Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Forward play

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Corey Roebuck

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Name:	Corey Roebuck
City:	Barnsley
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

First thought play forward.

Build up from the GK, defenders and midfielders. (1-4-3-3)

Barnsley FC Academy U15/16s.

Learning intentions:

1. First thought is to play forward.

2. Secure the first pass.

3. Move the ball quickly.

Sport science led warm up: 30 minutes

Technical practice: 15 minutes

General principle based session: 15 minutes

Specific principle based session: 20 minutes

Team training: 20 minutes

Total: 100 minutes (estimated)

Game day +1

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical practice

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Technical practice

Key Factors

Unopposed technical practice
Player encouraged to use 2 touches
Body shape,
Detail on pass: ball speed, direction, weight and smoothness.
Receiving skills: body shape, angle to receive, movement away from the cone, have a picture.
Good first touch, where?

Organisation

16 players
30 x 20 yards
Pass and follow
3 x 2 minutes, with 60 seconds rest. (18 minutes)
Progression: include set with deepest midfielder.

Interventions

Concurrent feedback
Terminal feedback
Question and answer

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): General principle based

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General principle based

Key Factors

Defend the grid with fluidity, maintain width & depth in-possession
Body shape, side on to see both end men.
Detail on pass: ball speed, direction, weight and smoothness.
Receiving skills: body shape, angle to receive, have a picture.
Movement to receive the ball
Secure the first pass.

Organisation

2v2 + 1 + 4 target players. (9 players in total)
20 x 20 yards
3 x 3 minutes, 90 seconds rest (15 minutes total)
Possession based practice.
Directional, aim of the practice is to switch the ball from target player to target player.
Players on the outside 1 touch.

Interventions
Concurrent feedback
Terminal feedback
Question and answer
Coaching process

Coaching reds, managing yellows. (Yellow's to be limited on touches/passes if required).

lock 1:

Block 2: 2 touch in the defensive half.

Block 3: Forward passes only in the defensive half.

(Progression): Limited the number of touches per player.

(Regression): Deepest target player can step in to the first half to create an additional overload 4v2.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific principle based

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Specific principle based

Key Factors

Defend the grid with fluidity, maintain width & depth in-possession
Body shape, side on.
Detail on pass: ball speed, direction, weight and smoothness.
Receiving skills: body shape, angle to receive, movement away from the cone, have a picture.
Movement to receive the ball
Secure the first pass.

Organisation

4 goal game
5v4. (9 players in total) Set up in 2-3 (1-4-3-3) v 2-2 (1-4-4-2)
30 x 30 yards
3 x 4 minutes, 2 minutes rest (20 minutes total)
Possession based practice.
Directional.

Interventions
Concurrent feedback
Terminal feedback
Question and answer
Coaching process

Coaching reds, managing yellows. (Yellow's to be limited on touches/passes if required).

lock 1:

Block 2:

Block 3: Goals scored from own half is worth double

(Progression): Limited the number of touches per player.

(Regression):

What if's: Team's don't press? 5 passes also = a goal

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

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Team Training

Key Factors

Maintain width and depth in possession of the ball.
Play forward,
Occupy all 3 zones of the area in possesison.
Move the ball quickly with purpose, limited touches.
First thought is to play forward, secure the first pass, move the ball quickly to find the spare player and play through or round.

Organisation

4 x 3 minutes (2 minutes rest) 20 minutes total
Half of a pitch
Reds to be coached and yellows to be managed.
9v7 format
Red set up 1-4-3-1 (1-4-3-3) V Yellows 1-4-2 (1-4-4-2).
Yellow's will be managed on 8 passes to score when in possession of the ball.

Interventions

Concurrent feedback
Terminal feedback
Question and answer
Coaching process

Block 1/2: Occupy all 3 zones in possession, maintain width and depth. Red 4 to drop in and receive the ball to play forward.

Block 3: Yellow's to screen the red 4.

Block 4: Red 2 & 3 to play high, 8 & 10 to occupy false full back positions.

Challenges:

Yellow's to press the ball high.
Red's limited the number of touches

Coaching position between centre of the pitch and at either side.

What if's:

Yellows lock on to 5 & 6, use GK as a bounce pass into 4.
Yellow team screen the 4, 8 & 10 to rotate and receive the ball.
Yellow 7 & 11 play high infront of red 2 & 3, play over into space.
Yellow team drop into a mid/low block, patience move the ball quickly and find the spare player.

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