into DM, body shape is initiating movement from one outside back vs the other outside back

- Can we attract the defenders into the middle by finding our DM or CM to then open up space for our outside backs

- Creating passing lanes and ensuring that we are maximizing our space. Rotation in the middle to create space inside and out

- In transition, when we win possession, when to reset to get our shape vs when to quickly play forwards to break through the lines

- How to reset and give ourselves time to open up

- Being proactive and reading the situation to realize when a transition moment is going to occur

- In transition, when we lose possession, when to step and win back immediately vs when to re-organize and recover behind the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8v6 POFTB

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8v6 POFTB

Organization:

- Using half the field or space adjusted as needed, two counter goals and a target at midfield.

- One team with back four and midfield three, opposing team set-up with midfield four and two forwards.

Instructions:

- Team POFTB trying to go from their goalkeeper to the target goals or target player's feet.

- If defending team wins the ball they go to goal

- Allow for play to start with the blue team to work on resetting in transition moments using our GK to find our shape when playing out.

Coaching Points:

- Shape under medium to low pressure as shown above

- High pressure, CB's drop to the sides of the box, outside backs shift into a new passing lane attempting to create more space in the middle for the DM, CM, and CAM

- When building out of the back, need to ensure numbers beyond the ball, not behind

- Verbal and nonverbal cues to initiate sequences, I.E. CB into DM finding RB making a run in behind

- Confidence in using our GK to attract pressure to find the open player

- Patience on the ball to attract pressure

- Communication to assist with the next movement or pass, when to turn, when to play back, play the way you face, what type of pass, etc.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8v8 Half Field Match

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8v8 Half Field Match

Organization:

- Using hald a field or adjusted as needed.

- One team playing 1-4-3, other team playing 1-1-4-2

Instructions:

- Normal match

Coaching Points:

- Reinforcing the points worked on earlier in the session