Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Out Of Possession - Defensive Third Organisation U16/U18 25/06/24 (Start Time: 2024-06-25 17:45:00)

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Name:	Steven Spurway (B2)
City:	Carnes Hill
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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SESSION OBJECTIVE:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive Shadow Play

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Defensive Shadow Play (10 mins)

Setup: 60x50 yard area (adjust as necessary)
Equipment: Seven flags/coaching sticks/mannequins and seven coloured vests
Timing: 10-15 minutes

Description:
1. Coach calls a color (black, green, white, yellow, blue, purple or orange), and the team moves to defend the ball from that position. The team returns to starting shape (1-4-3-3) when the coach calls "ball."
2. Progression - Players move from color to color without returning to starting shape.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass & Move

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Pass & Move (5 mins)

* PLAYERS ON CONES 2 AND 4 MOVE TO OPPOSITE SIDES ONCE BALL IS PASSED.

* PLAYERS ON CONES 2 AND 4 TO SCAN BEFORE RECEIVING BALL.

* ALL PLAYERS TO TRANSFER BALL WITH BACK FOOT WITH FIRST TOUCH BEING IN DIRECTION OF NEXT PASS.

* CHANGE DIRECTION OF PASS FROM ANTI-CLOCKWISE TO CLOCKWISE AND ROTATE PLAYERS.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass & Move - Variation 1

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Pass & Move - Variation 1 (5 mins)

* PRESS OPPOSITE PLAYER.

* # 1 PLAYS #2, #4 PRESSES.

* #2 PLAYS #3 , #1 PRESSES.

* #3 PLAYS #4, #2 PRESSES.

* #4 PLAYS #1, #3 PRESSES.

* PLAY BALL IN CLOCKWISE AND ANT-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION.

* PLAYER WHO PASSES THE BALL STAYS ON HIS CONE AND GETS READY TO PRESS ON THE NEXT PASS.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positioning Game - High Press Rondo

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Positioning Game - High Press Rondo (20 mins)

ORGANISATION:

3 TEAMS OF 6 PLAYERS.

HOW TO PLAY:

AFTER 10 PASSES TEAM IN POSSESSION CAN SHOOT ON GOAL.
IF 3 DEFENDING PLAYERS WIN POSSESSION THEY SWITCH PLAY AND TEAM WHO LOSES POSSESSION BECOMES THE DEFENDING TEAM.

COACHING POINTS:

IN POSSESSION - BALL SPEED, WIDTH AND DEPTH, FIRST TOUCH.
OUT OF POSSESSION - PRESS AGGRESSIVELY AS A UNIT, BE COMPACT, NEAREST PLAYER TO PRESS PLAYER ON THE BALL, DELAY, COVER & BALANCE.

CHANGE IT / PROGRESSIONS:

BIGGER/SMALLER GRID.
LESS PASSES BEFORE ATTACKING TEAM CAN SHOOT.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Training

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Game Training (20 mins)

* 7 V 5.

* ORGANISATION - 1/2 OF A FULL FIELD.

* RED TEAM CONSISTS OF (#1, #2, #3, #4 AND #5) WHO DEFEND ZONALLY AGAINST BLUE TEAM (#1, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 AND #11).

* THE BLUE TEAM MUST TRY TO SCORE BY BEATING RED'S ZONAL DEFENSIVE LINE THROUGH COMBINATION PLAY, INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS AND/OR RUNS OFF THE BALL.

* THEY CAN USE #1 TO CHANGE THE POINT OF ATTACK.

* RED MUST STOP THEM BY MOVING AS A UNIT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BALL AND PRESSURING THE BALL CARRIER.

* THE OFFSIDE RULE APPLIES.

* IF RED WINS THE BALL, TRY TO PASS IT INTO THE HANDS OF THE BLUE GOALKEEPER WHO MUST STAND IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE CENTRE CIRCLE (1 ATTEMPT ONLY, IF RED LOSES THE BALL THE ACTION HAS ENDED ).

* EVERY RESTART FROM THE BLUE GOALKEEPER.

STEP DOWN (TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE DEFENDERS)

* NARROW THE FIELD.

* LIMITED TOUCHES FOR THE ATTACKERS.

PROGRESSION

* 8 V 6/9 V 7.

POSSIBLE COACHES REMARKS (WITH FOCUS ON RED)

* KEEP YOUR RELATIVE DISTANCES.

* COVER EACH OTHER.

* PRESS THE BALL IF YOU CAN GET CLOSE TO IT.

* DROP AS A UNIT IF YOU SEE BLUE IS GOING TO PLAY A BALL BEHIND THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

* MOVE UP IF THE ATTACKERS PLAY THE BALL BACKWARDS.

* COMMUNICATE AND COACH EACH OTHER.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Training Game

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Training Game (20 mins)

EXPLANATION

* 8 V 8.

* 2 X 9 MINS WITH 2 MIN REST.

* DEFENSIVE TEAM - RED #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8 AND #10.

* ATTACKING TEAM - BLUE #1, #3, #6, #8, #10, #7, #9 AND #11.

* FREE GAME, NO LIMITATIONS, NO STOPPAGES OR INTERVENTIONS.

EVALUATION

* AFTER THIS SESSION MY BACK 4 AND MY #6, #8 AND #10 SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW TO COLLECTIVELY DEFEND IN OUR DEFENSIVE THIRD AND MAKE SURE OUR DISTANCES ARE SMALL AND WE STAY COMPACT CENTRALLY.

OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED.

SESSION RATING 9/10.

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