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0 Working the Ball into Wide Areas

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will focus on creating opportunities to play into wide areas and to finish in front of goal. Set Up – 1st Phase Diagram 1 Set Up Working within 2 penalty areas plus 5yds in length and 5yds wide either side 2x teams with 2x goalkeepers and 2 neutral

1 Transition and Overload

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will focus on the transition from an attacking phase to a defending phase with an overload. Set Up – 1st Phase Diagram 1 Set Up 12 Outfield players and 2 Goalkeepers The pitch is 2x penalty boxes with an extra 5yds Team in Red bibs start with 3

0 3v3 + 3 Rondo

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will involve a 3v3 + 3 Ronda practice. Focusing on the movement to support the ball, playing on angles and tempo of play. Encouraging the players to play in the future and prepare for the 2nd movement and phase. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up 9 Players 3

0 1 v 1 and Playing Out

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will work on 1 v 1 playing into target players. Focusing on working with the player attacking and defending, combining with other players and movement to receive the ball to support the player in possession. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up 6 Players 1v1 in the middle and

0 Shielding to Score

By Sean Reed - Objective This session continues on from the last session, focusing on protecting the ball under pressure in front of goal. This session can be progressed in a number of different ways which allows the coach to make it specific to the needs of their attacking players. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set

0 1 v 1 Protecting the Ball

By Sean Reed - Objective This session focuses on working with players to manage 1v1 situations where they are required to protect the ball while under pressure from a defending player. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working within an area 5-7yds x 5-7yds 1v1 in the area A ball on top of the cone

0 Changing the Direction of Play - Part 2

By Sean Reed - Objective This session focuses changing direction of play. Looking to exploit space, create overloads in order to maintain possession to play forward. Part 2 Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Possession 7 v 7 Within an area 9 grids of 20x15yds 8 completed passes = a goal Unlimited touches then restrict

0 Changing the Direction of Play

By Sean Reed - Objective This session focuses changing direction of play. Looking to exploit space, create overloads in order to maintain possession to play forward. Part 1 Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up This session can be carried out with different numbers within each team. For the session above the we are using 2

0 1 v 1 + 1 / 2 v 2 + 2

By Sean Reed - Objective This session focuses on looking to play forward and support the play in order to combine to finish on goal. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working with two groups of 1v1+1 1v1 in the middle 1 player up at each end working either side of the goal 2 small

0 3 v 2 Continued Attacking and Defending

By Sean Reed - Objective This session is a continuation of the 3 v 2 activities in previous weeks but now includes an additional defender making a recovery run that will encourage the attacking teams to finish as soon as possible. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working within one half of the pitch 5yds inside

0 3 v 2 Team Exploiting an Overload Next Phase

By Sean Reed - Objective This session is developed from the previous 3 v 2 session going into a 3v2 at both ends. Again the focus can be on both the attacking and the defending, but for this session we are focusing on the attacking side of it. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working

0 3 v 2 Attacking

By Sean Reed - Objective This session can focus on both attacking and defending play. The focus for the purpose of this session will be on attacking play and exploiting the overload. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working within the penalty area up towards the edge of the centre circle Each side 5yds inside

0 Three Team Transition

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session works on transition and focusing on the next phase. Looking to exploit and limit opportunities depending on the transition phase. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working with 12 + players Players are split into 3 teams Working with a circle (other areas can be used) Size of the area

0 Defending and Getting Pressure on the Ball

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session focuses on defending exercises, working with players in 1v1, 2v2 and 4v4 situations. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working with 12 players Players are working within 3’s Each areas is approx 30 yds x 10yds 2 players will start at either end and 1 player who is defending

0 Switch the Point of Attack

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session focuses on switching the point of attack with a 10v10 game. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up 10v10 4 Mini Goals The game is set up in one half of the pitch, full width and half a pitch in length The goals are positioned 5-7yds inside the touch line

0 Transition with Speed Work

By Sean Reed -  Objective This is a game that can be used in the early parts of the session and can be linked within some of the speed work. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up 5 v 5 2x Areas (20x20yds) width of Penalty box apart. See diagram 1 One team starts with possession; objective is to

0 Transition / Switch of Play Using Goalkeepers

0 Linking Up to Attack

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session will focus on working with players with their link up and combination play to create opening and opportunities. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Players are split into groups of 3 1 ball between the 3 players Playing a 1-2 refer to diagram 1 Player 1 plays a pass

0 1 v 1 Attacking

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session will focus on players in a 1v1 attacking situation. Looking to create space in order to receive the ball, to get on the half turn, to keep possession, to play forward and to create a shooting opportunity. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Using the set up as above.

0 Three Games in One

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is 3 games in 1. At any point within the session the coach can switch from one game to another. It will challenge the player’s focus, ability to manage the change of conditions and the ability to adapt their game. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up The players are

0 Three Team 4 v 2 Game

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is a 3-team game with an overload possession of 4v2. The game focuses on the team in possession keeping the ball and working a pathway to play the ball across into the other team, whilst having 2 players defending against them. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up The players

0 Pure Possession with Target Players

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is pure possession using outside and target players. Maintaining possession, using the outside players and creating opportunities to play forward passes. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Players are divided into two teams. The size of the pitch is dependent on the coach and the number of players involved

0 Pure Possession

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is pure possession. As the sessions develop conditions are set for different ways to score a goal. This is will challenge the players, encourage them to think, be creative and be adaptable.  It is important to emphasis that the team out of possession must work hard when defending. Session

0 Playing into Target Players

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is a directional possession looking to play forward into target players and support the play with forward runs. Session 1   Diagram 1 Set Up Two teams with 2x players from each team in the two end zones in the direction in which their team is attacking The size