Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Zonal Defending - Developing the Back Four 1-4-2-3-1 vs 1-4-3-3

Warm Up-Rondo 6vs3 -5 min

The players outside of the circle play a passing game freely without any restrictions.

The players inside the circle try to press and win the ball.

If any of the players standing outside the circle lose the ball from a player inside the circle they then come inside to become a defender and the player that won the ball comes out to become an attacker.

Warm Up- 1v1 for the Correct Body Posiotioning- 5 min

The players of the blue team pass the ball to the players of the yellow team.

After they pass the ball they run towards their opponent and try with the corect body posiotioning to drive the opponent away.

The defending is passive.

The yellow players drive the ball until the other end and then the pass the ball to the blue team to become defenders.

The key here is for the defending players to understand the right body positioning.

Phase of Game- 15 min

The target here is for the defending team(blue) to prevent the attacks of the attacking team(yellow).

The blue team has a 1-4-2-3-1 formation( without the cam, the RW+LW and the ST)

The yellow team has a 1-4-3-3 formation(without the keeper and the defending back line)

The drill always starts with the yellow team holding the ball and passing it around to try and break the defensive shape of the defending team.

The blue team must try to defend correctly with the player nearest the ball pressing while the others provide a diagonal and deep defending cover.

It is important for the blue team to maintain its zonal shape.

If the yellow team achieve the breakdown of the defensive line and score they get 1 point.

If the blue team wins the ball they then have 4 passes to score to one of the 2 mini goals that are in the center of the pitch.