Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Executing the low block, (Start Time: 2020-12-20 09:50:00)

The low block SSG (20 mins)

8v8 SSG

Attacking team objective is to play through where possible and try to draw the yellows out of position.

Defending team objective is to stay compact and show control and restraint where possible.

To deny the the attacking team a goal scoring opportunity

SCENARIO: With 20 mins to go the yellows are 2-1 up in a legue decider. The blue team only need a draw to win the title.

Can the yellow team hold on to the lead without conceding a goal or maintaining the win.

WHO primary players:

Individual - No 9 dictate play, reduce passing options.

primary unit - Midfield unit ( mark, cover, intercept

Secondary unit - Defensive unit: (compactness, cover, balance and interceptions, preventing turns cover and balance.

WHAT: preventing forward passing.

WHEN: Opposition has the ball and want to progress and penetrate

WHERE; Defensive half

HOW: Attack v defence session with multiple outcomes working mainly on defensive shape

9 v 9

Intended learning outcomes, i would like the defending team to recognise how to remain organised and defend the goal but always ready to counter attack when possible.

POPs Out of possession.

1 Delay

2 Compactness

3 Cover & balance

4 control & restraint

5 Press

KEY FACTORS,

1 Drop / recover, shape

2 Compactness

3 Dictate play

4 Delay progress- prevent forward passes into central areas

5 win the ball and counter

Organisation.

shape: 8v8- DEF 1-3-3-1 ATT 1-2-3-2

Coach yellows and manage blues

MANAGEMENT OF SESSION.

Try to let them play for a wile to encourage disorganised and messy situations.

allow re starts to take place from the blue Gk. this will regularly manufacture sutuations where the blues will have plenty of oppertunities to break down and try to penertrate

Blues- try to play through the yellows to score.

Yellows - Drop deep to counter, try to encourage blues to disorganise the yellows through wide play and link up play through the middle. create situations where the yellows are both in balance and out.

Try to work from the striker back to Gk. looking at distances between units and players.

Sliding and screening.

Cover and ballance of the yellow team.