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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking Overloads - 3v2 / 4v3 (9v9)

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James Morris

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James Morris
Name: James Morris
City: Philadelphia
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Technical Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Technical Warm Up
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1v1 Technical Warm Up (5 mins)

1v1 Attacking / Defending

Straight into 1v1 duels. Defender plays the ball into the attacker and the game is live.

Keep score and rotate the teams into the opposite role after 3-4mins.

Progressions

  • Players must now be in the attacking half before they can finish on goal.
Coaching Points
  • Strong pass into the attacker from the defender.
  • Positive mindset, attack with speed.
  • Be direct, go at the defender, look to get them off balance with a change of speed / direction or a piece of skill.
  • Be creative in your attack, express yourself on the ball, be brave.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v2 to goal phase.

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3v2 to goal phase. (20 mins)

3v2 attacking to goal.

Play begins on the coaches command with the one of the two attackers playing the ball into their striker who is already in the middle of the grid. From there the game is live and it becomes a 3v2 in the attackers (reds) favor. The defenders (blue team) look to win the ball and counter attack to the mini goals.

1 point of the attackers on a goal, 2 for the defenders on a counter goal.

Keep score and rotate team after 3-4 minutes of play.

Progressions

  • Give a time limit for the team on the ball 10 seconds to create their goal scoring opportunity.
  • Players must be in the attacking half of the field before shooting.
Coaching Points
  • Link up / combination play, 1v1 ability, movement off the ball.
  • High tempo in the attack
  • Supporting player is encouraged to make forward runs: diagonal, overlap etc.
  • End product - make sure the attack is finished i.e. a shot on target, following up on rebounds!
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v3 to Goal

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4v3 to Goal (20 mins)

3v2 / 4v3 Numbers Game


Split the group into two sperate teams - 1 attacking team (RED) 1 defending team (BLUE). 1 goalkeeper in each goal.

The activity begins with the coach calling out a number i.e. 3. The attacking team (reds) then send that amount of players into the field to attack the goal. The defending team send 1 less player than the coach calls out. The attacking team must be past the half way line before they can look to score. The defending team look to win possession and counter attack to the opposite goal at the other end of the field.

Focus on 3v2 & 4v3 situations.

Rotate teams after 5mins.

Keep score the score!

Progression

  • Attacking team must score within 8 seconds.


Coaching Points

  • Positive mindset to attack at speed.
  • Quality movement to create space and isolate defenders.
  • 1v1, combination and finishing skills.
  • Can we find the overload?
  • Transition quickly on turnovers (counter press).
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Conditioned Game

Two GK's and 2v2 defensively in each of end the of field, 2 neutral in the middle 3rd.

The game begins from one of the keepers who look to build out with their defenders in a 2v2 situation with the aim to find one of the two N players.

One of the two neutral players can drop in to make it a 3v2 in the bottom area, the other must stay high.

When the ball is played into the neutral players and into the attack 3rd one N joins the attack to create a 3v2 situation with a bounce or target player on the end line.

Target players have 2 touches maximum.

Rotate players after 4-5mins.

Progressions

  • Target players must play 1 touch.
  • Remove the targets and add a 3rd defender to go 3v3 in the attacking 3rds.

Coaching Points

  • Transition Defense to Attack
  • Speed of play - attack at pace
  • Movement off the ball - runs in behind, overlaps, diagonal runs
  • 1v1's, combination play and end product / finishing
  • Checking to the ball (timing and speed of movement)
  • Communication

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