Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Recovery Runs Session - Coach Development

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Craig Scott

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Name:	Craig Scott
City:	Littlehampton
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Animation 1

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Animation 1

Objectives/Timings:
Develop on reactions to recovery runs in a 1v1 situation.
Timings: 10-12 mins - Rotate players.

Organisation/Equipment:
Players into pairs with one ball and one pinny. The attacking player is the inside player (blue) and the reds are recovering defenders. Players will switch. Cones placed - players starting positions around 5 yards apart.

How?
Players into pairs and will pass the ball to one another. Within 8 passes, the attacking blue player must turn and sprint to the end line before the red defender can pull the pinny out. Players will rotate after each go.

Conditions/Challenges:
Conditions:

-Blue players must turn and go within 8 passes on each round.
-Reds defender can recover as soon as Blue attacker turns.
Challenges:
-Can the recovering defender read the cues from the attacking player?
-Can the recovering defender recover to the ball in time?
Progressions:
-Take away the pinny - players aim to recover to the ball.
-Create 2v1 with recovery player to receive after ball is played to attacking player.

Coaching Points:
-Awareness of the attacking player - when are they looking to turn?

-Ability to recover quickly - use of speed.
-Can the player recover to the ball or in front of the attacking player?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v2+2

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4v2+2

Objectives/Timings:
Game scenarios with 4v2 and 2 recovery players. Players should be coached how to recover into central areas to defend.
Timings: 15-20 mins. Change the recovery players and switch the teams over to attack/defense.

Organisation/Equipment:
-Pitch into three lanes using flat cones and balls by one goal.
-Team into 2 teams of 5.
-Poles kept in corners for recovery players.
-2x 9v9 goals at each end.

How?
Goalkeeper starts with the ball, playing the first pass into a red player. As the first pass is played, the two blues can start to recover into create a 4v4. The first two blues aim is to protect central area and force wide, to allow time for the recovery players to recover. After 4-5 mins, teams can switch over. Recovering players should be rotated every 2 mins to maintain flow and speed of the recovery.

Conditions/Challenges:
Conditions:

-Once the GK passes to a red - blues defenders can recover.
-Reds should look to stay in a diamond and all three lanes to maintain realism.
Challenges:
-Can the Blues delay the attack by forcing wide to allow the other recovery players in?
-Can the Recovery players choose when to recover to the ball, space or player?

Progressions:
-Delay the time for recovery players to get back if success is high.

Coaching Points:
-First defender looking to delay the attack - body shape to maintain central and try to force one way.
-Defensive recovery player to be aware of where they are needed to recover.
-Goal side runs - get inside of the opposition players to force away from goal.
-Angled Runs to cover passing lanes/direct to goal.
-Recovery to Player, Space or the ball?
-Consistent communication between defensive players.
-Once recovered - can we get a defensive shape to regain possession?

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

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Objectives/Timings:
Game Phase of the session - using a 9v9 size field, the field is split into thirds. Players are coached in game like situations to recover into a defensive shape to prevent the in possession team opportunities to score.
Timings: 15-20 mins.

Organisation/Equipment:
-Pitch into thirds using flat cones.
-2x 9v9 goals.
-Players split (7v7) with 2 CB's, 4 Midfielders and 1x ST.

How?
-Coach starts with the ball. Ball is typically played into the mid third - players in possession look to play Striker into feet/space or release a through ball to a midfield runner - which allows the Midfielders to make deep runs to attack and score. Defensive team to recover (man for man) and regain possession. Game goes on naturally once one team breaks into the final third until the ball is dead.

Conditions/Challenges:
Conditions:
-New ball in means the players are locked into zones until the first entry into a final third.
-You may add a pass limit in the middle channel before going forward.

Challenges:
-Can players recognise how/where to recover in game situations - 'What's the biggest threat?'

Progressions:
-Coach can play balls into Strikers/CB's - player reaction to recover as needed.
-Allow the game to play open.

Variations:
-Game can be 2v2 in end zones / 3v3 central.

Coaching Points:
-Defensive recovery player to be aware of where they are needed to recover.
-Goal side runs - get inside of the opposition players to force away from goal.
-Recovery to Player, Space or the ball?
-Consistent communication between defensive players.
-Recovering players should start to read opposition intentions (What foot is dominant?, How can i best help my teammates?)

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