Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): team defending island tree

Warm Up(fussbal) (15 mins)

Organization:

Area as shown. 12 players. Lots of balls

Instructions:

Players are working together. Red team in sections A & C are working against Blue team in areas B & D.

Passes are made continuous until the team defending (in diagram - blue) win the ball and then they play together in their sections against Red team.

Players are not allowed to leave their areas.

Coaching Points:

Work with defending team to slide across and cover each other. Close the gaps and prevent through balls.

Make sure the unit is balanced and no areas for balls to get through.

Progressions:

If team keeps the ball in their area for longer than 5 passes allow defending team to send a player in to try and win the ball.

Main (2) (20 mins)

Organization:

Same set up as previous screen with 3 areas within a square. One defending team in middle section (Blue team) and one player from Red and Yellow also in the middle section. Blue defending team have to release a player to hunt down the ball and the other 3 have to cover and be balanced. The Red or Yellow team must play through their player in the middle zone to cnnect to the other team.

Instructions:

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

Cond Game (2 (15 mins)

Organization :

Half field set up as shown

Red = 1 GK, 4 Defenders

Yellow = 4 Midfielder, 2 Attackers.

Instructions:

Red team attempt to stop the yellow team scoring

Yellow team attempt to score on goal

Activity starts from the holding central midfielder who plays into one

of the other midfielders

Yellow team can play back to the holding center midfielder who is

allowed to move side to side to restart the attack.

Coaching Points:

As above

Pressure quickly as the ball moves from side to side reading the

visual cues

Players should be prepared to change positions if needed when good pressure is on the ball

Deny space, cover/balance/depth, decision making on tackle, touch tight, prevent turns, through balls.

On offensive overload if needed to give space it must be in the outside(Disturb and/or denied crosses.)

Progression:

Assistant coach or players do the AR

Add 2 defensive midfield on the red team.

3 defender on the yellow team.