Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breaking Lines (Specific/SSG) Out of Possession

Session Set-Up

Breaking Lines (Specific Practice into SSG) Out of Possession:

Key Factors:

This session is waved attacks in possession, aimed at staying the team in the middle section staying in in a compact defensive shape.

Team in the middle section of the are defending the team in possession. They will be moving the ball around their section, trying to create a space between the defensive unit, to try an play the ball through to the other side.

The aim will be at the defenders communicating when to press out, hold, shift across etc.

Although it can turn out to be qute a physical session, I see this more aimed at the mental side of defending. Can the defenders maintain concentration to nullify the attack?

Organisation:

- 40m x 30m Area

- 12 Players (+3 (1GK) when SSG is introduced)

- 1 Large Goal (SSG)

- 3 Mini Goals (SSG)

SSG (25 mins)

SSG:

Key Factors:

Similar set-up as the initial session.

Keep the defensive unit shifting side to side to stop the through ball to the now introduced Striker.

Moving the ball across the line to try and create the gap between the defensive line.

If the ball is won by the defense, they can look to play direct passes in to one of the mini goals, as if creating the counter attack.

On the Strikers first touch, the defender behind the end line is released to sprint out and initiate a 1v1 before the Striker can get a shot off on goal.

Organisation

The entire area is expanded by 10m on either side to introduce the goals and the GK's.

The middle section is also made large by 10m(5m each side)

Making the main area 10m/20m/10m (+GK area)

This SSG will be split in to 3 segments.

Each team will defend once on each timing.

- 4 mins (3 Touches)

- 3 mins (2 Touches)

- 2 mins (1 Touch)

- Strikers are ALL IN, but have 5 seconds to get a shot off.

- Goal by Striker and Counter Attack pass by defenders are all counted as a goal.

- Can introduce that 1 player from the attacking line can break forward after the pass to the striker to try and make up a 2v1.