Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 1 - UEFA C Licence - Creating & Exploiting Overloads - In Possession

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Christian Zenati
Name: Christian Zenati
City: Swansea
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): General Paractice

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General Paractice (10 mins)

Primary Focus - Create & exploit overloads in possession Understand when and how to exploit a numerical advantage against the opposition

 

Organisation - 12 players 

7 Passes to 6 who receives on back foot and plays pass into 2, 6 then joins 2 in a 2v1 overload against red 3, if they break past red 3 they deliver cross to blue 9 to score.  Players rotate positions in defence and attack 

Variations - Include defender against blue 9, 6& 2 to combine with 7 to create 4v2 overload 

Progressions - Include defender to apply pressure to the overload  

Challenge - 5 seconds to score 

Mechanics breakdown Awareness - Passing /Control to create overload & Shooting to exploit.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (10 mins)

Small Sided Game (10 mins)

 

Primary Focus - Both teams to Create & exploit overloads

 

Organisation - 12 players split into 2 teams of 6, directional game with continuous play unless restart is called by coach.

 

1 teams starts and aims to play into the spare player on the halfway line who can then turn and play/move into the attacking zone to create the 3v2 overload.

 

Area Size - 30m x 30m

 

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions): 

Regression - Passive tackling on halfway line between spare players  

Progression - Allow defending pivot player to make recovery run to apply pressure 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

 

- 5/10 second limit to score once moved into attacking zone

- If team successfully creates and exploits overload they get to restart with the ball - challenge to maintain scoring streak

- Challenge to pass through cone to make overload (Attacking players to be available & pivot player to be aware to move into attacking zone )

 

Coaching position - In and around the halfway line - in field for any interventions/ demonstrations 

 

Mechanics breakdown Awareness - Passing /Control to create overload & Shooting to exploit. 


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