Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending- Pressing Session

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Paige Eli
Name: Paige Eli
City: Grand Rapids
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Communication/Language

“Force left/right” - signal to show an opponent to OUR left or OUR right

“Step/Press” - apply pressure to the ball

“Go” - win the ball, tackle

“Lock on” - everybody mark tight and step

“Drop/Contain” - lower the pressure and defend the spaces (press isn’t on)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Activation

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Passing Activation

Passing Activation

1. Two touch pass and follow left

2. Two touch pass and follow right 

Repeat add passive pressure.

Coaching Points 

Passive Defending

  • Ball moves defender moves 
  • Body positioning- side one not square.
  • Touch tight 
  • Slow down when ball gets there 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressing-  Skill Practice 1

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Pressing- Skill Practice 1 (15 mins)

Set Up 

4 mini goals or gates with cones

Cones, Balls

2 teams of 13 (26) 

Grid size: dependent on numbers ** space needs to be small enough to allow pressing success 25x25 or 30x30

Possession team is looking to complete minimum of 3 passes before transferring to the grid to the left or right. 1 Point for every transfer. 

Defending team sends 3 players can go in each zone to defend. They can only go when the ball in arriving in the grid. If they win the ball they can score in mini goal/gate = 3 goals, making the possession team make a mistake and playout of bounds = 1 point.

Coaching Points

  • Front foot pressing, press to win the ball, force a mistake
  • Can't press together can all get behind the ball then go together. 
  • Look to create +1 in the press 
  • Stay compact, be aggressive and brave.
  • Can we communicate where to force the opposition when shaping the press. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressing- Game Activity 1

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Pressing- Game Activity 1 (15 mins)

Set Up 

2  goals 

3 teams of 8,9,9 (26) (8v5), 

Grid size: dependent on numbers ** space needs to be small enough to allow pressing success

2 possession teams, looking to complete 4 passes before transferring through the side gates.

Cannot pick of passes that go through side gates

Can pick off passes that come through the middle 

Coaching Points

  • Front foot pressing, press to win the ball, force a mistake
  • Can't press together can all get behind the ball then go together. 
  • Look to create +1 in the press 
  • Stay compact, be aggressive and brave.
  • Can we communicate where to force the opposition when shaping the press. 

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

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Game Activity

8 v 7 (w/gk) 

Set up 

4 mini-goals 

1 Big Goal 

Game

Ball begins with GK, possession team RED are trying to score in one of the four mini goals. Defending team are looking to force the ball to on side, before showing into middle where numbers up. Defending team must seal the field so RED cannot score in 2 point goals.  If defending team win the ball back they look to score in the big goal for 2 points. 

Coaching Points



Communicate where to force the ball 

Covering angles and coaching from second and third players

Read cues of when to engage and tackle and when to contain

Sealing the field on weak side

Creating +1 defending 


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