Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 4/23/24 SCU

4 v 4 + 4 to endzone (15 mins)

4 v 4 + 4 

1 touch, Blue and  red scores on red endzones. Green plays with team on the ball. 

Increase speed of play

• Mentally
  • Make that switch that you are going to play faster, take less touches
  • play with urgency, NOT RUSHED
• Mentally Preparing
  • The average player receives the ball, then looks up
  • Pro anticipates their side or area to make choices where to go, before they get ball
  • Observe, anticipate, and prepare
• Technical Skills
  • First touch at high level
  • Goal to receive and immediately play next ball
  • Don't waste milliseconds with an extra touch.

Defending the Long Ball (15 mins)

Objective - compactness,create optimal defending distances

Main Principles

1. Build defending shape - Reactive -keep block

• Make team compact:vertical and horizontal
• Train defenders to read when to drop
• Forwards to back press steal space away

2. Build mental pressure on the ball - Proactive -force mistake

• Move as a collective unit: make the play predictable
• Initiate pressure on the opponent with the ball
• Engage when chance of regaining the ball
• Provide cover and balance: eliminate passing options

2. Anticipate to Counter

• create passing options between the lines
• run in behind

Player Actions

• Intercept
• Block passes/shots
• delay

• When to drop back