3 part guide for session planning
Part 3: Designing game realistic sessions
β 10 essential steps
Part 3: Designing game realistic sessions
β 10 essential steps
1/ Playing formation
Design the sessioj in a way that reflects the formations you play and the positional movements required
E.g.
Play with a point down triangle in midfield with one holding and two No.10s which could be a shape of focus in a possession session
Design the sessioj in a way that reflects the formations you play and the positional movements required
E.g.
Play with a point down triangle in midfield with one holding and two No.10s which could be a shape of focus in a possession session
2/ Training block
Make sure your session is focused on your current training block:
E.g.
β Playing out from the back
β Defending high
Avoid the hamster wheel of coaching what didn't go right on game day each week.
It's hard to get off!
Stick to the long term plan
Make sure your session is focused on your current training block:
E.g.
β Playing out from the back
β Defending high
Avoid the hamster wheel of coaching what didn't go right on game day each week.
It's hard to get off!
Stick to the long term plan
3/ Game scenarios
This is the best place to start
Look at game scenarios which regularly occur
E.g.
Man City game
Midfielders are aiming to play through the lines into a player to receive between the lines in an overloaded situation
This is the best place to start
Look at game scenarios which regularly occur
E.g.
Man City game
Midfielders are aiming to play through the lines into a player to receive between the lines in an overloaded situation
4/ Pick & lift
Take a snippet from the scenario to then focus on
You can draw an area to demarcate the specific area of the pitch and number of players required
Take a snippet from the scenario to then focus on
You can draw an area to demarcate the specific area of the pitch and number of players required
5/ Design your session
Now you have the blueprint, design your session from what you have chosen
You can see here is a 4v3 possession session with the attacking team in the same underloaded scenario trying to play through two units of two defenders to score in the mini-goals
Now you have the blueprint, design your session from what you have chosen
You can see here is a 4v3 possession session with the attacking team in the same underloaded scenario trying to play through two units of two defenders to score in the mini-goals
6/ Player numbers
Make your session adjustable to a variation of player numbers
This session is for 7 players but it can easily work with as little as 5 and with 11 (shown here with 4 supporting players on the outside)
Make your session adjustable to a variation of player numbers
This session is for 7 players but it can easily work with as little as 5 and with 11 (shown here with 4 supporting players on the outside)
7/ Adjustable dimensions
Design the session for your context
E.g.
β Start with 16 yards x 24 yards
β Larger if you want greater returns for the defensive unit to close bigger gaps
β Smaller for attacking team to make on and off the ball movements quicker
Design the session for your context
E.g.
β Start with 16 yards x 24 yards
β Larger if you want greater returns for the defensive unit to close bigger gaps
β Smaller for attacking team to make on and off the ball movements quicker
8/ Scaffold coaching points
Have an idea of the structure of your coaching points
E.g.
4v3 possession session
15 mins
β 0-3 mins play and check understanding
β 4-9 mins establish how attackers shift the opposition
β 10-15 mins playing through and movement to join in
Have an idea of the structure of your coaching points
E.g.
4v3 possession session
15 mins
β 0-3 mins play and check understanding
β 4-9 mins establish how attackers shift the opposition
β 10-15 mins playing through and movement to join in
9/ Players questions
Consider the questions you can ask players using the Socratic method
β If this happens then what...?
β How would youβ¦?
β When is the moment toβ¦?
β Where is theβ¦?
Help your players to discover the answers
Consider the questions you can ask players using the Socratic method
β If this happens then what...?
β How would youβ¦?
β When is the moment toβ¦?
β Where is theβ¦?
Help your players to discover the answers
10/ Games programme
If you are preparing for a knock out tournament you might add in specific scenarios to adjust how you will play
E.g.
β 2-1 up and 5 mins to go and the opposition have changed to a 1-4-2-4 formation
If you are preparing for a knock out tournament you might add in specific scenarios to adjust how you will play
E.g.
β 2-1 up and 5 mins to go and the opposition have changed to a 1-4-2-4 formation
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