Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Building play/Breaking line (Start Time: 2023-12-11 19:00:00)

Specific Practice 8 mins (10 mins)

Topic- Breaking lines in possession

Understand when and how to play through, around or over the
opposition based on the type of pressure applied

Organisation and Set up

Each goal is put on the edge of the 18 yard box, cones running parallel from the edge of each 18 to the other separated in to three equal thirds. 

Each team set up in a 1-4-3-3 minus fullbacks and wingers to reduce to 7 players each team. 

One player will be a ‘special player, playing for each team in possession

Explanation

Coaching the blue team and managing the red team

The idea is to play through the thirds with players only allowed to play in their designated thirds

The green player will have the exception of being able to move in to each third to help support the team in possession and especially in the middle third create and overload

Each time the ball goes out of play the keeper of the possession team will restart the game

Both teams are set up in a 1-4-3-3 with fullbacks and wingers taken out of the game. With the defensive overload however it allows the freedom for the CB to split and create width when playing out at the beginning.

 Conditions



Goals are doubled if the ball progresses forward through the thirds without going back a third.

Goals tripled if opposition are played over straight through to the number 9 

If goal is scored from a regain of possession within 8 seconds goal is doubled.

Coaching Points

- In Posession: 

make the area wide, utilise extra player to create overloads in key positions. 

Move the ball quickly, this will move the opposition and create space, its important to move in to position after playing the pass to create more options to play though. 

Mix up the way of playing through around or over opposition, how are the players positioning themselves to create opportunities to change the play.

-Out of Possesion 

Recover into shape quickly 

Keep areas tight so space cant be exploited

Interventions

Concurrent 

Terminal 

Coaching Process

Walkthrough

SSG 12 mins (10 mins)

Topic- Breaking lines in possession

Understand when and how to play through, around or over the
opposition based on the type of pressure applied

Organisation and set up



Similar to specific practice however we play the full width of the pitch with a taper, the taper supports the No 9 who will have no conventional wingers

Both teams are set up in a 1-4-3-3 with a single pivot, both teams have there wingers taken out. This will encourage the fullbacks to get forward in transition to help break lines.

Explanation

This game is free play 9v9, however the blues will be coached the reds will be managed

Conditions (optional)

- When Reds win possession they will have 15 seconds to score each second taking a point off the value of the goal 1 second being 15 goals 5 seconds being 10 etc once the time is out they can still keep possession however the goal will be a value of 1

- Potential to keep the thirds from the previous practice, if blues play a backwards pass in the same third they lose possession

- Blues can be rewarded up to three goals depending on how the coach perceived the goal to have broken the lines of the opposition and how effective 

Key Points 

Coaching points in the first practice can be advanced

- How can the fullbacks support the striker an create options to break the lines at a high point on the field 

- when playing out from the back how does the goalkeeper distribute the ball with the intent of playing up the field

- how does the team set the shape to break lines, where is the player movement to receive the pass, in a technical sense how is the player receiving the ball to encourage positive forward play

-if the team plays back why have we played backwards and how does it create space more options 

Interventions

Concurrent

Terminal

Coaching Process

Walkthrough