Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching play - Defensive Half

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Seth Cain

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Seth Cain
Name: Seth Cain
City: Lexington
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Framing

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Framing
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Framing

IP (focus) team: 4-2-3-1 to 4-2-1

OOP (non-focus) team: 4-3-3 to 2-3-1


Problem 1: Opponent wings press when ball goes wide, denying play forward

Solution 1: Find the 6 to switch the field to the spare man and play forward

Problem 2: Opponent wings press and 9 drops in to deny switch central

Solution 2: CB drop off to create angle, switch the field through the CBs to find the spare man and play forward

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

- Explained in blocks

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges:

- Can the OOP team deny the switch

- Can the IP team switch the play to go forward

- Further challenges in blocks

Conditions

- OOP team has 10 seconds to score if they win the ball

- Further conditions in blocks

Targets

- IP team: mini goals =1. Mini goal after switch (both wide channels) = 3

- OOP team: large goal


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

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Block 1

Problem 1: Opponent wings press when ball goes wide, denying play forward

Solution 1: Find the 6 to switch the field to the spare man and play forward


What ifs:

- 10 presses the 6 - find the 10 or opposite 6 to switch

- 11 presses denying switch - 2 plays forward directly

- 2 can't switch with CM or CB - find GK or play over opposition to 3


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progressions:

- Condition IP team they must switch to score

- Touch restriction on IP team

Regressions:

- Condition opponent wingers to stay within width of the 18 until wide players touch the ball to provide more space to FBs

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges:

- Can the OOP team deny the FBs scoring on the mini-goals

- Can the IP team switch the play using the 6 to find the spare player in space

- Can the OOP 7/11 force the FBs to play backward

- Can the opposite FB receive above the opposition winger

Conditions

- OOP team has 10 seconds to score if they win the ball

- IP team must connect with the FB first

Targets

- IP team: mini goals =1. Mini goal after switch (both wide channels) = 3

- OOP team: large goal


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

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Block 2

Problem 2: Opponent wings press and 9 drops in to deny switch central

Solution 2: CB drop off to create angle, switch the field through the CBs to find the spare man and play forward


What ifs:

- 9 cuts off pass from CB to CB - use the GK or 6 to play around the 9

- 7 stays wide and denies pass to opposite FB - find the spare man in the midfield to play forward


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progressions:

- Condition IP team they must switch to score

- Touch restriction on IP team

Regressions:

- Condition opponent wingers to stay within width of the 18 until wide players touch the ball to provide more space to FBs

- Condition opponent 9 to sit lower and deny central passes instead of pressing CB

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges:

- Can the OOP team deny the FBs scoring on the mini-goals

- Can the IP team switch the play using the 6 to find the spare player in space

- Can the OOP 9 deny central split passes

Conditions

- OOP team has 10 seconds to score if they win the ball

- IP team must connect with the FB first

Targets

- IP team: mini goals =1. Mini goal after switch (both wide channels) = 3

- OOP team: large goal


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

OOP team add CB and GK

Block 1

Problem 1: Opponent wings press when ball goes wide, denying play forward

Solution 1: Find the 6 to switch the field to the spare man and play forward

Terminal

Change condition on OOP 7/11 and 9 to deny central passes, leaving the CBs

Block 2

Problem 2: Opponent wings press and 9 drops in to deny switch central

Solution 2: CB drop off to create angle, switch the field through the CBs to find the spare man and play forward


Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges:

- Can the OOP team deny the switch

- Can the IP team switch the play to go forward

Conditions:

- Condition based on block

Targets

- IP team: large goal

- OOP team: large goal


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