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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): TECH: 1v1 defending, heading, clearing

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Meggan Eckert
Name: Meggan Eckert
City: Peoria
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Field Map

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 defending

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1v1 defending

Defending 1v1 in central zone

Attacker is passed a ball in central channel. She can take on the defender alone or pass to two wide channel supporting runners (Offsides is in effect), those supporting runners cannot enter central zone.  D and A in central zone cannot go into wide zones. Attackers try to score by passing into small goal or pass into target if goal is not available.

  • If the BC turns backwards, get touch tight - no turn
  • If the BC takes a touch sideways/square - tackle (poke/block tackles)
  • If BC is running forward with ball - delay and slow them down, get their head down if possible
    • Pressure and cut off direct goal scoring channel
  • When BC is running straight at D, guide BC wide cutting off options (1v3 to a 1v2) with body positioning
  • If BC passes wide, D first moves to cut line to direct goal scoring channel.
    • Reposition as the ball is passed to see the ball, cut the line, and see your mark

Transition D>A:

- If Defender wins ball she play to wide targets 7 or 11

Rotation: After each rep, players move clockwise before starting next rep.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v1 defending

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Defending 2v1 in central zone with recovering cover run

Attacker is passed a ball in central channel. She can take on the defender alone or pass to two wide channel supporting runners (Offsides is in effect), those supporting runners cannot enter central zone.  D and A in central zone cannot go into wide zones. Attackers try to score by passing into small goal or pass into target if goal is not available.

Recovery run: 2nd defender recovers to help defend from high wide spaces by first performing agility through cones or ladder before entering central zone.  

  • Can this player help to cut numbers and set a trap to win the ball back?  
  • Can the first defender delay the attack un order for the 2nd defender to get back and help?
  • If the BC turns backwards, get touch tight - no turn
  • If the BC takes a touch sideways/square - tackle
  • If BC is running forward with ball - delay and slow them down, get their head down if possible
    • Pressure and cut off direct goal scoring channel
  • When BC is running straight at D, guide BC wide cutting off options (1v3 to a 1v2) with body positioning
  • If BC passes wide, D first moves to cut line to direct goal scoring channel.
    • Reposition as the ball is passed to see the ball, cut the line, and see your mark

Transition D>A:

- If Defender wins ball she play to wide available targets 7 or 11 (Only one might be available because or recovering runner)

Rotation: After each rep, players move clockwise before starting next rep.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): defensive heading series

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 foot jumping header

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3. Balls are hung from goal at different heights for players to practice two foot jumps to clear the ball

  • Jump up to make connect and snap with hips to push through lower part of ball
  • Build confidence and technique at various heights


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending corners & clearances

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Defending corners & clearances

Corner-kick clearances: Back to goal, trying to clear the ball high and wide into gates or wide goals.  Points awarded every time clearances make it into zone, and extra thought the gate or into wide counter goals.

Positional set up:

  • Posts - front and back
  • Zones (responsible for their zone)
    • Back
    • Central
    • Front
    • Front-front
  • Tracking players (may not have the numbers)
    • extra players starting at penalty area
  • Near-side forward at corner of box to track any two-man corners, and to be available for support in playing out D>A or clearances

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