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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending in a low block in the defensive third

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Craig Sutherland
Name: Craig Sutherland
City: Bonhill
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Defending in a low block in the defensive third.

Who: 1/2/3/5/6/7/11

What: Defending in a low block in Defensive third

When: When opponent is a threat on transition, established moments of possession, loss of possession in lower middle/defensive third

Where: Defensive third (width of penalty area and height of semi circle)

Why: To prevent conceding easy opportunities in and around penalty area and to counter with effectiveness.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Play Phase

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
All technical asp
Technical Tactical
Viewing attacking, defending, and transitional moments
Technical Psychological
Competitive - Winning vs losing
Technical Social
Working as a group.

Play Phase (15 mins)

3v3+1 Play Phase

Establish line of confrontation

3v3 +1 pass or dribble in from sideline, corners and goal kicks

Coaching Points

·        Get compact and deny space between lines and zones

·        Direct play wide

·        Establish early width and depth upon winning ball

·        Connect first pass upon winning the ball

Key Words

·         Remain Compact

·         Force the play wide

·         Win the Ball

·         Transition – Connect first pass

·         Transition – Support

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Phase

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Technical Phase (25 mins)

Technical Phase:

5v2 possession to attack counter goals

Team in possession makes 4-6 passes (coach discretion) they attack their designated goal - 2 defenders look to win and hit other counter goal


Coaching Points

  • Pressure and cover
  • Drop and get compact immediately if you can not win ball upon 4-5 passes
  • Direct and delay wide - patience- wait for mistake to occur...
  • Don't step out unless teammate is stepping with you - Communication
  • Cover player - take away immediate threat while providing cover to teammate
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game situation

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Game situation (25 mins)

Game Situation: (shadow play to 4v4 live)

Red play 6 passes - then play live to goal. While the six passes (with a pause at each cone/pass) the Blacks's adjust their shape to the position of ball.

Upon the 6th pass Red goes live, If Black win the ball, they can score into counter goals.

Rotate defending team out every 2 phases/goals/natural stoppages

Progression: Red drop to defend the goal behind the green line and within the width upon 6th pass.

Progression: Defending team Looks to connect with one of the waiting players/Neutrals before scoring (2 passes before and neutral before shot) 

Coaching Points: 

  • Stay compact and slide together 
  • Don't leave shape unless able to disrupt or win possession back (upon 6th pass)
  • Head on a swivel to organise and adjust to runners
  • Aggressive to the play - if Red look to penetrate through the green line
  • Direct play wide
  • Recognise opportunity to press / challenge the ball (poor touch, square/backwards pass, player turned to their goal
  • connect first two passes upon winning possession to establish counter!

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
All aspects
Technical Tactical
Making good decisiions based upon the game setting
Technical Psychological
Composure on the ball, working through game situations.
Technical Social
Communication as a team

Conditioned Game (25 mins)

7v7 (GK-3-1-2)

Coaching Points

  • Defending team must move together as a group and avoid gaps in between their lines.
  • When numbers down, counter attack, or established possession team should look to drop and protect in a low block
  • Look to step/challenge/press as a unit upon opponent mistakes, passes backwards, slow rolling passes, player turns back to their goal. Ball is not in control.
  • patience in a low block, then we break High and wide quickly upon winning possession
  • When we do win the ball quickly transition to goal - players must make positive runs and connect first transitional pass
  • Look to play highest player possible with simple pass (ground)

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