Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 9v9 - Principles and Phases - Red Zone

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SMU MN Men's Soccer
Name: SMU MN Men's Soccer
City: Rochester
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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General Principles:

  • Seek numerical advantage
  • Avoid numerical equality
  • Prevent numerical disadvantage

Operational Principles:

  • Defense
    • Protect the goal
    • Offense
      • Keep the ball
    • Cognitive Process:

      • Perceive
      • Deceive
      • Execute

      Individual tactics:

      • Closest player to the ball (pressure)
      • Go fast, arrive slow with balance
      • Posture/body position to defend
      • Hands - control space
      • Hook - regain the ball from player or blocking a pass

      Group tactics: 

      • Back 3 - always +1 in the middle channel
      • Mid 4 - Condense space between lines. defend flanks (pressure, cover, balance)
      • Forward  - Side of the ball for counter attacks

      Team Tactics:

      • Condense space between lines
      • Condense lines horizontally
      • Protect the goal
      • Prevent playing through
      • Command: "Double" when opponent receives the ball between lines. Pinch, shift.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending - Middle Channel

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Defending - Middle Channel

What if:

They play in a 4-2-1 platform? 7/9 defending flank

They play it through? Pressure the ball from multiple angles

They play it over? "1" defend space behind the ball



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending - Flanks

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Defending - Flanks

What if:

They play around/flanks? 

  • Make a strong side - Mark all passing options
  • 7/11 have the priority to defend on the flanks

They play it through?

They play it over?

They cross from the flanks?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition A-D

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition A-D
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Transition A-D

What if:

They play around?

They play it through?

They play it over?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking - BU 1-4-1-2-3

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Attacking - BU 1-4-1-2-3

What if:

They play 3-5-2?

They play it through?

They play it over?

They cross from the flanks?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking - BU 1-3-2-5

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Attacking - BU 1-3-2-5

What if:

They play 3-5-2?

They play it through?

They play it over?

They cross from the flanks?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transitions D-A

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transitions D-A
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Transitions D-A

What if:

They play 3-5-2?

They play it through?

They play it over?

They cross from the flanks?


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