Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Create The Attack

skill based (25 mins)

Principle Based Practice

Principle: Creating the attack 

Area 40 x 20 (including 10 yd channel in middle)

• 1.5 min x 3 blocks (2 minutes terminal) 3 blocks total
• 3 teams of 5 players. One team defending for time (Yellow) & other 2 teams combining (Blue & Red)
• Defending team (yellow) is positioned in the central zone and remains in this role as the defending team throughout the block.
• Once the ball is fed in to either side by the coach, the defending team may send 2 players to press the attacking team creating a 5v2 situation in one end of the grid. The other 3 defending players remain in the central zone and are allowed to slide and attempt to prevent passes through to opposite side.
• Attacking teams aim to complete 5 passes, and then play the ball through to the other attacking team by playing through, around or over initially.
• If successful, the attacking teams receive a point.
• If the defending team are successful in regaining possession, they can counter attack to any of the mini goals to score themselves.
• Keep score. At the end of the block, rotate defending team.

Coaching interventions:

• Walk through
• Concurrent
• Terminal

Block 1: 2 Players press (Can player over, around and through) 1.5 min x 3

Block 2:  2 players press (Can play around or through - Not over) extra point for a first time pass across. 1.5 min x 3

Block 3: 2 players press, 1 additional defender can press after 3 complete passes (extra point for splitting the defenders in the central channel) 1.5 min x 3

Coaching Points

• Face the way we want to play as much as possible
• Add disguise to passes to break lines
• Passing empathy for teammates (weight of pass, correct foot timing)
• Decisions of when to play around, through, over / or play extra pass

Sub Principles:

- Third man options

- Combination play

- Find free player