Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Low Block into press/shooting specific

Pro-Club: Liverpool FC Foundation

Darren Carr

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Name:	Darren Carr
City:	Liverpool
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Session Focus: Low Block to press.

Session Outcomes:

Defending players look to keep a low block to prevent opposition playing through and scoring.
Player to identify opportunities to press the ball & win it back.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Set Up: Pitch size dependent on intensity. 2 large goals at each end with 4 small goals in middle of area, 2 facing each goal. GK in each goal, 4/5 Def plays attackers, Bounce players on outside to link play. Reds look to retain possession & score in either of the 4 mini goals in middle, Blues look to provide a block of small goals & identify opportunities to press to win ball & score in large goals.

Defending Key Points:

Defensive shape to provide a block & prevent opportunities to score in target goals.
Work as a unit to defend and identify opportunities to press & win the ball.
Transition to attack, can you score, pass to someone who can or retain possession to create opportunities to score.
Possession
Quick movement of the ball to create opportunities
Can we score? Can we be patient and move the ball in attempt to split defenders & create space to play through.
Angles of support from teammates

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Set Up: As shown above with 2 middle link players, shooting players ball each. Reds work in pairs to link up with blues playing 1-2's & overlapping runs for a shot at goal. Rotate Blues and work both sides.

Progressions: Depending on numbers can add crosses into the box from wide players (Yellow)

Key Points:

Quality & detail of passes into blues feet & then into Reds runs so that the play is not slowed down.
Movement to receive passes and quick overlapping runs
Timing of forward runs to keep onside, stay behind the ball & to meet the pass for the shot to generate power & accuracy.
Quality of finishes.