Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): CREATING & EXPLOITING OVERLOADS UNDER 8'S(AL JONES)

Screen 1 (15 mins)

Wave Game

Creating & Exploiting Overloads(In Posession)

- Understand when and how to exploit a numerical advantage against the opposition.

Principles:

- Find Spare man, 2v1's 3v2's & Central 4 Vs 3's

Organisation:

-The game will take place in a non specific area, using 36 x 44 yards. It will be a wave practice with the blue team in focus for creating and exploiting overloads.

1. Red player will recieve a pass from assistant coach and attack the Blue goalkeeper.

2. The Blue team then dribble or recieve a pass from the coach for a 2v1 against the Red that had just attacked.

3. Once the attack finishes the two Red players on the outside cones join to form a 3v2 attack against the blue team and the coach feeds into them.

4. When the attack comes to an end 2 blue players join to form a 4v3 attack.

Coaching Points:

- Drive at defender running with the ball, Quick descions, Overlapping and underlapping runs, L Runs from players.

Challenges, Conditions & Targets:

Challenges:

- To create and exploit the the overload!

- Play quickly to improve oppurtunites in overload.

Target

- To score or assist off a creative run

- Attackers RED outscore oppositon

Conditions

- 6 seconds to score for upon regaining possession.

- 8 seconds attack max for red

Blocks:

- Total 10 Minutes

4 minutes

Terminal Intervention Creative movement/ whatver is being observed

4 minutes play resumed concurrent feedback throughout

Rest & Recovery withing this session happens naturally as the wave practice allows a rest period in between each active participation.