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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Against the ball - High pressing

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Pro-Club: Downtown United Soccer Club

Nicole Carroll

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Nicole Carroll
Name: Nicole Carroll
City: norwalk
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Win the ball

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Win the ball (15 mins)

Organization/Setup: 

  • Create a space 20 by 20 
  • 14 players with a ball 
  • 4 players without a ball

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

  • Players on the ball dribbling around in the space for about 30 seconds
  • Tell players without the ball to press 
  • Once players without the ball win the ball , the player who lost the ball must go press someone else to win a different ball.
  • After rep is over players with out a ball have some form of activity to do. ( push ups, jumpping jacks etc)
  • Each rep. should be 1 min 30 sec.  x  5 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Players Full press to win the ball - emphasize winning the ball!  
  • fast as you can run through the player with the ball to win it. 
  • If you lose the ball can you counter press and win another one in 5 seconds

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): pressing rondo

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pressing rondo

Organization/Setup:

  • Pressing rondo
  • 5 v 2 
  • set up  make a box 20 by 20 
  • 2 small goals just outside the field opposite from each other 
  • Set up cones so players under stand their shape , once players understands shape you can remove cones
  • 2 teams each will take turns pressing or keeping possessions

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

  • Coach will play ball into a red player 
  • two blue players will press the ball
  • if the blue players win the ball and dribble out they will get 1 pt 
  • if they shoot into the small goals they will get 2 pts
  • red players are trying to keep possession
  • 6 passes is 1 pt  
  • each group will play 6 balls then switch 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • ASET - Press together 
  • DONT STOP

Regressions/Progressions:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 v2 PTDM

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3 v2 PTDM (30 mins)

Organization/Setup:

  • 10 players 
  • 3 attacking players  - gk , 4, 5 
  • 2 defending players - strikers 
  • set up 2 fields 15w by 20L 
  • there should be a build out line set up about 12 yds away from the attacking teams goal 
  • two small goals set up on each end - pugs 

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

  • Repetition always starts with the attacking teams goalkeeper ( goalkick) 
  • Focus - High pressing 
  • Once gk plays pass to either CB the defending team can press
  • defending team is trying win the ball and score on the goal if defending team scores they get 2 points 
  • attacking team is trying build and score on the opposite goal 
  • if goalkeeper makes a save defending team must back up past the build out line until gk releases the ball
  • If the ball goes out on the end lines the repetition is over 
  • if the ball goes out on the sidelines it is a throw in.
  • The defending team presses for 4 repetitions - add up points losing team does 3 push ups
  • then rotate players positions 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • ASET - Both players all out press together
  • can players work together to win the ball
  • this is an all out sprint to the ball
  • win the ball

Regressions/Progressions:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 v4 non - High press

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4 v4 non - High press

Organization/Setup:

  • 3 + gk vs 3 + gk (4 v 4) or 5 v 5
  • make sure there are balls around the field for quick restarts
  • make field 25 by 20 in size  
  • include a build out line with build out rules - players cant press until the defender recieves it 

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

  • 2 pts if you score off a press ( off kick off or from a goalkick or save)
  • 1 pt if the goal is a normal goal 
  • 3 sec restarts or the ball turns over 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • ASET 
  • All out press

Regressions/Progressions:

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