Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Moving Off The Ball To Create And Use An Open Player 10/23/24 and 10/24/24

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Phillip Gross
Name: Phillip Gross
City: Arlington Heights
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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PM-

How, why, and where do we move off the ball to maintain possession?

RM-

How can we prevent the opponents from playing forward?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2+2 Dribble Draw IBP

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2v2+2 Dribble Draw IBP

2v2+2 Dribble Draw

20x30 (adjusted as needed)

6x3 minute rounds 

PM team earns points for going end to end

KEY WORDS:

- Behind eyes

- Step back and to the side

- What's next?

- Drive

PLAYER ACTIONS:

- Move immediately

- Perceive defensive position and open spaces

- Pace and accuracy of pass

- Eyes away from the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4+3

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4v4+3 (20 mins)

Players play 4v4+3.

Main Principle: Rational occupation of space-->Space of Support

Player actions

Vocab: Help/Help Space

1. Body positioning to play forward or play to an open teammate

2. positioning at different lines

3. Scanning before receiving the ball, while in control of the ball, after passing the ball and moving to the identified space for a passing line.

1st: Receiving with poor body positioning leads to automatic turnover, emphasize technique (heel down toe up)

3nd: Identify when 3 players enter zone of the ball to trigger the cue to PROGRESS forward

3rd: Cannot play a straight ball forward (EX: 2-->8)

4th: take away two spaces and play in one rectangle

6 rounds

4 minutes

1 minute rest between rounds


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v5 Multi Goal Game

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5v5 Multi Goal Game (25 mins)

PM
Players try to progress the ball into any of the 3 mini goals. 
RM
Try to recover the ball ASAP when lost. When ball is in one width of the field, all defensive players should shift to the ball side half. 

Constraints
Space: 40x30
Rules: Play with offside. Can use target players instead of goals. Throw-ins when ball into touch. If 3 corners for a team, counts as a goal. 
Formation: Should play 2-3 or 2-4 (including CBs, HMFs, OBs) targeting players involved in the build out. 
Progression: Can include a GK to defend the 3 targets with their hands and play as a supporting player behind the ball.  
Points: 1 point for side goals, 3 points for the middle goal. 
Time: 3 Rounds of 6 minutes with 1 minute rest between. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9

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9v9

Objective: Win the game


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