Toni Liz Richards
| Name: | Toni Liz Richards |
|---|---|
| City: | Abergele |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)
5v5 set up, u10 goals for difficulty

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5v5 SSG: passing, Defending , breaking lines
start with briefing the red team on defending in lines, 2 wingers dropping back to join the defensive line of 1, defender, plus the forward, to make a line of 4.
press up together , make it harder for passes through the lines, drive the game up into their half then break out into attacking positions again.
press each player, pressure forces quick decisions and mistakes,
brief blue team following attacking the lines and passes as before, in the attacking game.
play 2 rounds for each team in each attacking and defending role.
Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):
progressions: if win ball fall into attacking positions in the opposition half.
progression remove a player from the defensive line, keep forward, creating an attacking overload, and making defending harder, and bigger gaps in the line.
Challenges, Conditions or Targets:
challenges: can you incorporate the goalie on a pass back, no pick ups allowed only control and pass.
challenge: can you keep possession into the last 1/3 once won back( goal awarded!)
condition: can you make 3 passes maintaining possession (goal awarded)
target: all defenders with the ball over the middle line , maintaining possession ( 1 goal)
attackers goal as normal, 3 passes ( 1 goal)
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5v5 SSG : passing and attacking through breaking lines
brief red team of runs, passes and shooting
practise drawing in the defenders in slow mo, communication, planned runs
brief the blue team to press, defend and win the ball,
debrief following each attempt how reds have one line of attack , spanning width of field and sftey in numbers as can have a side short pass, 1:2 if needed
use of playing from the back , space and time.
rotate the direction of play by starting on different sides each ball reset.
Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):
starting positions:
blue if all players except goalie can make it passed all red and in possession of ball its a goal!
red have overload advantage as no goalie initially, each goal is a goal!
adaptions turn 1 red defender into goalie
Challenges, Conditions or Targets:
challenge: can you switch play mid attacking with pass width of pitch ( worth extra goal!)
challenge : add a target hoop with goal worth3 goals for top bins.
condition: must pass minimum 3 times before shooting
target : goal, goal top bin hoop, pass through the lines