Soccer Passing: 7v7 game for overlapping

Soccer Plays and Drills

Passing
Playname : 7v7 game for overlapping

Organization:

Pitch 60x40 yds

Divide pitch into three vertical zones; 2x10 yd Wing Zones and 1 x central zone of 20 yds

Structure:

7v7 + Gk's

Play as normal, except wing zones must have only 2v1 in favor of attacking team at all times

Goal can only be scored in an attack that has performed a successful overlap play

Aim:

Play the ball on the wings to take advantage of 2v1 situation to play overlap

Key Factors:

Width and Depth; there are more defending players in the middle than on the wings, so get the ball to the wings quickly (Shape)

2v1 situation on wings, player in possession of ball (Trigger)

Deep player overlaps player with ball (Action)

Player with ball passes into path of overlapping run when overlapping player gets past 1st attacker's shoulder (Reaction)

Pass and run must be done fast to make sure that defender doesn't track run (Timing)

Progressions:

Allow 2v2 in wing zones

Work on 2-Pass Overlap/Three Man Moves

Remove Zones and use rule that goals only count on attacks containing overlapping plays

Work on using the overlap as a Dummy Run

Play submitted by : Eric McGrath
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