Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): attacking with a box midfield

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Lee Pope

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Name:	Lee Pope
City:	ruthin
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): set up

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set up

Set up:

using the centre circle for pitch geography to offer realistic scaenario to game situation.

30mx30m grid.

5m of the opposite ends coned off with a player/feeder stoof in.

4 x blue 3x red players in middle of area.

Aim: MDG should replicate a 4 player box midfield vs a 3 player defensive unit.

Rules: play ball from 1 end zone to the other to score a point.

Ball can travel in any direction between bllue team

Ball can be "bounced" back to feeder but that is not a point

Feeder can only play with 2 touches.

If red team win the ball they must make 3 passes and can score a goal in 1 of the 2 small goal set up either side on the grid.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): problem 1

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problem 1 (10 mins)

Problem 1:

Red team to stay compact and use the centre circle as a reference for a compact unit.

Red team will not press the blue players but stay together makling the blues play around them.

Blue team should attempt to play through, around or over the red unit to score a point.

Blue team should identify that they need to play around the defensive unit as playng through will be risky.

If success is easily gained then challenge the blue team to take max of 3 touches or make 3 passes beore they can score.

If reds win possession they make 3 passes and score in 1 of the small goals.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): problem 2

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problem 2 (10 mins)

Problem 2:

red team can now press all over the area, the trigger to press the ball will be the feeder playing into the first blue player.

Blue should still look to play through, around and over but should look to pull the red defenders out of position to play through and around.

to encorage playing through the reds an extra point will be given if all players can touch the ball and play through the reds.

reds can score if they win possession and make 3 passes and shoot into a small goal.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (20 mins)

SSG

Set up:

keep to same principles of the MDG ball always starts from blue goal keeper

Blue team again looking to play through the box midfield and play through around and over to score a goal

If red team win possession they have 10 seconds to score a goal.

Problem 1 and 2 should be included in this SSG approx 10 mins of each problem.

Attention to pitch geography and triggers for pressing should be followed.

triggers for press will come from blue keeper playing into the defenders

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