SESSIONS

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Coach Name: Theme: Phase 3: Finishing the Attack
COACHING SESSION PLANNER Focus: Counter Attacking Support Play

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Date: Age Group: Duration: Format: Tech - Semi Opposed - Skill
PART

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Session Objectives
Session Title: Organisation

Tech: Passing quality and touch to set player for pass

Time (mins)
This Counter attacking practice is played in
20 Tact: Penetrating lines and clinical in final third finishing
the attacking half and is based off Real’s

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first goal against Juve in the 2016-2017 Rest (secs) Phys: Speed to break into supporting positions
Champions League Final. It is unopposed

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30 Soci: Timing of runs, awareness of players movement in pass
to begin and 4 players must be positioned
Intervals
as shown. Objective is for attackers to break
into final third, switch play and create from 3

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Questions & Challenges For Players
overlapping runs from outside full back. If Intensity (1-10)
more players in group, can develop a wave What.. is the difficulty and how do you overcome?

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practice to keep flow. When.. can you quickly drive into space for overload?

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Where.. are defenders trying to force you to play?
How.. can you exploit spaces most effectively for chances

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Why.. do defenders apply pressure or delay here?
Session Title: Organisation

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The natural progression for this practice is Time (mins) Player Interventions
to add 2 defending players who can begin 20
1. Passing tempo - is this too fast or slow?

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as semi opposed defenders. With a 4 v 2 + Rest (secs)

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GK, the attacking team must now focus on 2. Finishing quality - are we working goalkeeper?
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movement to lose players and speed to 3. Movement off the ball realistic - Can we improve this?
Intervals
break into space vacated by the
4. Weight of pass - how can we look after teammates?

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opposition, whilst remaining clinical in and 3

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around the box. Defenders can only press Intensity (1-10)
on strikers first touch and cannot track 8 Progressions / Constraints
beyond the defensive line shown.

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S Adjust defensive line to increase/decrease challenge

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E Add mini goals on outside for defenders to score
Session Title: Organisation
P Change positioning of support players for runs
Time (mins)
This fully opposed counter attacking
20
practice is set up as above, yet with 3

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defenders who can now defend all in. With Rest (secs) Key Coaching Points
additional defenders increasing difficulty, 60
1. Penetration runs to break defensive lines
attackers will need to think about build,
Intervals
which may slow their counter down. By 2. Movement to lose opposition players )long/short)
bringing goals in for defenders to attack 3 3. Timing of forward runs to get in beyond floaters
when winning the ball, competition is Intensity (1-10)
increased which will encourage player focus 4. Clinical finishing when in and around the box
9-10
and speed of thought for both teams.

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 SESSIONS

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Coach Name: Theme: Phase 3: Finishing the Attack
COACHING SESSION PLANNER Focus: Counter Attacking Support Play

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Date: 07/06/2017 Age Group: U16s Duration: 60 mins Format: Tech - Semi Opposed - Skill
PART
Select your Individuals, pairs, trios and units that you wish to work on in the group and specify what specific detail you will be developing within each session element.

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Player Technical Tactical Social/Psychological

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Paired Players

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Objective(s)

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Players 3s Objective(s)
3

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Player Units Unit Focus
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7

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9

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What Went Well Even Better If / Future Changes
Big Game Question
How Do We Apply Session?

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