Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating overloads in possession (Start Time: 2024-11-06 17:50:00)

Technical Warm-up (10 mins)

Technical warm-up:

Use cones or mannequins to create a 10 X10 yard box. Each marker will have one player standing next to it, one marker will have a players where the drill will start with the ball). Player will be instructed to pass the outside and along the box grid. The coach will need to hold up the standards of the mechanics.once a player makes their pass they will then follow their pass and more along the grid.

Progression:

-       Encourage the player to limit their actions to a touches and to communicate with their teammates.

SSG (overload) (30 mins)

Small sided game overload:

The game will be 5 v 5; 5 red vs 5 blue, and each team will have a goalie in yellow. The field is split by 4 quarters. The team in possession will need to make sure they have 3 players in each quarter and to utilize overloads. The goalie canbe used to overload in the defense quarters.

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progressions:

-  teams will play without restriction and play a straight forward 6 v 6

Regression:

-       Go back grid restriction when looking for overload.

 Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

-       1 extra point when a team finishes in a 2V1 or 3v2 situation.