Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating and Exploiting Overloads (Specific)

Specific

In Possession Team – Blues (Coached)

Set up in a 1-4-2- formation (representative of a 1-4-4-2)

Out of Possession Team – Red (Managed)

Set up in a (GK) 1-4-3- formation (representative of a 1-4-3-3)

Explanation:

- The attacking team (Blues) are set up with a front 4 (2 wingers and a 2 CF) and two central midfielders with 1 CB.

- The defending team (Red) are set up with a goalkeeper, a back four and 3 midfielders.

- Play will start (and restart) from the server positioned on the half-way line.

- If the defending team win possession, they can score by counter attacking and playing into the two small target goals or the server.

HOW?

- The coach will work with the BLUES IN POSSESSION

Structure

8 minutes specific

• Feedback 
• Interventions
• Walkthrough 
• Coaching process 

KEY COACHING POINTS – EMPHASISE…

• Find the spare player
• player movement to create overload
• interchange positions 
• commit to opponent 
• Ball speed

REINFORCE…

- Open body shape to receive on back foot 

- Sacrifice/decoy runs

Conditions:

1. Practice starts from the server and resets when the ball goes dead or a goal is scored.

2. Red can score by passing into the small goals or into the server

Challenges:

1. Can the Blues play forward, combine with their forwards wide and centrally and play through balls behind the defence to create goalscoring opportunities?

Targets:

1. Blues to concentrate on interchanging positions and creating overloads to create goalscoring opportunities 

2. Red have 8 seconds upon regaining possession to counter-attack and score.