Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 21/3/2024 - YDP - U14-U16 - In Possession Principles - Build Up Play - Positioning to support Posses

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Name:	Alex Aylott
City:	Launceston
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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The focus of this session is to develop our In Possession Principles - Particularly focusing on supporting our team to maintain possession.

Key points are:

Ensuring there is a triangle or diamond around the ball (support left - right - above)
Ensuring support further away from the ball to create width and depth (layers)
Positioning of players in between lines/half spaces (i.e the space between the immediate ball area (diamond/triangle) and depth and width (layers). These players are then the closest players to support the play when the ball is moved to another area of the pitch.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondos - 3v1

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Focusing on controlling tempo through quick and proper passing and receiving (limit touches/recognise when to take an extra touch, firm passes with the inside of the foot.); Double movements to create space.
	Tactical Passing lanes: Creating passing options by positioning between the opposition

Rondos - 3v1 (15 mins)

Set Up / Organisation

Small square marked out.
Three players on three sides of the square with one player in the middle who is a defender attempting to win the ball.
Players pass around the square.
The player in possession must always have support to their left and right.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Outplaying - Maintaining Individual Possession

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Learning Objectives

Technical
BOTS analogy (Where is the Ball? Where is the opponent? Where are my teammates? Where is the space?)

Outplaying - Maintaining Individual Possession (15 mins)

Set Up/Organisation

Square about 15-20m by 15-20m.
Players split into three group via bib colour.
One group on the outside of the square, with the other two groups inside the square.
Players inside the square must have a direct opponent (1v1) with a player of the opposite team.

Teams must look to keep possession of the ball.
Individuals when receiving from the player on the outside, CANNOT pass back to the same outside player after receiving.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession/Positioning - Postioning to support possession

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Focusing on controlling tempo through quick and proper passing and receiving (limit touches/recognise when to take an extra touch, firm passes with the inside of the foot.); Double movements to create space. BOTS analogy (Where is the Ball? Where is the opponent? Where are my teammates? Where is the space?)
	Tactical Shapes & Layers: Creating triangles and diamonds with vertical layers; i.e support to left, right, above, underneath the ball). Stretch the game: Positioned across all vertical zones.Platforms: Balance and depth beneath the ball through central vertical channel to support switch of playPassing lanes: Creating passing options by positioning between the opposition

Possession/Positioning - Postioning to support possession (25 mins)

Set Up / Organisation

Larger square, divided into quarters using flat markers.
Four players on the outside of the square, remaining players inside the square split evenly.
Team in possession must look to maintain possession.
In Possession team must have three in one of the quarters before transferring the ball out to another quarter.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game - Maintain Possession

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Focusing on controlling tempo through quick and proper passing and receiving (limit touches/recognise when to take an extra touch, firm passes with the inside of the foot.); Double movements to create space. BOTS analogy (Where is the Ball? Where is the opponent? Where are my teammates? Where is the space?)
	Tactical Shapes & Layers: Creating triangles and diamonds with vertical layers; i.e support to left, right, above, underneath the ball). Stretch the game: Positioned across all vertical zones.Platforms: Balance and depth beneath the ball through central vertical channel to support switch of playPassing lanes: Creating passing options by positioning between the opposition

Small Sided Game - Maintain Possession (25 mins)

Set Up / Organisation

Pitch are set up with endzones (end zones treated as an offside line i.e no players cannot enter until the ball has been played in there).
Central area divided in zones.
Game to be played as per normal ssg.
Coaches and players to focus on positioning of players to support possession using the grid as a reference point.

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