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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Team Training 8 - DS - In Possession - Creating & Exploiting Overloads - CM Focus

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Malcolm Carl Shaw
Name: Malcolm Carl Shaw
City: Swansea
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Session Focus

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Session Focus

Team Training x 30 min

Strength

FOCUS: In Possession - Create & Exploit Overloads + Play Thru Centrally

  • GK and Defenders:
    • Keep Possession - Become and Find Free Player
    • Vision & Body Position to Play Forward + Play Thru
    • Create, Recognize, Execute Successful Passes into Mid 1/3
    • Support Underneath and Overlaps to advance into Mid 1/3 and Final 1/3

  • Midfielders and Attackers: 
    • Keep Possession - Become and Find Free Player

    • How to Create Space and Find the Ball
    • Rotations to Create Overloads
    • Vision & Body Position to Play Forward + Play Thru
  • Create Overloads: Around Ball & Away
  • Move Ball to Move Opponent + Play in Future

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KEY COACHING PTS:

  • Stretch / Starting Positions
  • Vision + Body Position

  • Movement with Purpose to Create Overload + Next Pass + Lanes to Next Pass / Target
  • Unity / Collective Movement - Force Opposition to Make Difficult Decision (Space,Player,Target)
  • Individual Composure - Vision Off the Ball, Read the #s, Think with Pass
  • Rotations - Keep Consistent Triangles - Around and Away from Ball
  • Timing & Support:
    • Are you needed? Why or Why Not?
    • Where are you needed?
    • What do you / we need next?
    • COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Team Training

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Team Training

Team Training

FOCUS: In Possession - Create & Exploit Overloads + Play Thru Centrally

SET UP: 9v9

Red:  1 - 4 - 3 - 2

Blue:  1 - 2 - 3 - 3

Area Size: Full Width Defensive and Midfield 1/3 + Tapered in Final 1/3 x 75L

# of Players: 18

Equipment: 20 Balls, 8 Blue Bibs, 8 Red Bibs, 12 White Flat Markers, 5 Flat Orange Markers, 2 Red Cones

RULES:

  • 11v11 Rules

  • # 9 - be very thoughtful coming in front of the green line - Why and Who replaces You
    • First 2 Blocks - Encourage to Stay High - Stretch - behind the green line
    • Last 2 Blocks - Encourage Rotations and Communication

BLOCKS:

6:00 min games x 4 blocks

2:00 Rest

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BLOCK 1:  BUILD OUT OF BACK - Break Into MF 1/3 

Problem:  versus HIGH PRESS with Midfield Man to Man

Problem 1:  Blue Force Inside and Block Lanes to WBs

  • Blue Strong 7 and 11 - Force CBs inside and Block Lane to WB

  • Blue 9 - Force One Side - Defends GK & Opp CB
  • Blue Opposite 7 & 11 -  Inside width of 18 Ready to go to CB, opp WB, CM

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  • CB - 6, 8 , 10 - Rotations to Create 2v1s and Challenge Decision Making / Half Spaces
  • Diamond: CB, WB, 6, 8 - 10 pulls Away & High / Half Space - 9 & 10 occupy CBs (2v2)
  • Opp WB gets High when Possession is secured
  • WB ready to roll in to support and create triangles

    • Problem 2:  Blue Wingers Screen our WBS

    • Blue 7 & 11 Marks / Screens WBs
    • Blue 9 - Screens Pass into CMs - When Presses CB, Forces Wide
    • 1 - 4 - 5 - "Free" Until they Dribble
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    • CBs Find CMs - 6 Pull Away - Lane to 8, 10, 9
    • WBs Roll Inside
    • MF False FB or 8/10 to "Winger" Space

    Solutions:

    • Starting Positions - can we pull the press back to provide space for CBs & GK 
    • By-pass the Press Long into WB 
    • CB - 6 Rotates Wide & High - As 10 Rotates Across - 2v1 vs 6 - Challenge Decision Making
      • 6 challenges 10 & 6 Decision Making - Half Spaces
      • 10 Challenges 6 & 4 Decision Making - Half Spaces
    • 8 Checks for Diagonal to Support, 10 Across - Diamond:  CB, WB, 6, 8
    • 9 & 10 Pin Blue CBs
    • Opp WB gets High when Possession is secured
    • WB ready to roll in to support and create triangles

    BLOCK 2: BUILD THRU MF 1/3 - Break into Att 1/3

    Problem:  Versus HIGH PRESS

    Solutions:

    BLOCK 3: BUILD OUT OF BACK - Break Into MF 1/3

    Problem:  versus Mid Block

    Solutions:

    BLOCK 4:  BUILD THRU MF - Break Into Att 1/3

    Problem:  versus Mid Block

    Measure of Success:  Find 10,9, 8 in Final 1/3 and Connect 2-3 Passes

    Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Block 1

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    Block 1

    FOCUS: In Possession - Create & Exploit Overloads + Play Thru Centrally

    • GK and Defenders to Recognize and Execute Successful Passes into Mid 1/3
    • Midfielders and Attackers - How to Effectively Create Space and Play Forward
    • Movement off Ball + Rotations 
    • Create Overloads:  Around Ball & Away
    • Play Forward + Play Thru
    • Move Ball to Move Opponent + Play in Future

    RULES:

    • Red: 3-4-2      Blue: 3-3-3

    • Only the Midfielders from each team can play in the Central Box 
    • Other players can move forward thru the wing channels to Create Overloads
    • Objective is team in possession builds from back - Plays Thru the MF Box to Create Attack in Final 1/3
    • Offsides - Game Realistic - or - Cone as a Back Up Offsides Line

    • Block 1-2: Can Only Defend in Your Zone - must Recover to your original Zone

    • Block 1:  Can Only Create a MF Overload once Ball has played into CM

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    BLOCK 1: FREE PLAY

    Q&A to Frame - Tactical Board to Show the Game:  

    • How do Red's Create Overloads?
    • How do Blue's Create Overloads?
      • One player from each zone can move forward to create overloads
      • Ball must go into CM before an Overload can be Created in MF

      Interventions:

      • Concurrent Feedback
      • Positive Reinforcement 
      • Trigger Words:  STRETCH - TRIANGLES - FIND FREE PLAYER

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      WHAT DO I WANT TO SEE: (including GK) 

      • Stretch 
      • Movement to Open Options 
      • Composure   

      Opposition:

      • Force Wide - Kill Central Corridor - Do not Let them Play Thru Central Box
      • "Lock Them in Their "Half" - Do Not Break Box
      • Might Have to Manage the Front 3 of Blue:
        • One Blue only defend along edge of 18 as a "screen" into MF and other 2 Free to Press

      Conditions of the Game:

      • Entry Pass into Central Box = 1 pt
      • Play Thru Central Box and Possess in Final 1/3 = 1 pts
      • Play Thru Central Box to Score - Goal = 5 pts
      • Play Around Central Box to Score - Goal = 1 pts
      • 6 Passes in Attacking 1/3 = 1 Pt

      Challenges:

      • All: Vision 
        • Constantly Organize Body for Vision - Can you see 3 Corners
        • Vision - Before - During - After
        • Play in the Future - What's next - What is open
      Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Model

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      Game Model for Session:

      • Play with Purpose

      Principles:

      In Possession:

      • Confidence
      • Clear Decision Making
      • Speed of Play
      • Move Ball to Move Opponent

      Transition:

      • 3 Second Press
      • Lock Opponent in their 1/2

      • Secure 1st Pass - Secure Next Pass
      • Play Forward to Break Press

      Out of Possession:

      • Compact and Narrow Shape
      • Kill Central Corridor

      PRACTICE FOCUS:

      Primary Objective:  

      • In Possession - Create and Exploit Overload - Play thru Central Corridor / Manage Midfield

      Opposition Objective:  

      • Out of Possession - Kill Central Corridor - Compact and Narrow Shape

      Transition Objective:

      • Lock Opponent in their 1/2
      • Secure 1st Pass - Secure Next Pass + Play Forward

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