Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 8-21-18 FCU DA Positional Play w/ Midfield Rotation

6v3 (15 mins)

6v3 w/ two central player: 15 x 20 Yard Grid

Can also be 5v2 (1 offensive player centrally)

Organization: 4 offensive players on the outside of the grid w/ 2 of them being positioned centrally. 3 Defenders in middle.

Scoring:

Offensive team scores 1 point when they connect 8 passes.

Defensive team scores one point if they connect 5 passes or Dribble out of Grid.

First to 5 points win. Losing team has fitness.

2 touch max for offensive team.

Progression:

If one central player goes out to get the ball, then one outside player can go in. Just make sure there are always 2 players centrally when in possession.

-defenders get one point if they dribble out.

Coaching Points:

ABC's

Interchangeable parts: Mobility and Awareness.

- Two central players never on same line vertically or horizontally.

Negative Transition

U14: 9v7 Build-up Positional Play Game (30 mins)

9v7 Build Up Positional Play Game:

Main focus: Midfield Rotation to unbalance opposition and creating overloads.

Organization: 30 x 60. Final zones = 15 x 30; middle zone = 25 x 30; Play in zones 10 yards.

3-4-2 vs 2-3-2

Blue Team works on building through the thirds. One midfield player can join in defensive third to help with build-up. Once ball is played into middle third. One player from Defensive Third can join the Midfield third. As blue progresses into final third. 2 Players can join final third.

Scoring:

Play ball into final third, for a player to stop it in the endzone OR create a one touch finish with runners running into the box.

Rules:

3 Touch max

Progression:

-One defender in attacking zone can come in the midfield zone and one defender in midfield zone can go into defensive zone to defend.

-If midfielder comes into defensive third to build out, one defensive midfielder can follow now.

-2 points for a third man run into final zone.

Coaching Points:

ABC's

Interchangeable Parts: mobility and awareness especially of CM's; OM's and FWs.

Attacking the weakside.

How do we unblance defense when building out?

Immediate support when line is broken.

Negative transition.

Game: 11v11 Build-Up Phase (20 mins)

Build Up 11v11 Game.

Organization: 2/3 of field. 11v11

*Create 18 Yard Box, if you don't have 18 Yard box line.

Rules:

3 touch max, 2 touch finish.

Once ball gets into final zone, all players on offensive team must be in midfield third. Why?

Support Options & preventative defensive measures.

One attacker from final third can check into midfield.

Scoring:

2 touch finish

1 touch finish

No goal if offensive team isn't in middle third once shot is taken.

Coaching Points:

ABC

Immediate Support / passing Option.

What do you do when you lose the ball?

Interchangeable Parts: Mobility & Awareness.

Prevent goal scoring opportunity.

Person in Possession Needs minimum three options. Once ball breaks line, immediate support. Lose your marker!!

Tactical Nuances:

More often than not, HM and OB will be marked. If we find a way to get ball into the pockets on strong side (usually #10/9 or strong side OM). HM and OB need to lose their marker to get open.

What do you do if near side HM is always marked? Rotate between #6 .

Opposite OM needs to stay wide to find them as outlet. If they decide to come in, OB on that side needs to give width. If OB comes in, OM needs to get/stay wide.

Opposite outside mid, needs to stay wide and high in build-up phase. If they check into pocket to receive the ball, Now strong side OB can overlap (if they have time to turn or immediate support).