Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Period 2 Week 4 Session 1 - Overloads (Attacking From Wide Areas)

2 v 1 (15 mins)

Organisation:

Set up as shown.

Numbers of players between 10-16. (or work 1 side at a time).

Lots of balls.

Instructions:

Blue team play 4 v 2 (or 5 v 2) aganist Yellow team in square A.

After 5 passes they pass or dribble out of the square and pass to their forward player.

Play out the move 2v1.

Once this move ends then the ball is served by the Coach to square B and Yellow team play against Blue.

If defender wins the ball once player exits the square then the play stops.

Coaching Points:

Speed of play.

Quality of pass.

Ability to penetrate with pass.

Awareness of forward on the 5th pass.

Movement off the ball and end product.

Progressions:

See next screen

4 v 2 (20 mins)

Organization:

Same set up as previous two screens but put an additional player in the central midfield area.

Instructions:

On the 5th pass the ball must be played to the central midfield player for that team.

A Blue player from square B releases himself and the central midfield player plays a diagonal pass into the path of that player.

The player that played the pass from square A also joins in the attack to make a 3 v 1 situation.

A defender from any square can also recover to defend.(3v2)

The CM can also join in the attack as a number 10 or make an overlapping run.

Coaching Points:

CM supporting run dictated by movements ahead of him.

Same points as previous two screens but communication is very important for the defending team.

Progressions:

Time limit on play of 10 seconds to score.

Cool Down & IDT (20 mins)

At least 15 minutes Individual Development Time.