Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Penetrating Final Third

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Paul Evans
Name: Paul Evans
City: Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Phase: Attacking Penetration

Game Cycle Subphase: Organized Attack

Session Objectives

What? - Improve the team's ability to play into the final third.

When? - When the team has possession in the middle third.

Where? - Middle to final third.

Who? - Focus group: 7,9,10,11

Why? - To create effective penetration into the final third.

Team Tactical Principles

1. Spread out.

2. Pass or dribble forward when possible or keep the ball.

3. Support the attack.

4. Create a 2v1 or a 1v1.

5. Vary the way of running and try to get behind/between the defensive line(s) of the opponent.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass/Receive 1-2 touch Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass/Receive 1-2 touch Warm Up
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Pass/Receive 1-2 touch Warm Up (10 mins)

SET UP

20X15 area, 7 Players, 2 balls (and spares)

TOTAL DURATION:

10 Minutes max with progressions & little interventions

OBJECTIVE

1-2 Touch, Player 1 passes ball 1 into Centre Player and follows run into centre and adjusts body position to receive ball 2 from Player 4. Meanwhile, P2 has passed ball 1 to P3 and follows his run. P1 receives and passes ball 2 out to P5.

COACHING POINTS

Quality of pass

Communication

Tempo

Awareness

Body Position

Receive on back foot

* CAN WE GET 2 BALLS IN MOTION AT THE SAME TIME *


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Penetrating Midfield

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Penetrating Midfield (20 mins)

SET UP:

3 Teams of 5, set of balls, pitch split into thirds with middle shaded area

TOTAL DURATION:

18 minutes 3 rounds of 4 min. / 2 mins recovery/coaching points (in between each round)

INTENSITY: Hard

DESCRIPTION:

- 5 players in each zone, middle shaded area is defensive area wherin a maximum of 3 DF can enter end zones to intercept/tackle, end zones, players must complete at least 2 passes before attempting penetrating pass to opposite end zone. End zone players cannot vacate their zones

NO OVER HEAD. WHICH DEFENSIVE UNIT CAN KEEP THE LOWEST SCORE FOR THEIR 4 MINUTES.

Progression after 2 minutes:- End zone Players can NOW penetrate through middle third & into final zone with a dribble or mixture of dribble/pass. Opposite end zone players can decide to enter middle zone to create chaos or wall pass.

COACHING POINTS:

- Decision making: dribble or pass

- Movement off the ball by all players

- reading triggers of when to check in or away

- Ability to provide width

- awareness of space/numbers

- type of pass


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Third Penetration

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Final Third Penetration (25 mins)

SET UP: half pitch, goals, balls, cones, 14/15 players

TOTAL DURATION: 18 minutes

3 rounds of 4 min. / 2 mins recovery (in between each round)

INTENSITY: Hard

DESCRIPTION:

- 1v1 in each endzone and 4v4 + N in the middle zone if needed.

- Players look to connect 2 passes before looking to penetrate into final zone with a pass or dribble.

- maximum of 3 attackers & defenders can join final zone for a 4v4.

COACHING POINTS:

- Decision making: dribble or pass

- Movement of the #9 by reading cues of when to check in or away

- Ability to provide width by #7 or #11

- Runs to get into the box


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