Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): SAQ - Coaching focus defensive

Downtown United Soccer Club

Nicole Carroll

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Name:	Nicole Carroll
City:	norwalk
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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This is an SAQ session with a focus on Defending.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tag square

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Tag square

Organization/Setup:

Set up a 15 x 15 square
create 3 lines of 3-4 cones
create 4 even teams or 3- 4 players
Time frame - 10 mins

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

You will assign footwork through the cones
Players will do the footwork when the coach says "GO"
Once players are coming towards the box the coach will yell a players name, this player will be the tagger
The tagger has 30 sec to either tag each player or force them out of the square
the tagger gets a point for every tag or force out.
Make sure you are always calling different teams so that they can all have the opportunity to achieve points

Coaching Points/Questions:

Speed
quickness
body shape

Regressions/Progressions:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacker / Defender TAG

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Attacker / Defender TAG

Organization/Setup:

Seat up two cones about 5 yrds apart
Both Players stand about 8 yrds distance from the gate opposite of each other
One player is the Tagger (defender) one player is the attacker
15 - 20 mins time frame

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

- The tagger is trying to tag the attacker before they are able to run through the cones
- If the attacker gets through without being tagged they get 1 pt if the tagger tags the attacker they get a point add up points at the end.

Coaching points

Angle of approach
speed of approach
Body shape

regressions/Progressions:

Progress to attacker having a soccer ball and trying to dribble the ball through the gate if the defender is able to steal the ball by taking possession or knocking it away the defender gets a point if the attacker dribbles through they get a point

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1 v 1 's

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1 v 1 's

Organization/Setup:

Create teams of 2 - 3 players each
4- 6 small goals
reps should be Max 1 mins if rep is approaching 1 min end and go to next group .
field should be 20 x 15
15 - 20 mins time frame

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

one team starts with the ball and is trying to score on the opponents goal
the other team is pressing the attacker and trying to win the ball , if the defender wins the ball they can score on the opponents goal
after each player from the first attacking team goes two times , you switch the attacking team.

Points/Questions:

Speed of approach
Angle of approach
Body shape

Regressions/Progressions:

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