Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Preseason week 2 (session 3) Build up (Start Time: 2023-01-27 17:30:00)

5v5+5 TECH PRACTICE (20 mins)

EXPLAINATION/WHAT

5 v 5 + 5 Possession practice

OBJECTIVE/WHY:

A Practice designed to improve players passing, positioning, decision making and transfer of possession with transitions

ORGANISATION/HOW:

• Area: 40 x 30 metres
• 5 Blues v 5 Yellows + 5 Reds
• 5 Blues v 2 Yellows in Zone 1, 3 Yellows (screening) in Zone 2, 5 Reds in Zone 3
• Game starts with 5 Blues v 2 Yellows with the Blue in possession with emphasis on transferring the ball through Zone 2 into Zone 3 to Red Team as seen above.
• If Blue team are successful in transferring the ball, 2 of the 3 Yellow players in Zone 2 must now move into Zone 3 and attempt to win the ball with the 2 players in Zone 1 now moving into Zone 2, Red team have same objective as Blue team.
• If Yellow team win possession from Blue team, they must now transfer the ball to Red team and transition to attacking team, while Blue team now must transition to defend with 3 players in Zone 2 and 2 players in Zone 3 attempting to win the ball.
• Have a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing.
• Team in possession must complete at least 5 passes before transfer.

KEY FACTORS:

• QOS weight timing disguise accuracy
• Body shape to protect or move the ball 
  
• AOS and distance – triangle/diamond shapes (spoke about it on Wed)
  
• Width and depth – Penetrating Pass
• Find the  space and see where  defender is
  
• Decision Making – speed of thought, dont wait for the ball to arrive at your feet before you decide
  
• Transitions to attack and defend TEMPO not JOGGING

NOTES

Demand high quality. If players of a high ability play one/ two touch football or modify into a 5v3 in end zones

7v7 Game

EXPLAINATION/WHAT: Composed build up against an aggressive press in a game

OBJECTIVE/WHY:

Take coahing points made into the game.

ORGANISATION/HOW

• Area: 40 metres x 45 metres
• Tempo, Tempo, Tempo
  
• In Red 1232 formation V in Blue a 232formation
  
• Forfeit for loser
  

• Starting positions of Defenders – wide and high, open body shape, awareness and receive on back foot touch to move, protect, bounce.
  
• Midfield with Holding Midfielder (6) and 2 advanced Midfielders (8 & 10)
• Quality and selection of pass can we connect first two lines(4.5) and (2,6,3), can we pas first line int third line (8,10)
  
• First touch and body shape (opened looking to play forward)
• Angles and distance of support
• Awareness and COMMUNICATION
• Transitions

RED

1. ali 2 Leon 3 Raphael 4 Polo 5 Mario

6 Alex F 8 Killian 10 Aaron.

BLUE

2 Attacker Richard and Joe

3 Midfield Cian Arber Tommy

2 Defender Sean G Lee