Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Exploiting Weak Side Conditioned SSG

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John Mardon

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Name:	John Mardon
City:	Cardiff
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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

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Key Factors

Keeper for the Red team feeds the ball in everytime to start the game, Blue team have got 3 different goals in each of the Zones to try and score. The Red team need to try and score in the main goals against the Blue Team Goalkeeper.

As soon as the GK plays the ball in hes not involved in the session until the ball goes dead again, when he needs to feed the ball to a player to restart the game.

Players in Zone B are to try and Keep tempo high, Promote good passing qualities, communication and movement

Challanges

Zone A & B are unopposed for both teams.

Different Points for scoring in different goals in the zones

Players are on limited touches in Zone A&B

Blue team are on 1 touch finish

Red team can't shoot and need to get the ball into the box as fast as possible

Only 2 Red are aloud in Zones A&B at the same time

Organisation

Blue Team - 4-3-3

Red Team - 2-3-3

Gk (Red Team feeder)

3 Zones

2 Zones unopposed

Pitch Geography for the players to understand player roles

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Exploiting Weak Side Conditioned SSG (30 mins)

Organisation

Two teams and one neutral player on a half pitch

Play starts and restarts with Reds to score in the primary goal.

The Reds play a neutral 2-3-3 shape to honour the 4-3-3 formation

The Blue play as GK 4-3 + neutral

Description

In order to score the Reds must first play into both Zone’ A’ and ‘B’ when play starts and when possession is won back.

This is to promote awareness along with creating and exploiting opponents weak side.

If and when Blue's in possession, they can score in either goal at the half-way line at their earliest opportunity.

Depending on your philosophy and style of play, feel free to tweak the counter-attacking condition for the Blue team.

Coaching Points

Minimise stoppages

Keep tempo high

Promote good passing qualities, communication and movement

CM & CB must have correct body shape to open play and attack the weak side

Reds to try stretch yellows horizontally to cause imbalance and exploit the weak side.

Promote overlaps, underlaps and good rotations

Promote the use of different passing types, such as lofted or chip pass for distance over immediate pressure

Reds must try switch play at the highest point and from CM when possible to reduce the Blue time to shift across and get organised.

Reinforce the principal aims of the session and why it is beneficial to play this way over urgency on one side of the field.