Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): BP-BPO - Quick transition into BPO shape

Passing Practice (2)

Session Organisation:

Progression- When the 4 win the ball back and play to the end target they can receive straight away and try to play to the top (double attack).

The 3 now have two attempts at getting into BPO positions.

Game Training

Session Organisation:

Ball is played into red team who must find the end target as soon as possible. As a priority in between the two blue markers.

When the ball is won back the yellows must aim to pass to their end target ASAP.

Reds must slow this pass and prevent it reaching the end man before playing to the top again.

Team Task:

On loss of possession, can Red’s prevent the direct ball through the center of the pitch, so that we can have a sound defensive structure

Player Tasks:

1.     6,8 or 10 who are not putting pressure on the ball to force play wide.

2.     7, 11 to recover and get narrow – where possible prevent passes to oppo 7&11

3.     Defence to become narrow and force any forward play wide

4.     Front 7,11 & 9 to tackle from the front

Coaches Cues:

       i.         6,8 or 10 who are not closest to the ball to mark ball side goal side. On the front foot doing two jobs. Stop forward passes and pressure the nearest player if they receive.

     ii.         6,8,10, 7 & 11 to get behind the line of the horizontal line of the ball and narrow off when we are BPO.

    iii.         Players around the immediate pressure to make intelligent decision to press and release from defence

    iv.         When the ball is lost 3&4 to tuck in with Cb on ball side on front foot to intercept ball into oppo 9 body shape side on.

     v.         On transition 2 & 5 to make sure that they tuck in and get closer to their CB.

    vi.         After play has been slowed recovering players 7,11 & 9 to tackle from the front or spoil.