Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defensive Organization in a 4-2-3-1

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Tony Del Vecchio
Name: Tony Del Vecchio
City: Oakville
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

To develop fast transitions from defense to attack

Defensive organization to help with support runs to launch a quick counter-attack

Defense to Attack - supporting counter-attacks


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending in a 6v6 - Quick transition to a 6v3

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Defending in a 6v6 - Quick transition to a 6v3 (10 mins)

Organization:

  • 30x30 yard area
  • 2 teams of 4-6 players (even teams)
  • 1 team of blues, the other team with 3 yellows & 3 pinks playing together
  • 2 goalkeepers 
Practice:
  • Play starts with the Black/Blue team in possession, who try to score past the Red GK
  • Objective is for the blue team to win possession and then launch a quick counter-attack
  • Once the Red team win possession, the coach calls out either Black or Blues as soon as the Reds win possession
  • The team that has been called out then defend as 3 vs the 6 Reds

Rules:

  • Reds have 15 seconds to score once they win possession
  • Unlimited touches
  • Ball goes out of play or goal is scored - restart as above

Coaching Points:
  • Play into space to exploit the space quickly
  • Take advantage of the space in the 6v3 - speed of movement against the defenders 
  • Quick decision making
  • High tempo
  • Fast support play
  • Movement 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Def. organisation - Support runs to enable quick counter-attacks

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Def. organisation - Support runs to enable quick counter-attacks (20 mins)

Set up:

  • Use half a pitch
  • Mark out 3 zones as shown
  • 3 Goals at one end 
  • 2/3 support players at the other end 
  • Reds in a 4-2-1 formation (replicate a 4-2-3-1)
  • Blues 2-3-3 (replicates a 4-3-3)

Practice:

  • Starts with Blues in zone 1
  • Blues try to score in one of the goals (2 points for scoring in the main goal)
  • Red team win the ball back and try to play forward into one of the support players (SP)
  • Red's can either pass directly to the SP or by using no.10 in zone 2 first
  • The player who passes to the SP must quickly run into the "Passer Zone" to receive a pass back, which scores a point
  • Whilst this is happening ALL REDS must move into zone 2 (squeeze) whilst maintaining their shape - this must be done before the pass is received back in the "Passer Zone - 3"
Coaching Points:
  • Defending team use ball orientated defense - press as a unit to limit time and space
  • Apply as much pressure to win the ball back quickly
  • Maintain distances between each other and communicate
  • In transition from defense to attack, there needs to be good awareness and quick support play
  • All movements should be done at a high tempo


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