Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Defensive part // high block

Activation Warmup (5 mins)

ACTIVATON WARMUP - 10 min. UNOPPOSED 

ORGANIZATION

Bands, balls, cones, 

INSTRUCTION DETAILS

Set up a set of 5 cones, with 5 yards away from each other. Eah player should have an activation band at their feet.

Activation will start with a player moving from mannequin to mannequin with a lateral walk. Once at the end of mannequin move the bands above the knees and perform 2 sets of eight squads, keeping the knees at shoulder width during the squad.

After the activation bands, set up two groups behind the last cones, the first players from each group will jogging with pace to the last cones and back pedal x 2.

Now they will perform 2 sideways steps and two high steps, at the end of cones, jogging with pace back to the starting position to perform "HAMMER KICKS", again at the end of mannequins or cones, jogging with pace to the starting position . Now performing balance drills, by hopping from left to right straight forward, the second time around, side to side zig zag format.

Once this activation is over, set in pair of two behind each cones, to perform ball work, one touch. 1 min each passing performance.

ACTIVATION PROGRESSION

2 groups, behind the yellow cones, one player from each group step up behind the red cone at the middle. At coach command the player shuffles right and sprint to the opposite side, simultaneous with the other group, x 3 at each side

next activity the player will start from the middle red cone, and drop back to the yellow, accelerating to the orange cone, decelerating at the yellow cone and sprint forward form there to the opposite side.

Finish the activation drill with acceleration from the blue cone to the yellow cones.

water break. 2 minutes rest

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5v2 Pressing (20 mins)

Instructions:

• Team of 5 must make (x) passes then can score in any goal
• Pressing team can score on either goal if they win the ball (2 pts)
• Pressing team score 1 point if they connect 1st pass upon winning ball

Coaching Points/Questions:

Pressing Team:

• Sprint Defend
• Engage - Press through ball
• Together - Second defender reading cues and trying to intercept passes and win ball

Possession Team:

• ABCs
• Reaction to counter-press

defending central areas

gk starts in goal - 3 teams of 4 and 2 end men. One team defends in 8v4 style rondo - their aim is to defend the inside goals - attacking team can only score after 5 passes and a switch of play to the other side of the area. If defending win the ball they can score in the big goal against the goalkeeper or keep the ball and play with the 2 end players. 90 second games.

Coaching points: 

Compact - protect the goal first 

press and cover 

triggers to press - touch - pass - receive in a corner etc