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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending in Attacking Half - Denying the Switch - Transition from Defence to Attack

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Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club

Shane McFaul

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Shane McFaul
Name: Shane McFaul
City: CENTENNIAL
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Week theme : Denying the switch

Numbers : Small

What (Game Model) - Defending to Attack Transition

Where (Location on the Field/Phase) - Attacking Half (Creating and Scoring)

When (Moment of the Game) - Regaining possession of the ball during opponent build up

Who (Focus Players) - Mid & front line

Why (Objective) - Score goal; create chance; advance the ball; keep the ball

Principle 1 - PLAY FORWARD QUICKLY

Subprinciple 1  - First action forward

Subprinciple 2 - FINISH THE COUNTERATTACK AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

Principle 2 - Finish: use limited touches

GK Theme - Primary (Secondary) Flighted high balls (Switching POA)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up

2v2 Transition from Defence to Attack

Dimensions
20 W x 20L

Duration
10 mins

Intervals
4 x 90 sec work - 1 minute rest

Play starts with coach passing to Blue attacking team

Blue team try to score by dribbling through the opposition gate

Transitional Moment ( Defending to Attacking )
When Red Defending 2 players win the ball, they transition to attack and score by dribbling through the opposition gate

When a goal is scored or ball goes out of play , players return to back of own line , coach passes to the next 2 Blue players to play v next 2 Reds

Swap teams each rep

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

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Activity 1

4v2 into a 4v4 with mini goals

Dimensions
20 W x 40 L

Duration
20 mins

Intervals
4 x 4 minute work - 1 minute rest

Play starts with coach passing to either Red or Blue attacking 4 players in marked zones

Both teams try to break halfway line with a dribble or connect with a pass to Attacking 2 players in opposite Zone to score in one of the mini goals

Transitional Moment ( Defending to Attacking )
When Red Defending 2 players win the ball, 2 Attacking Red players can join in immediately to make a 4 v 4 attack
When Defending Blue team regain the ball , the game opens up into a 6 v 6 until a goal is scored or ball goes out of play
Ball the re-starts with coach

Rules
Defending 2 Blue Players cannot come back to defend until Defending 4 Blue players regain possession and game opens up

Same applies to both teams

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

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Activity 2

5v3 into a 7v7 ( 6v6 numbers ) use mini goals if no GK

Duration
20 mins

Intervals
4 x 4 minute work - 1 minute rest

Play starts with Blue Attacking Team GK in clear possession playing against 3 Defending Red players in marked zones
Blue Team look to advance the ball into opposition half by dribbling or passing to 2 Blue attackers in opposition half
Once opposition half is broken , 2 Blue players can then join the opposition half to make a 4v4 and score in big goal
Game opens up into a 7v7 when Red Defending Team win ball in own half

Red Defending 3 players cannot come back to defend until Red team win possession in own half 


Transitional Moment ( Defending to Attacking )
When Red Defending 3 players win the ball, in opposition half, 2 Attacking Red players can join from defensive half immediately to make a 5v5 
When Defending Blue team regains the ball , the game opens up into a 7 v 7 until a goal is scored or ball goes out of play
Ball the re-starts with coach

Scoring 
If Blue team can play from one marked area to the opposite wide zone before scoring then the goal counts as double

Switch teams each rep

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 3

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Activity 3

7v7 (6v6) use mini goals if no GK

Normal Game

Duration
10 mins

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