Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Out of Possession - Defending Organized

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Pedro USSF A
Name: Pedro USSF A
City: Chelsea
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Prevent the opponent from breaking the lines in the defensive third, recover the ball and initiate an attack. 

LFC Role Model: Van Dijk

LFC Value: Commitment

Terminology: Don't get outplayed, pinch the ball,  Light switch transitions


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Early Arrivals

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Early Arrivals (10 mins)

THE SESSION: 

 Two pitches with mini-goals, As players arrive for practice get them moving into small sided games early. 1v1 and 2v2

KEY POINTS:

-Free play warm up with low/no coaching.

-Players take ownership of rules

-Competitive

-Design pitches themselves


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical - 4v4 Defensive Wave

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Technical - 4v4 Defensive Wave (20 mins)

THE SESSION: Objective: Deny forward passes through the lines, by pressing and cover

4v4 Defending Wave - Players must stay in their channel but they still must cover and prevent forward passing (Unit Work) The aim is to work the ball to the opposite team (From the diagram - The reds look to play through to the yellows). The team who receive the ball on and the team who let the ball through go off. The ball can only be played through once they have crossed half way.

KEY POINTS:

Pressure: 

- Speed of Approach

- Angles of Approach

- 'Brakes On'

- Body Shape

- Decision - Delay or Destroy (Pinch the Ball)

- Patience

Cover: 

- Communication to first defender

- Cover Positioning: distance, depth, angle

- Patience

- Focus 

KEY MESSAGES:

- Deny

- Delay

- Deflect

- Destroy


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SOG: Defend as a unit

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SOG: Defend as a unit (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Purple team receive the ball from the coach and try to score in the big goal.

- Red team have to defend as a unit, win the ball and play into the small goals to score.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: 1v1 Defending, Cover, Pinch the Ball

- Use prominent LFC role models (VVD)

- 1v1s - Pressure, shape, move with the ball, force one way, angle of approach

- Unit - work together cover/balance, distance, depth, angle, communication

- Can you make play predictable (force outside)

- Goal-side, Tracking runners whilst maintaining eye-contact with ball and developing play. Don't get outplayed.

- Destroy (Can we pinch the ball) timing and types of tackles. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game 7v7

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Game 7v7 (30 mins)

THE SESSION: Goal: Prevent the opponent from breaking the lines in the defensive third, recover the ball and initiate an attack.  

7v7 if you score you lose a player. If the other team scores they lose a player and you gain a player back. First team to lose three players without conceding.

PROGRESSIONS: Lift conditions

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: 1v1 Defending, Cover, Pinch the Ball

1. Nearest defender to ball presses

2. Covering defenders take position from the 1st defender and ensures they can see ball and other attackers.

3. Communication between defenders and GK

4. Ensure defensive shape offers pressure on the ball, cover of pressing defenders and balance off the rest of the pitch to provide a compact defensive shape 

5. Defensive screen to prevent opposition through balls breaking defensive lines.


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