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Block-One-Week-Three-Combination-Play

The document outlines a training session focused on combination play in football, aimed at helping players work together to score goals in the final third. It includes various drills and progressions to enhance players' skills in creating space, passing quality, and movement off the ball. The session is structured with specific coaching points and options for both progression and regression to accommodate different skill levels.

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Block-One-Week-Three-Combination-Play

The document outlines a training session focused on combination play in football, aimed at helping players work together to score goals in the final third. It includes various drills and progressions to enhance players' skills in creating space, passing quality, and movement off the ball. The session is structured with specific coaching points and options for both progression and regression to accommodate different skill levels.

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BLOCK 1: WEEK 3 Combination Play

SESSION OBJECTIVE: To support players to combine with team mates together to produce combination play in the final
third to score goals.
COACH: Nick Green & Harry Cosson DURATION: 60 Minutes EQUIPMENT: Footballs, Bibs, Cones, Goals

COMBINATION PLAY &


SUPPORTING MOVEMENT OVERVIEW: Setup a pitch with two goals at either end and split the pitch
into thirds. In each of the goals have a goalkeeper or a target player and or-
ganise two teams with a ball between them. Each team has to work the ball
through the thirds to play into the goalkeeper/target player in the opposite
goal, as soon as they have done this, they then have to do the same but now
playing through the thirds in the opposite direction. Encourage players to
combine between them to build through the thirds. Players are free to move
within the thirds to create angles and receive. You don’t need to have goals for
this practice, they are in place for the progression or you do not need to have
2 teams, this can be done with just one in your team shape.
COACHING POINTS: Creating Space, Body Shape, Weight & Quality of
Pass, Speed Play

PROGRESSSIONS: - Teams can now miss out a third with their pass for
e.g - the defending third playing into the final third bypassing the midfield.

- Add in a finish at goal instead of playing into the GK’s feet. Have a supply of
balls next to the goal for the GK to restart the attack.
REGRESSION: Every player in the team must touch the ball before it is
passed into the target.

ATTACKING COMBINATIONS
OVERVIEW: Using the final third of the pitch, set out 5 mannequins in the
layout displayed with 1 player on each. Produce different combinations to
create a goalscoring opportunity for either of the front two players. The aim is
to move the ball quickly with one & two touch to play in behind the defensive
line with a penetrating pass. To start work with one side and use 2 players who
combine together through the middle player to produce an attempt at goal.
Alternate the sides each time with players rotating after each combination. As
players become confident and capable, start to introduce an extra player in the
combination or an extra pass.

COACHING POINTS: Weight & Quality of Pass, Concentration &


Communication, Movement Off the Ball, Finishing

PROGRESSSIONS: Develop different combination patterns using more


than 3 players. Limit to One Touch Play to help produce quick realistic
combination play.

REGRESSION: Start by only performing 2 passes to produce an attempt


at goal for e.g – into the middle player to pass through for a runner to finish.

BUILDING ATTACKS
OVERVIEW: Using just under half of a full size pitch, we start with a 4 v 2
setup in two end zones with a middle zone being the ‘safe zone’. The safe
zone allows players to drop deeper without being challenged to promote
receiving on the half turn & moving forward. The exercise starts with the goal-
keeper in possession to either play out using the defenders or directly into the
4 attackers with only one attacker allowed in the safe zone at a time. If the
players are comfortable with 4 v 2, change the setup to 3 v 3 to challenge their
ability to keep possession & build attacks.

COACHING POINTS: Quality of Pass, Hold Up Play, Timing & Supporting


Runs, Execution of Finish

PROGRESSSIONS: Adjust the players in the end zone to create a neutral


3 v 3 so there isn’t an advantage to the attackers. Take the ‘safe zone’ out or
allows defenders to challenge and intercept.
REGRESSION: Start with no defenders in the end zone so combination
play and finishing is unopposed to focus on the technique.

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