Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing Out from the Back (Start Time: 2023-10-06 14:50:00)

FAI - Coach Education

Josh Moonman

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Name:	Josh Moonman
City:	Dublin
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Do the players understand the objective of keeping possession whislt seeking opportunities to progress further up the field and ultimately produce a scoring opportunity.
	Tactical Are the players thinking about drawing opposing players in, before making a move or pass in a less obvious but ultimately more productive way?
	Physical Is their body shape allowing the players to receive the ball in such a way that they can then turn and move off quickly? Are they "holding off" opposing players?
	Psychological Are the players reading the overall and immediate situation? How is their spatial awareness?
	Social Lots of talking between players, particularly the goalkeeper.

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Method:

The set-up for this positional rondo will be a 7v5 advantage for the attacking team (in pink) to allow more options for playing out from the back.

In this activity, all restarts begin with the goalkeeper playing out from the back to either one of the two centre-backs or the defensive midfielder. To start, both teams are looking to just keep possession of the ball. The pink team will look to cause an imbalance for the blue team through quick, short passes. Meanwhile, the disadvantaged blue team will look to pressure the ball, force mistakes, and simultaneously work to stay compact and narrow. If they regain possession, the blue team will look to pass it around and keep possession themselves and take a shot.

Two zones are created through the use of the flat red cones. All players are locked into their zones except for the two defensive midfielders, who are allowed to move freely between zones. They are however encouraged to balance each other’s movement.

Movement of the goalkeeper is key to this coaching practice. If the goalkeeper passes right, the goalkeeper must shift over to the right, ready for possible a pass back. Likewise, on the other side.

Coaching Points:

The important lesson to take away is that the attacking team should have the advantage over the defending team.

Timing of the runs, particularly from defensive midfielders.

Short & quick passes.

Shifting of key players toward the middle (particularly if possession is lost to blue), but also simultaneously maintaining shape and width when possible to create opportunities for switches of play.

Don’t play into pressure, work to switch play and change direction through use of the goalkeeper or DM if closed down instead.

Positional rotation, body shape, changes of speed and changes of direction to catch the opposition team off-balance

Attacking team (pink) should work to make the field big. Defending team (blue) should work to make the field small.

Every player (except goalkeeper) should have a backwards or sideways option to play at all times.

Use of the voice, not only in calling for the ball but warning their own players of opponents (particularly from the goalkeeper) is critical to the success of this activity.

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