Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creative function

Creative play in and around the 18 yard box

What:

Creative, attacking play in and around the 18 yard box with in a 433

How:

Function in a 15 yard deep area the width of the 18 yard box with front three and two attacking CMs

Challenges/Conditions/Targets:

Attacking team (Red, coached team) play with a front three with two supporting attacking midfielders. The DMC acts as a server.

The defensive team (Blue, un-coached) play with a flat back 4.

Attacking team encouraged to break lines or create space to get shots off through quick combination play without being offside – edge of the 18 yard box.

Reds can use target DMC to retain possession (Challenge to play on 1 or 2 touches)

Blues aim to defend the goal and if they gain possession play into the DMC target player within 5 passes.

Why?

Opportunity to work with attacking three and two attacking midfielders and encourage creative play and create plenty of attacking decisions…..pass, shoot or dribble. “Be creative….try something new”

Key Points:

Guided discovery question – in tight areas how do we need to play?

A – quickly, reduced touches, high tempo.

Combination play: one-two’s, third man runs

Individual Creativity: Exploit 1v1’s, tricks, feints, acceleration

Movement to receive, deceive or pin

No. 9 to play as high as possible without being offside – pin a CB

No.’s 7 and 11 to start as wide as possible to stretch back 4 – width of the 18 yard box – one drive in, one stay out to provide width – look for opportunities to shoot at goal or play in behind (side rule) defence for No. 9 to finish

No.’s 8 and 10 to support to create overload – if under no pressure, shoot

Decisions: When to shoot? When to pass? When to dribble?