Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): B04 Set Plays

DEFEND Corner Right Kick (20 mins)

Player 1 covers short pass.

Player 2 looks for another short pass.

Players up top play man to man. Other players, play zone.

Bodies 90 degrees. Push out at 90 degrees and up the field. Get ball cleared to Target Areas.

Protect Keeper when they go after ball.

Players on post step up to get out of Keepers way.

Clear ball to shaded areas. Player 3 up top on Kick side. Player 4 (Junk) on backside.

Keeper will yell KEEPER when they want the ball, AWAY when they leave it to you to clear high and wide. Step into lanes.

4 GET's

Get Back

Get it together

Get in the way

Get to ball first

Defensive Heading Game (20 mins)

Defending Game - Heading Practice

Setup - Mark out a pitch about 35 x 20 yards, although the size can be adjusted to suit the age and

ability of the players. The pitch should have two goals, with goalkeepers. Play a 2 – 1 – 1

formation. It is a free game but the coach should build in some sort of tactical shape to the

game but allow the players to rotate where required.

There are six servers with footballs, located around the perimeter of the pitch and numbered.

The servers can move up and down their areas to provide different angles and heights of

crosses and balls into the defensive area.

Encourage free play and the team in possession can pass the ball to any of the servers and the

defensive team must then adjust and organise for the thrown cross. If the ball goes out of play,

the coach can also call the number of a server and an area for the ball to be thrown into. The

defensive team then adjusts and organises to the serve into their area.

Coaching Points - 1. Communication between defenders and GK

2. Defenders work as a unit, one attacking the ball, the others providing cover

3. Start position in relation to where the ball is served from

4. Get in the line and attack the ball down the line of the cross

5. Timing of run and jump

6. Select relevant defensive heading technique

7. Protect the goalkeeper if they come for the cross

8. After defensive header, readjust and reorganise

9. Squeeze up the pitch if possible after the ball has been headed clear

Anerobic Alactic Training (15 mins)

Anaerobic Alactic Conditioning (15min)

Because ATP (The bodies source of energy) and creatine phosphate are so rapidly depleted, to train the alactic energy system, focus on brief, all-out efforts that last under 10 seconds, such as short sprints, vertical jumps and heavy weightlifting sets. This purose is to improve athletic performance.

*Allow sufficient recovery time between bouts so that your muscles can start to replenish their ATP and creatine phosphate stores before the next round

*A good interval ratio to train the alactic system is 1:3, or 8-20 seconds of work followed by 30-90 seconds of recovery, 8 - 12 sets

* Go as hard as humanly possible