Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking in the Defending Half - Building Up, Breaking Lines to Advance the Attack (Spring 25')

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Name: Ashley Armstrong
City: Centennial
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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TRAINING SESSION OBJECTIVE: To advance the ball while building up in the defending half when we cannot play forward.

Team Name/Age Group: U11-U14 Girls

Coach Name: Ashley Armstrong

Location: Gates North

Date: Week 3

Number of Players: 15

Equipment Needed: Balls, Pinnies, Cones, Goals

Weekly Structure: Interleaving

Session Duration: 1.5 hours

What (Game Moment): Attacking

Where: Defending Half

When (Phase/Moment of the Game): Building Up

Who (Focus Roles: 1,4,5,8,10

Who (Secondary Roles): 6,2,3

Why (Objective): Advance the Ball

Main Principle 1 - Create Attacking Shape

Sub-Principle 1 - Create Appropriate height, width and depth

The players off the ball spread out quickly and make the field big, both up and down the field (vertically) and across the field (horizontally).

We make the space to defend bigger, which makes it more difficult for the opponent to defend and win the ball back.

Main Principle 2 - Break Lines to Advance the Attack: 

Sub-Principle 1 - Find a free player between or behind lines: 

The player on the ball scans for a teammate supporting in open space and executes an accurate pass with appropriate pace to this free player.

Player Action 1 - Controlling

Scanning for a free teammate before or while receiving and preparing the ball

Player Action 2 - Passing

Make the pass with the right ball speed and at the right time so that you can continue playing in favorable conditions

Making a leading pass in front of your teammate, making sure that the teammate can take the ball without having to slow down

Player Action 3 - Adapting Body Shape

Adjusting shoulders and hips to be 45 - 90 degrees towards the attacking goal

While approaching, have an optimal overview of the game situation


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Execution

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Learning Activity: Non Game Form

Activity Objective: To teach players to create attacking shape and find the free player between/behind lines when building out of the defensive third in unorganized moments.

Number of players/opponents: 12

Size/Shape of Field: 30W x 35L

Total Activity Duration: 15 minutes

Active Duration: 4 minutes

Rest Duration: 1 minute

Number of Sets: 3

Activity Rules (KIS KIS): Play starts with the 5 dribbling forward a few steps and then turning backwards. 4 and 1 create depth and 5 switches through the 1 and then to the 4. The 8 then checks to find a passing option to play forward and the 4 plays them and then receives a bounce pass backwards and into the opposite goalkeeper. Second goalkeeper then switches it to 8 who creates width and receives a ball played in front of them. Players follow their pass. 

 

Rotations (substitutions): Follow pass

COACHING INTERACTIONS (no more than 3):

WHAT: Adapting Body Shape

WHEN: In breaks or freeze or in flow

HOW: How should the 4 or 5 create depth and be able to see all options with their body shape? (backpedal diagonally and open hips)

WHAT: Passing

WHEN: in breaks

HOW: How do you know when to play the ball ahead of your teammate and when to play to feet? (If they have space in front of them and are moving forward play a lead pass. If they are facing the ball, play their feet).

WHAT: Controlling

WHEN: in breaks

HOW: How do you know which teammate is the free player? (scan)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v3

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Learning Activity: Modified Game Form

Activity Objective: To teach players to create attacking shape and find the free player between/behind lines when building out of the defensive third in unorganized moments.

Number of players/opponents: 12

Size/Shape of Field: 30W x 35L

Methods of Scoring: Burgundy scores on goal at top, blue scores on bottom

Total Activity Duration: 28 minutes

Active Duration: 6 minutes

Rest Duration: 1 minute

Number of Sets: 4

Activity Rules (KIS KIS): Ball starts as a goalkick from goalkeeper at bottom. 4 and 5 create attacking shape and 8 starts in attacking shape by starting high. Opposing 9 and 10 can press stacked or flat, and opposing goalkeeper becomes a third defender. Burgundy build out to score on top goal. If Blue wins it, they score on bottom goal. Rotate positions every ball. Defenders rotate every round.

Restarts: from goalkeeper on goalkick

Additional Restraints/Constraints/Restrictions/Rewards:

Formation & Player Roles: 1-2-1 vs 1-2

Rotations (substitutions): Rotate positions, defenders rotate every round

COACHING INTERACTIONS (no more than 3):

WHAT: Break lines to advance the attack

WHEN: in breaks

HOW: How do you know when to play forward and break lines? (Player with the ball has time and space and an option to play forward).

WHAT: Attacking shape

WHEN: in breaks

HOW: Once 4 or 5 play forward, what should the other 4 or 5 do? (step up and shift in to protect the middle)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8v7 Game

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Learning Activity: Game Form

Activity Objective: To teach players to create attacking shape and find the free player between/behind lines when building out of the defensive third in unorganized moments.

Number of players/opponents: 12-15

Size/Shape of Field: Half of Field

Methods of Scoring: Normal scoring

Total Activity Duration: 30 minutes

Active Duration: 8 minutes

Rest Duration: 2 minutes

Number of Sets: 3

Activity Rules (KIS KIS): Normal rules

Restarts:

Additional Restraints/Constraints/Restrictions/Rewards:

Formation & Player Roles: 1-4-3 vs 1-3-3

Rotations (substitutions):


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