Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Position Specific - Defensive Roles of the Holding MF Player

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Tony Mee

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Name:	Tony Mee
City:	Doncaster
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Functional Practice

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Functional Practice (30 mins)

Aim

The aim of the session is to improve the defensive understanding of a ‘Holding Centre Midfield Player’ within a 4-3-3 formation when playing against a 4-3-3 and with the ball in a central area of the pitch.

Description

The pitch is marked out as shown; everyone must stay with their own area for the first part until players understand the practice.

The blue team look to play into the forward area where the forward player looks to score.

The two blue wide players can go and join in to create a 3v2 in the attacking area.

If the White team win possession they look to counter attack quickly with a longer pass wide (into the small goals) which are used to represent passes to the wide midfield players to start a counter attack.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Coaching Points

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Coaching Points

Coaching Points for the ‘Holding Centre Midfield Player’

1. Look at screening the forward pass into the forwards feet

2. Can you cover, from behind the two centre midfield players?

3. Continue to scan the space for the forwards movements into your zone.

4. When the ball is played into the forward can you put pressure from the front and play on the forwards first touch, to maybe pinch the ball?

5. Continue to monitor your space for the wingers rotating and coming in off the line.

General Coaching Points

White Team

1. Centre Back – Communication to the holding midfield player

2. Centre Midfield players – When to press and when stay compact

3. Once possession is won, can you try to start attacks early?

Blue Team

1. Rotation from the front 3 – when to go in and when to come out.

2. Speed of play from the 3 Centre Midfield players – When to play quick and when to play slower.

3. Quality of possession when to risk and when to retain.