Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FAW C Certificate - Defending

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Thomas Winsper

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Thomas Winsper
Name: Thomas Winsper
City: Wrexham
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical
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Tactical

Organisation:

Create a 30 x 20 rectangle 

Divide in to six squares 

Bib players up before start 

2 players to each square 

Balls on the outside of the area

Practice: 

Two players in each square 

One player has the ball 

The other the defender tackles the other player who isn’t actively trying to keep the ball away just using their body as a shield 

Mechanics: 

Get in line

Pressure on the ball

Deceleration 

Body position 

Stay on toes

Be patient 

Decision

Recovery run

Tracking players 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill

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Skill

Organisation: 

Remove the middle line creating three zones.

4 players per zone

1 defender 

Practice 

Starting as a one vs one 

Progressing in to a two vs one 

Then in to a two vs two 

Focusing on the defensive players 

Attacking players must  walk at a slow pace or jog. 

The defender must get the ball back from the attacker

Progression: 

Increase the speed the attacker is moving at. 

Make the space smaller 

Try a 3 vs 1 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game

Organisation: 

In the 3 zones their should be 3 in the defending zone 

2 in the midfield zone 

1 in the strike zone 

spare balls behind the goals 

Practice: 

Players stick to their zone defending from the top the striker must get the ball back or try while the attackers go through the zones to get the ball back. The team with the ball can go in to all zones but defender s must stick to their zones. 

Progression: 

Give the defenders a time limits to get the ball back. 

Swap the positions around so there is 1 defender or two defenders

Regression 

All player can go into all zones 


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