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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): German FA Coaching License Course Assignment #4 (Start Time: 2025-04-13 20:10:00)

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RBNY Academy Inc

Alex Guerrero

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Alex Guerrero
Name: Alex Guerrero
City: Patchogue
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Session Goals:

  • Increase speed of play and awareness in tight areas
  • Develop coordinated pressing actions immediately after loss
  • Improve vertical passing and movement combinations (3rd-man plays)
  • Encourage smart decision-making and quick execution in the attacking third.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction

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Introduction (15 mins)

Organization:

  • 20x20 yard grid
  • 3 teams of 6 players (Red, yellow, and blue)
  • 2 teams combine in possession (12v6) vs 1 pressing team (red)

Instructions:

  • Possession teams play 1 or 2 touches max
  • Possession aim: 8-10 consecutive passes
  • Defending team has 6 seconds to win the ball after loss

Technical Coaching Points:

  • Weight/timing of pass
  • Body orientation to play forward
  • 1-touch layoffs

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Compactness in pressing
  • Reaction on loss (3-second rule)
  • Angles of support (especially third-man movement)

Progressions & Regressions:

  • Add small central end zone: only points if ball is played through that area (progression)
  • Reduce to 5v3 if needed to give more success (regression)
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activity

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Main Activity (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 35x25 yard area split into 3 vertical zones
  • 3 teams of 6 (2 playing, 1 resting)
  • 3 minutes rounds (switch teams: winning team stays on, losing team comes off, and team waiting comes on)
  • Objective: break into attacking third using third-man run or combination (1-2, wall pass, overlap)
  • 2 goals + goalkeeper or mini goals if no GKs
  • Ball restarts from the beginning of middle third every single time the ball goes out.

Instructions:

  • Start in middle third
  • Must break line into attacking third via combination
  • Once in the attacking third, finish quickly
  • If possession lost, defending team has 5 seconds to counterattack

Technical Coaching Points:

  • Disguised passes
  • Clean 1-touch play
  • Accurate lay-offs

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Movements between lines
  • Creating and exploiting overloads
  • Gegenpressing cues on loss: nearest player presses, others cut passing lanes

Progressions & Regressions:

  • Limit touches (max 2) (Progession)
  • Add more defenders in the attacking third to increase the pressure (Progression)
  • Allow free pressing initially without defenders in wide or central zones (Regression)
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 40x30 yard pitch split into 3 vertical lanes (left, center, and right)
  • 6v6 with 4 neutral players (1 in right & left lane and 2 in the center lane)
  • Play is restricted to 2 of the 3 zones at a time - promotes switching and overloads

Instructions:

  • Use neutrals for quick combination
  • Teams score only after 3+ passes in the attacking third
  • Upon ball loss, the team must press for 5 seconds (gegenpress cues)

Technical Coaching Points:

  • Play through tight areas quickly
  • Wall passes, 3rd man runs to get behind

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Find overloads
  • Force play central to trap and press
  • Recognize pressing triggers (bad touch, back to goal)

Progressions & Regressions:

  • Touch limit for attacking team (2-touch max) (Progression)
  • Add time constraint to shoot after entering attacking third (within 5 seconds) (Progression)
  • Remove pressing rule initially, then reintroduce it (Regression)
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (20 mins)

Organization:

  • 70x50 yard pitch
  • Normal rules, but field is vertically split into thirds
  • Goals in standard positions, full-sized or mini-goals depending on goalkeepers

Instructions:

  • Team must connect at least 3 passes in final third before shooting
  • After losing the ball, immediate counter-press (3 seconds)
  • Scoring bonus: if a goal is scored within 10 seconds of winning the ball in attacking third, it is worth 2 goals.

Coaching Points:

  • Maintain compactness between midfield and attacking lines
  • Commit numbers forward intelligently
  • Organize pressing unit in triangle shapes for trapping

Progressions:

  • Allow free play for last 5 minutes
  • Track how many "counter-pressing regains" lead to shot
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cooldown

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Cooldown (5 mins)

  • Light jog and dynamic stretching 

  • Player-led recap: 1 key takeway from each line (defense, midfielders, and attackers)
  • Coach provides feedback using Q&A
    • What did we do well in final third?
    • What helped us win the ball back fast?

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