Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Combination play in the midfield third

Pro-Club: LFC IA Global

(NJ) Anthony Clarke, Adult Member

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Name:	(NJ) Anthony Clarke
City:	New Jersey
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Lookin at how we can build up play from midfield third into the attacking third using patterns and quick combinations. Focus on development of competence, confidence within session, agility, balance, co-ordination, travel, sending and recieving.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Learning Objectives

	Technical running, jumping, throwing, passing, heading
	Tactical support play, movement off the ball
	Physical agility, balance, co-ordination
	Psychological decision making, teamwork
	Social communication, organization

Warm-up (15 mins)

Key Factors

Running, jumping, throwing, dynamic movements, agilty, balance, co-ordination, decision making, FOM, FMS, SSS, PSS

Organisation

Arrival activity, 30y x 20y field with goals each end. Players look to score by throwing the ball to team-mates to move up the field with a volley or headed finish. If ball is dropped then other team gets the ball and looks to score.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical warm-up

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Learning Objectives

	Technical body position and 1st touch, quality of pass,
	Tactical positional play, movement to receive and support play, angles and distances of support
	Physical agility balance co-ordination
	Psychological decision making, confidence
	Social communication, teamwork

Technical warm-up (15 mins)

Key Factors

quality of the pass, movment to recieve, body position and 1st touch, timing of checking out off manequin

Organisation

set up as shown, Players follow pass and get ready to recieve next pass from team mates

reverse the pattern starting from the left hand side.

focus on adjusting body shape to recieve checking shoulders, scanning before recieving.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): drill (1)

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Learning Objectives

	Technical body position and 1st touch, quality of pass,
	Tactical positional play, movement to receive and support play, angles and distances
	Physical agility balance co-ordination
	Psychological decision making, confidence
	Social communication, teamwork

drill (1) (10 mins)

Key Factors

movement to receive and support play, body position and 1st touch, quality of pass, decision making

Organisation

manequins set up as 4-3-1 with one placed on the ppenalty spot as a line for the strikers to attack

play as pattern shows with central midfielder offering support by driving towards the edge of the box or becoming 3rd attacker in the box

play same pattern on other flank

progression

limit touches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): drill (2)

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Learning Objectives

	Technical body position and 1st touch, quality of pass,
	Tactical positional play, movement to receive and support play, angles and distances
	Physical agility balance co-ordination
	Psychological decision making, confidence
	Social communication, teamwork

drill (2) (10 mins)

Key Factors

movement to receive and support play, body position and 1st touch, quality of pass, decision making

Organisation

play pattern as shown

looking at combinations between cm and strikers

play pattern both sides

progression

limit touches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): skill

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Learning Objectives

	Technical body position and 1st touch, quality of pass, timing of runs
	Tactical movement to receive and support play, angles and distances of support
	Physical agility, balance, co-ordination
	Psychological decision making, confidence, comptence
	Social communication, team-work

skill (20 mins)

Key Factors

Running, jumping, dynamic movements, agilty, balance, co-ordination, decision making, FOM, FMS, SSS, PSS, ball control, support play, timing of runs, teamwork, communication, body shape.

Organisation

2 main goals with 2 wide goals set up with cones or poles.

6v6 with 2 GK's

Teams look to score on the big nets or by dribbling the ball out between poles shown.

Once a goal is scored both teams cannot score on that goal again until another goal has been scored in a different one.

If the ball goes out next to a goal then other team looks to play quick but cannot score if next to one.

progressions

Time limit on possession

limit touches 2-3 touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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Learning Objectives

	Technical ball control dribbling skills quality of pass body position and 1st touch
	Tactical movement to receive and support play
	Physical agility, balance, co-ordination
	Psychological decision making, confidence
	Social communication, team-work

SSG (35 mins)

Key Factors

movement to receive and support, body position and 1st touch, quality of pass, angles and distances decision making, communication

Organisation

reds 1-3-3-2

blues 1-4-3-1

play 1 touch or 4 or more, if 2-3 touches taken other team receives the ball

Movement

Pass

Pitch Line 1