Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Defending as a Team

Physical (15 mins)

Pysical Endurance

Half of the soccer field. 1 cone in each corner.

Split the group into teams groups of 2.

4 players start at one corner of the square, the players run in partners to the next corner, when they get to the corner the other pair set off.

This continues until the group get back to their starting point.

- Back the other way

- Split the players into larger groups, this time use the whole field

Tactical (25 mins)

Defending as a team

Half of the field is used for this session.

Defending specific coaching, try to only concentrate on the defending team and hit the coaching points.

-Have 2 waves of attack so that there is a constant flow of he session.

-All the soccer balls are with the coach on the half way line.

Coaching Points

-Move as a team to shuffle to each side of the field

-Force the attacking team into the wide areas highlighted

-Correct player pressing the ball while the other players cover and shuffle across the field

-High Intensity

-Quickly back to defensive shape

-Dont dive in, Stand up to minipulate the attacking team

Objective:

Defending team force attacking players into wide areas.

Win possession and score in the small goals.

Clean Sheet.