Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Counter Attacking samples

Forward Ball (15 mins)

- Two teams, both have two goals to defend & attack.

- The aim is to play forward as much as possible, identifying & playing passes into the attack end zone.

- No minimum passes before attempting to play through the goals.

- The team out of possession aims to win the ball back.

- If the ball goes out of play, a throw-in is played on the sideline, as normal rules apply.

- If the ball goes behind the goals, a ball is played out from the feeder (coach) who changes sides & positions.

Focus

- Identifying & playing the right pass

- Forward passing

- Breaking defensive lines

Tactical 2 - Attacking Third (20 mins)

Objective: To improve recognition/execution to transition to Attack from Defending

Organization:

- Area of the field: Opponents defensive half

- 8 vs GK + 6 + 1: White: 9, 11, 8, 7, 10, 6, 2, 3. Orange: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10

-Ball starts with the Orange GK. Orange Team is trying to score on the 2 small goals. White team is trying to score on big goal.

Interval:

- 15 mins: 1 games of 5 min halves with 2 min rest/rotate players

Coaching Points:

- Technical:

- Pass: angle, weight, accuracy

- Toe push of dribbling or rolled pass

- Vision to see attacking space ahead of support players/behind defensive line

- Timing and location of runs ahead of the ball: offside line

- Speed of execution: thought/ ball movement- # of touches

- When can a High ball be played behind opponents defensive line to counter quickly?

- Vs circulate to retain possession and break line of possession rather than a counter?

Screen 5 (25 mins)

Game Related Practice

Organization:

Each team keeps an attacking player (forward) in the attacking half. Waves of 2 red players come into the field to create a 3v2 against the blues in the attacking half. As the blue team wins the ball or goalkeeper makes a save, the blues look to immediatey counter and get into their attacking half as quickly as possible to create a 3v2 against the reds. Once the 2 attacking players either lose the ball or get a shot on goal, they rotate back to the beginning of their line. Games are played first to 5 goals wins and then change the forward player on each team.

Coaching Points:

forward running, forward thinking, forward passing, isolate 2v1 in the 3v2 situation, commit numbers forward early, create chances as early as possible, crosses in dangerous areas and shots on target

Condition - 6v6 (20 mins)

Organization: - two 30x20 areas

- counter endzone or counter goals, big goal +GK 

- attacking team 6/7/8/10/11 in middle area - 9 in attacking area

- defending team 6/8/10 in middle area - 4/5 in their defending area 

- all others in middle area

Instructions: - play always starts with defending 6/8/10 team 

- attacking team needs to win possession, play target 9 and push into attacking area to score

- defending team scores in counter endzone or goals for points

Coaching Points: - quick transition to attacking - up to support for second ball

- exploit the opponent when unbalanced/disorganized - don't wait, 9 anticipates and checks to receive 

- keep the ball when you can't play forward - don't just kick it up 

- push the defensive line up - easier to counter press

How fast can we break?

Can we play forward before the opposition recovers?

Progressions: - make attacking zone whole width and add in attacking 7/11 and added defending 2/3 for a 4v3 in attacking area 

Regressions: - 1v1 in attacking area, only 9 and 4