Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 3rd man run G11N

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Matthew Kane

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Name:	Matthew Kane
City:	Belfast
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Obectives:

+ Improve front 3's ability to dribble toward near post and serve cutback crosses from endline

+ Improve runs in the box so that players is attacking the goal

+ Improve ability to finish chances with a goal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st touch + cutback

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1st touch + cutback (20 mins)

Setup:

2 teams of 5/6

40x30 grid at top of 18 yard box

Each team has a ball

Each team numbered 1-6

Activity:

Teams pass amongst themselves in their numbered order.

After each pass they must run and touch a cone (movement).

Players take 2 touches each time before passing:

a) 1st touch across body

b) 1st touch to open up

c) 1st touch with disguise

Progression (shown in diagram):

Once ball is back to player that started passing sequence, the team is trying to get through gate to dribble to endline and serve a cutback cross to score.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4+3 to goals

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4v4+3 to goals (20 mins)

Setup:

60x50 field with 30x40 grid in between 2 large goals

2 teams of 4, plus 3 neutrals

2 GK with big goals

Activity:

4v4+3 rondo in middle.

After 5 (increase to 10 if too easy) passes, team in possession can attack either goal.

Progression:

+ Make game directional

+ Enforce offside (where endline of central grid is offside line)

Coaching Points:

~ Difference in movement off ball: possession vs penetration

~ Defenders will recover towards goal so where we can we get that is dangerous? (endline)

~ Runs in box to finish off endline cross

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Windows to finish on goal

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Windows to finish on goal (25 mins)

Setup:

50x30 grid on top of 18 yard box

2 teams

4v4 in the middle of grid with extra players on outside ("in window") between two cones

Activity:

Team in possession must connect both wide players before going to goal through the wide gates.

When ball is played wide that player enters the game and passing player takes their place.

Coaching Points:

~ When to possess vs. when to penetrate and how that affects movement off ball

~ Forward runs when player on ball has time and space (supporting runs when they don't)

~ Once attacking, look for overloads (usually out wide)

~ Once in box either drive towards goal or (more likely) drive to endline and near post for cutback cross

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6

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6v6 (25 mins)

Setup:

2 teams of 6 in 1-3-3

60x50 field

Activity:

Point system: 10 passes = 1 point; cross from endline = 2 points; goal = 3 points

(can combine points so scoring off endline cross is 5 points)

Coaching Points:

~ Forward runs when player on ball has time and space

~ Create overloads out wide in order to get ot endline

~ Get as deep as possible when crossing