Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pressing from opposition Goal kicks - Diamond

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Stoke City F.C.

Jason Brindley

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Jason Brindley
Name: Jason Brindley
City: Oswestry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Tactical session focusing on setting up from opposition goal kicks against a team who like to play out from the back with a couple of what if scenarios.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Block 1

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Block 1 (10 mins)

Key Factors

Specific based practice

Principles linked into game model:

Protect central areas

Desire to regain the ball

Transition to secure ball and play forward quickly

4 x 5min blocks.

Coaching styles:

Concurrent

Walkthrough

Using visual aids in intervals

Organisation

I will coach the greens and manage the reds.

If/when greens win possession they have 10 seconds to score.

Can reds score in mini goals (representing wide channels we want to prevent passing option) or big goal, 3 1/4 pitch size.

Block 1

Allow freeplay, challenge the players to set themselves up in the formation. See what happens. In first interval ask them for their feedback on what went well/ would change (guided discovery/Q&A)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Block 2

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Block 2 (10 mins)

Key Factors

Going to do walk-through and concurrent feedback through this next 5 min block.

Organisation

References:

9s - narrow off (inline with 6 yard area) - prevent central passes - bait passes into CBs.

Wingers - get inside line of 18yard, judge distances between ball and opposition fullback, keep him in front of you. 

1 x CM - act as a 10, go in all the way with their CDM, prevent him getting on the ball.

1 x CM - our base CM stays in front of our CBs, Creating the overload centrally.

If ball travels to one CB - 9 Sprints out to apply pressure, cutting off central pass, curve run.

Opposite 9 drops in to keep central areas overloaded.

Tempt pass into nearside opposition fullback, our winger presses aggressively when ball travels (judging distances) can we win the ball, can we force the mistake, make them play backwards or into danger?

Far side winger narrows off, gets ball side, in with their opposite CM player.

Nearside full back anticipates ball into winger, only pass available, ready to press/engage on ball movement. Nearside CB provides cover and far side CB gets inside opposition 9. Far side fullback provides balance and support.

What If:

They switch play - important to ensure that doesn't happen as we are protecting/overloading ball side, only time it may likely be would be through CBs/GK - if this happens then players just reset up and the pressing mirrors itself.

Red team management -

GK - look to play through for CBs or CDM.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Block 3

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Block 3 (10 mins)

Key Factors

Organisation

If opposition CBs drop deeper, important that our 9s stay central to protect passes centrally which will hurt us more.

If the GK plays into CB, nearside 9 sprints out (putting on breaks - basic pressing principles) showing one way to make play predictible.

Farside 9 drops in with deeplyer so we still maintain overload centrally.

Show pass to full back - tempt that pass - quick press - touchline an additional defender.

Important back 4 remain compact, protect space behind and look to step up and steal a couple of yards when the press begins.

If the keeper looks to clip it into full-back, winger must engage and be pressing his first touch. Needs to judge distance and make sure he can see both ball and opposition, few yards off him as seen above. If in line fullbacks first touch can be beyond his pressing angle and creates 2v1 against our fullback, vital this doesn't happen.

Screen above shows press when ball travels to fullback from GK. Again team gets ball side, locking on in midfield to prevent central passes or switches of play.

Red team management -

GK - again look to play to CB, CDM or FB


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Screen 4 (10 mins)

Key Factors

Organisation

What if - They look to go long?

Read the GK body position, if he is lining up a long kick, important to narrow further, drop so distances are less and we can win first/second/third ball if required. Be brave and challenge to win the ball. On transition can we go forward and exploit spaces?


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