Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pressing principles

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Mario Montagliani
Name: Mario Montagliani
City: Burnaby
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up - press

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Warm up - press

8v6 +2

16 players

30X30

Blue team (6) press and defend the white (8), once they get the ball back they play to the 2 blues in other half. White have to press other side while leaving 2 in their half.

5 passes is a goal.

Focus:

- Ball pressure, first defender, push ball carrier one way,

- 2nd defender, cover and lay trap.

- other defenders look to cover and block passing lanes


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): High Press

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High Press

40X25 yds

2 mini nets

15 players

Blue team is defending team, white attacking.

Procedure:

White CB begin with the ball and try and play through midfield and/or FB, whites goal is to play into 2 white forwards. Each color is confined to their space, FB can be pressed when played otherwise blues stay in shaded area. If blue regains the ball they can score on the mini nets. Must play through on the ground. 

Defending principles:

One blue takes HM away while one presses the CB, MF marks up the other two MFs, and FB. MF are to mark zonal, take passing lanes away, can always press the opponent when ball played to them. MF 5-8 yds between.

Progressions:

- allow a white to enter the other section, if that happens then a blue can follows as well.

- allow balls to be played direct to forwards, add 2 blue CB for this


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): HP Phase

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HP Phase

10v8 Phase of Play - starting from goal kick High Press

Whites look to play out and score in mini nets, blue look to score on goal.

Apply lessons from previous exercise now in a real game format. 

If Blue regain ball before the red line, 3 points, if score 5 points. 

If blue regain behind red line, 2 points, if score 4 points. 

Whites get 2 points for playing behind red line and 5 if they score.

Progression:

- Have white play direct balls to forwards, either direct from GK or after a few passes of trying to play out. 


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