7/8/23, 4:10 PM Football/Soccer: Attacking third (Tactical: Attacking principles, Academy Sessions) 7/8/23, 4:10 PM Football/Soccer: Attacking third

/23, 4:10 PM Football/Soccer: Attacking third (Tactical: Attacking principles, Academy Sessions)

Being positive 5 v 3 or 4 v 3 in half where ball is, must keep 2 players

in other end
Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking third Understanding the recovery time and importance of it
Reds always attack right end, blues attack left end
Sometimes its easier to keep possession
To score must play into 9 and back to player to finish
Pro-Club: Juventus Academy Boston Learning Outcomes: eg. (Post practice review, comments, or pentetrate end line
Tiago Mota thoughts)
9 Can drop deep and encourage runs through
Warm up 3 x 4 min sets/ rotate neutral players

Profile Summary Key factors:

Speed of decision making

Name: Tiago Mota
City: North quincy Always scanning to see forward pass
Country: United States of America Pass to correct attacking foot
Membership: Adult Member Reaction to forward attacking pass
Sport: Football/Soccer
Communication
Timing of 9 dropping and runs through

Learning Outcomes:

Plenty of reps in SSG

Introduce objectives
Understanding of importance of awareness of forwards
position and where space is left

SSG - 3 v 3 v 3 Rondo Tennis (15 mins) SSG - 5 v 5 + 3 End to end drill - Att (20 mins)
Warm Up The phase of Play:
Organizations: 
Attacking
12 by 10 with 5 yrd center zone  
9 players -  3 v 3 v 3  1/3 of the Field:
3 sets of 4 mins
Att 1/3

Rules:  Functional Session - 8 v 8 in Att 1/3 (20 mins) Half Field - 10 v 11 End Zone/ Big Goal Game
Principles of Play:
The phase of Play:
(25 mins)
Over the river exercise
2. Get behind opposition players The phase of Play:
Below head height Attacking
4. Remain balanced to spread out opposition and
Attacking
1 pass and can play through to opposite side box counter press if possession is lost
Zone of the Field:
1 point for completed pass through to the opposite
Zone of the Field:
side box, 2 points for dribbling into neutral zone and Organizations: Att 1/3
playing completed pass, 3 points for receiving ball in Att 1/3
25 by 40 box split in half, 4 yrd side zone
neutral zone and passing through to opposite side box
2 mini goals either end Principles of Play:
Game 1: 1 defender Principles of Play:
Reds v blues 2. Get behind opposition players
Game 2: 2 defenders
2. Get behind opposition players
End Zone Yellow players are neutral and play as a 9 or 4. Remain balanced to spread out opposition and
Game 3: 2 defenders, 2 touch counter press if possession is lost
5 depending on direction 4. Remain balanced to spread out opposition and
counter press if possession is lost
Central yellow should be 8 or 10
Key factors:  Organizations:
Under head height
Organizations:
Reaction to winning possession 6 blues/ 6 reds/ 3 yellows Half pitch with end zone, 2 mini goals and 1 big goal
Half Field with End Zone and 1 big goal

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7/8/23, 4:10 PM Football/Soccer: Attacking third (Tactical: Attacking principles, Academy Sessions)

8v8 Reds try and get a player in possession in end zone

Blues looking to score in big goal
Rules:

Reds looking to score in mini goals/ receive ball in end

zone Rules:

Blues looking to score in big goal Reds looking to score in mini goals/ receive ball in end
Optional rule: reds have 15 seconds to get shot off zone
once they win the ball Blues looking to score in big goal
Optional rule: reds have 15 seconds to get shot off
Key factors: once they win the ball

Look to try and play forward

Key factors:
Open hips to rotate and create overloads on opposite
side Look to try and play forward
Spread out Open hips to rotate and create overloads on opposite
Play behind players in spaces side
Spread out
Learning Ideas: Play behind players in spaces

2 v 1's in wide areas

Learning Ideas:
Understand opposite side switch
CM's playing behind players 2 v 1's in wide areas

Front 3 use of playing behind players Understand opposite side switch

Depth in frontline CM's playing behind players

Front 3 use of playing behind players
Depth in frontline

Pitch Line 1 Shaded Pitch Area

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