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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 4231 Pattern of Play - Building the Attack

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Jonathan Hill-Dunt

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Jonathan Hill-Dunt
Name: Jonathan Hill-Dunt
City: Rhyl
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pitch set up in Zones

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Pitch set up in Zones

ATT team set up in a 4-2-3-1

DEF have 2 CB's and a GK in initially

(13 Players)

Add 2 DEF CM's to add more match realism as and when it's needed


The pitch is set up into 4 Zones 

Zone:

  • 1 CM's zone
  • 2 Ask a question of Opp FB (Half Space)
  • 3 Corner boxes - aim to move OPP CB out of natural position
  • 4 Playing in area This is the area the 9/10 want to be receiving the ball in

Explain the boxes and that it is unopposed to begin with so you can understand what's being asked, players will be added to add realism 

Zone 1

Zone 2 Half space, picking the ball up in the pocket between the DEF lines these spaces are mainly for the 7/10/11

Zone 3 - Aiming to get on the ball between the OPP FB/CB and force the CB to come over to the ball, ATT FB getting high in this area is key to free up the 7 to roam into the half space.

Zone 4 - 9/10 Receiving the ball between the OPP CB's running in on goal has to be an ANGLED pass can't be straight 

Coaching Points:

  • FB's get high
  • 7/10/11 getting on the ball in Zone 2, feeding the ball into the 9 in Zone 4
  • Zone 1 is vital - if we can control this area we control the game.
  • Once the ball is passed forward we get up the pitch, to win the ball back higher
  • Make sure the quality is good - have 2 touches asif it was a game to keep the quality

If theres more than 1 coach, each coach takes a Unit to coach through the sessionUnits are 2/3/7/10/11 - aim is to get the FB's forward, 7/10/11 into zones 2 and 36/8 - control zone 1, ensure players are receiving the ball in the zones 9 - control zone 4, move into space

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

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Pattern 1 (10 mins)

Pattern of Play

DEF CB's play as if you have a back 4, play in relation to the ball and your position, play against the 9/10

  • Each pattern starts with a pass between the ATT CB's, do one each side as a demo first 
  • Once the CB gets the ball the ball side FB moves wider to receive the ball
  • The next pass then goes to the ball side FB
  • Mimicking the 11 not being able to get the ball, the 10 will then drop into Z1
  • As the 10 drops into Z1, the ball side CM (8) drops in as a 'false FB' to help incase of a breakdown
  • the 11 moves wider as he is marked.
Once the 10 gets on the ball, it is a free attack - attack as you see fit 

Observation Points:

  • 8 is giving you depth for the 10 to bounce the ball into and also helping defensively 
  • 11 is giving added width 
  • 10 is helping to create an overload centrally
  • 10 has the options of bouncing back into CM or turning and feeding the 11 - the aim is to get the 11/3 on the ball.
  • Boxes are there to create passing angles to discourage straight passes

Coaching Points:

  • Wide players are to get to the touch line as quick as possible.
  • Stop and step in to explain why the pass cant go to the 10/7/11, explain they are marked and why we are going into the 10
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pattern 2

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Pattern 2 (10 mins)

This time, instead of passing into the 10 dropping into Z1, the FB is passing to the CM who has dropped in - mimicking the 10/11 not being able to get on the ball 
  • the CM once on the ball is aiming to get the ball into the opposite Z1, and get the other CM on the ball.
  • The 6's trigger to step towards Z1 is when the ball is bounced back by the FB
  • Wide players still aiming to get wide ASAP
  • 10 is still dropping in to show for the ball

Once the ball gets to the opposite CM, its a free attack - 10's aim is to get into Z3

Observation Points:

This pattern is giving players an option to play out by switching possession through the passing line provided bt the ball side CM

Coaching Points :

  • If the wide player is on the touchline the far side FB can step in as a CM

Stop and step in to explain why the pass cant go to the 10/7/11, explain they are marked and why we are going backwards
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pattern 3

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Pattern 3 (10 mins)

Aim of this pattern is to get the 11/7/10 on the ball in Z2


Movement of the 7/11 is out to in - starting in the box once the ball is passed to the FB, that is the trigger for the 7/11 to move back into Z2


Coaching Point:

  • 7/11 double movement - start narrow, once the ball is passed to the FB get out to the touch line. With the aim of getting on the ball in Z2
  • FB - has the option now of passing into the 10 or the wide man
  • FB pass the ball inside of the wide men
  • If the ball goes into the 10 he's playing round the corner into Z2
  • Once the ball is in Z2 it's a free attack
  • Every time the ball is passed forward we get up the pitch
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pattern 4

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Pattern 4 (10 mins)

The aim of this pattern is for the CM to be able to switch the play and get the 7/11 on the ball in the opposite zone 2


Doing this by passing through Z1 


The FB has 2 passing options - either playing in the CM who has dropped in as the false full back or the 10 who is in Z1 (Pass 1 or 2)


Working the opp side - near man isnt on!


OPP CM 


Once the ball gets to Z2 it's a free attack - Encourage the angled pass into the 9's path if the CB leaves room for the pass

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Third Pattern

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Final Third Pattern (10 mins)

FB's start high - Once on the ball, their aim is to get the 7/10/11 on the ball in Z3

This pattern is mimicking the wide men getting behind the DEF FB


Start higher as we have built the play by this point


  • 10 has the option of going into Z3 if the 7/11 have stayed wide
  • 7/11 use the double movement to create space, or drive the ball into the box
  • Once the FB plays the ball he can overlap
  • Squeeze the play with each pass

No straight passes, harder to defend and cut out

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

RED playing a 4-2-3-1 with no GK

YELLOW playing 2-2-3 with GK


YELLOW front 3 press the pass to the CB once the ball is live

Encourage RED to use the patterns that have been worked on 



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