Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Specific Practice/Creating and Exploiting Overload (in possession) (20 mins) (Start Time: 2025-03-06 13:20:00)

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Dejan Sztakity

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Name:	Dejan Sztakity
City:	London
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Practice/Creating and Exploiting Overload (in possession) (20 mins)

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Specific Practice/Creating and Exploiting Overload (in possession) (20 mins) (20 mins)

Specific Practice/Creating and Exploiting Overloads (in possession)/Welsh Way Principles Understand when and how to exploit a numeric advantage against the opposition.

Organisation/Area Size:3rd of a full sized pitch.1 Big sized goal.2 Small sized goals. White lines to be marked with flat markers (3 zones) and outline of the pitch. Shaded area to be marked with flat markers.8v7 blue (attacking team) playing in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation missing their goalkeeper and 2 centre backs and yellow(defending team)playing in a 1-4-3-3 formation missing their 3 forward players.4x4 minute blocks with 1 minute break in-between each block.

Explanation: The objective of the blue team is to score in the big goals by creating overloads in wide areas and in central areas which will be broken down into separate blocks. The yellow team is playing with 1 less outfield player and their objective is to understand how to defend against a numerical overload in wide areas and central areas and their target once gaining possession of the ball is to score in either of the small goals.

How: The coach will manage the yellow team and focus on the blue team. The coach will challenge the blue team to create width in the wide areas and create overloads in those areas linking play with the midfield. The coach will encourage the blue team to have a numerical advantage in wide areas and central areas based on where the ball is. The coach will manage the yellow team and how they defend against the overload based on the challenges he has giving to the blue team. The coach will focus on the blue team and how player scan link and interchange positions to cause problems for the defending team (overlapping runs, underlapping runs, striker dropping in and centre attacking midfield making runs in behind and centre midfielders to create overloads with the wingers and fullbacks and one side of the playing area to create overloads and score. The blue team to leave one player out wide in the opposite far zone as an outlet player if the team can't progress up the pitch with creating the overload they can switch the play using the midfield. Block 1 - Only 1 yellow player is allowed to defend in the wide zones (yellows should defend only 2 zones). Highlighted zone is an area which yellows are restricted in (2 centre midfielders). Blue team to create overloads in the wide areas. Block 2 - Allow an extra player to support the player defending in the wide zone. Highlighted area (no restrictions). Allow the centre midfielders to support the defence by leaving their zone. Block 3 - Blue team to focus on creating overloads in the midfield. How the left/right forward players can move infield creating a numerical advantage and this creates space for full backs to stay out wide as an outlet. Block 4 - Yellow team to defend higher and apply pressure. Blue team challenge to 3 touches max to move the ball quickly.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: Players are conditioned to playing in their zones (yellows) in first block, blues conditioned to having 1 blue player wide zone as an outlet player causing problems for the defending team. Limit the touches of the blue team. If yellow have too much of the ball apply a 10 second countdown to score. Leave the furthest player and stay compact (protect the middle).Award extra goals for blue team when challenging them to score in wide areas or central areas (this will allow for this to happen regularly).Award 3 goals if yellow manage to score in the small goals.

Key Coaching Points: In Possession: Make pitch big. Weight of the pass. Limit number of touches. Movement on and off the ball. Recognise where the spare player is. Interchange positions. Speed of attack. Out of Possession: Pressure on the ball. Defence and body position. Distance between units. Delay the attack. Protect central areas by defending compact and narrow. Interventions: Concurrent, Terminal, Walkthrough, Coaching Process

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small-Sided-Game (20 mins)

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Small-Sided-Game (20 mins)

Specific Practice/Creating and Exploiting Overloads(in possession)/Welsh Way PrinciplesUnderstand when and how to exploit a numerical advantageagainst the opposition.

Organisation/Area Size:3rd of a full-sized pitch.2 Big sized goal.White lines to be marked with flat markers (3 zones) and outlineof the pitch.9v8 blue (attacking team) playing in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation missingtheir 2 centre backs and yellow (defending team) playing in a 1-4-3-3 formation missing their left forward, right forward player and acentre midfielder.

Explanation:Both small goals has been removed and both teams are scoringin the big goals. The blue team playing with 8 outfield players (and a goalkeeper) and the yellow playing with 7 outfield players (and agoalkeeper). The blue team is to continue to focus on the challenge of finding the spare player in the game. Normal game with throwins and goal kicks. If the ball goes off for a corner play from the opposite side goalkeeper as a goal kick. The coach will continue tomanage the yellow team on the defending principles of defending against the oppositions numerical advantage. The coach willcontinue to work with the blue team and how he/she can create a numerical advantage out wide and in central areas.

How:The coach will use the opportunity in the game to observe and when a scenario occurs, he/she can intervene and stop the game tohighlight his/her observations for the players to visualise his/her objectives and the outcomes he/she wants to achieve when and howto create a numerical advantage. The coach should also highlight and praise the players when they have created a numerical overload.Challenges, Conditions or Targets:Both teams are scoring in the big goals.Award 2 goals if the blue team manage to score from either a wide area or middle area where they created a numerical advantage toscore.Award 2 goals for the yellow team if they score within 10 seconds of gaining possession of the ball (a transition).Team out of possession to defend 2 zones.Team in possession is to be in all 3 zones.Leave the furthest player.Apply pressure on the ball quickly.Limit the number of touches for the blue team.Scenario 1 - Yellows are losing 1-0 with 5 minutes left of the game.Scenario 2 - Yellows are winning 1-0 with 5 minutes left of the game.

Key Coaching Points:In Possession:Make pitch big.Weight of the pass.Limit number of touches.Movement on and off the ball.Recognise where the spare player is.Interchange positions.Speed of attack.Out of Possession:Pressure on the ball.Defence and body position.Distance between units.Delay the attack.Protect central areas by defending compact and narrow.Leave the furthest player.Recognise opponents' movement.

InterventionsConcurrentTerminal Walkthrough Coaching Process