Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Midfield 3 rotations to break lines of pressure

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Tom Hunt

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Name:	Tom Hunt
City:	Verona
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Objective: Improve quality and variety of movements from center midfield 3 to offer more threat centrally.

Attacking TTP’s: Create diagonal passing lines, Utilize space and triangulate to create passing options

Defending TTP’s: Make it compact, Always press in identified situations,

Who: #4, #6, #8, #10, #9

What: Looking to increase passes through lines of pressure in central areas

Where: Central in middle third

When: Team has controlled possession centrally

Why: Change tempo of attack, increase variety of attack to be a threat centrally

Key Coaching Points: Movement of midfielders to get ahead of the ball and/or combine with #9, weight of pass, body shape to receive and lead into next pass, disguise/angle to passes, high tempo

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1.0

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Activity 1 (20-25min)

Warm-up

Pairs passing on arrival, dynamic stretches and 3v1 rondos before Activity 1.

4v1 in each box.

Team in black play 3 passes and then switch ball across to other black team in opposite box for a point.

Defenders earn point by interception.

Defenders stay in roles for 60 seconds.

Play 5x60 second rounds.second rounds.

Key points - high tempo, look to play forward when possible, quick combinations.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2.0

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Activity 2 (20 mins)

Orientation

Ball begins from central player on black #4.

Black aiming to score in big goal, white team looking to score in counter goals if ball is won back.

Work with white team to hold shape, stay compact and restrict passes into #9. By holding shape trying to force black team to place back to #4 or sideways.

Play 4x4 min rounds.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2.1

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Activity 2.1 (20 mins)

Learning

Same activity but work with black team now, looking at different rotations to add layers/depth between lines to pass/receive. Look for #6, #8, #10 to triangulate more than previous round where it was more sideways and flat.

Play 3x6 min rounds.

Key points: Intentional movement off the ball, value of combination plays to unlock defensive block centrally.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3.0

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Activity 3 (20 mins)

Implementation

5v5 scrimmage to end, regular FIFA rules apply except allow for kick-ins in place of throw-ins.

Look for opportunities where moments to play through lines/central rotations are present. Coach over the top of game play with possibly 1 or 2 stoppages to highlight positive example and/or to rewind and recreate a scenario.

Understand that play will break down occasionally and that it is players decision whether to play centrally or not in any given scenario, but important to add this option to team mindset and to be aware of opportunities to play this way.

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