Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): B Diploma Attacking Principles (Offensive Transition) (Start Time: 2024-03-01 19:00:00)

Overloads 2 vs1 & 3 vs 2 (25 mins)

Focus Area: 

- Working to create overloads

- Finishing

- Defensive Transition 

Method:

- Red attacks 2 vs 1 towards green and looks to score.

- After the ball is dead, the Red transition to defence and the single green defender in the first phase joins two new players in the second phase to create a 3 vs 2 overload. 

- The attackers start with the ball in the first phase and the goalkeeper players out the ball to the attackers in the second phase.

Variations:

1) No rules first, no offsides, goalkeeper plays ball out on the ground

2) Offsides and keeper can throw/kick the ball high to test first touch. 

Teaching points:

- Use width of available area

- Overlapping/Underlapping forward runs

- If out wide, can a cross be an option?  

8 vs 8+1

8 vs 8

Method:

- 5 rounds at 5 minutes 

- 1-3-2-3 formation vs 1-3-2-3 formation + 1 player who is on the team who has possession. 

- If ball goes out on sideline, restart with throw in 

- If ball goes out on by-line, restart with keeper

- To score, all attacking players must be inside the attacking half. 

Coaching Points:

- Encourage forward runs to 

• Access space in behind 
• Create Overloads

- Encourage crosses and cut backs depending ball position. It's important to promote timed attacking runs into the box. More people in the box, more opportunities to score.