Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): NCE - Penetrating Centrally #2 12/20/24 (Start Time: 2024-12-20 19:30:00)

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Name:
Amy Mazzella
City:
Ansonia
Country:
United States of America
Membership:
Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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NCE - Manhattanville University, Purchase, NY

Second session - Up to 20 players, all girls. 7:30pm -9:00pm.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Warm Up

Organisation - 20 Players

15v15 yd square with 10 players spread around the outside and 10 in the square with a ball
each. Players inside dribble around and look to perform a combination with the outside player. Start with the overlap, then the Wall pass and finally the take. 2 minutes each set

Coaching Points 

1. Standards right from the start, everything done properly

2. Overlap – Quality first pass,change of pace, communication, timing & quality of release pass.

3. Wall pass – Use to beat a player, create angle to perform combination, quality passing, one touch wall pass into space.

4. Take over – Avoid collision, Same foot to take. Add Foot on take to take from different angles.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking play

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking play
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Attacking play

Organisation 

- Play 8v8 plus GK's inside coned off area, which narrows towards the goal. Players are restricted to their own halves.
- No defenders allowed in 16x10 area in front of each goal. Attackers are only allowed 1 touch in this area.
- GK's must distribute into their own halves.
- Suitable for neutrals in defending half if teams struggle to play out.
- Focus coaching in the attacking halves.

Coaching Points 

- Movement to lose defenders and receive the pass.
- Hold up play, side on, arm in defenders chest, use outside of the foot.
- Work on attacker positions, width and depth , always working on the angle.
- Combinations when in possession
- Shooting. Do you need to beat a player to shoot?
- How can you create space for your teammate?
- Focus the coaching on the Attackers. 

- Coach the defenders if they are not defending properly

Progressions/Notes 

- Add neutrals in defending half if teams struggle to play out.
- Do not create an overload by allowing a defender to join in


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase of Play

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase of Play
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Phase of Play

Organisation - 8v9 + N

- A GK, Back 4 with 2 holding Midfielders and and a #10, defend against 9 players in a 4-2-3 shape.
- Cone off the corner areas to encourage attacking centrally.
- Have a neutral target that can start attacks but also be a target when the defending teams wins possession.
- Work on attacking movements, combined movements and combination play to unbalance defenders and create penetration opportunities.
- Think Penetrating passes as well as penetrating runs with and without the ball.
- Can you create Overloads?

Coaching Points 

- How can you draw defenders out of position?
- Movement to Move defenders
- Combined movements/interchange of positions.
- Attacking actions that draw defenders to cover.
- Lock defenders onto you? Make them mark you and then draw them out.
- Forward runs to exploit spaces created.
- Switches of play to create overloads and 1v1 situations - When and how?
- Draw players into wide areas with good possession, recognize the overload and switch quickly to exploit it.


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

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Small Sided Game

Small Sided Game

Organisations

9v9 +1 neutral

- 40x30 yd Pitch, can adjust to make switching easier
- Try and keep even numbers with no neutrals to
bring out the topic????

- Leave last 10 minutes as free play


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