Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defending 1v1 Situation (Start Time: 2022-08-25 18:00:00)

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Name:	Ronald Nsabiyera
City:	Kettering
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Players will experience and develop the ability to defend 1v1 situations. The players will;

Be able to defend with the correct body shape / mirroring
Recognise whether to be patient or to engage
Develop radar work in 1v1 defending

No. of Player 12

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Equipment: 12 markers, 4 mini goal(optional)

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Area : 15x10

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Knee Tapping

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Learning Objectives

	Technical To develop the player's ability to get into the defending shape; knees slightly bent, side on and hips low
	Tactical Switching feet
	Physical Be able to switch feet and back peddle
	Psychological Willingness and bravery to Engage
	Social

Knee Tapping

ORGANISATION

In a 3x2 grid, two opposing players with a ball in the middle in a box.

HOW TO PLAY

The aim of the game is to develop correct body shape and mirroring.
A player gets 2pts if they tap the other players knee or 1pts if they touch the ball.
Work for 2 minutes(20sec 10 rest)

PROGRESSION

COACH OBSERVATION

Are players brave, keeping the right defending distance?
Are players switching feet, getting in defensive shape?

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

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Get close to the attacker
	Tactical Force attacker to the lines
	Physical Back-pedal
	Psychological To develop the players' ability to make good decision on when to engage or when to wait.
	Social Scan surrounding and force into traffic

Tag / DribbleGame (5 mins)

ORGANISATION

In a 3x2 grid, the attacking team set up on the outside and each the defending team player locked inside a box.

HOW TO PLAY

The defending team tries to tag as many players that come into their grid and the the attacking team tries to visit as many boxes without getting tagged.
Score is boxes visited minus players tagged.
Switch functions

PROGRESSION

The attacking team now tries to do the same but with the ball.
When the defender wins the ball they pass it into one of the goal and attacker goes and pick it to start again.

COACH OBSERVATION

Are players picking the right moments to engage? e.g when there is high traffic or close to the sideline, heavy touch?
Are players recognising switch side their teammates are forcing the opposition to play?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Related

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Game Related (10 mins)

ORGANISATION

Set up in and area of 15 by 10yds

HOW TO PLAY

Free play
(Optional) move goal a bit further in end zone and attacking team have to break the line before they score and only one defender can recover.
4minutes x 2 games 30 sec rest

PROGRESSION

COACH OBSERVATION

Are players picking the right moments to engage? e.g closing high up the line to keep them far away from the goal, favourite foot
Are the defender scanning around and adjusting feet ???? based off the player on the opposite side?
reward good behaviours
give teams opportunity to discuss

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