Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending WMU WSOC (Start Time: 2023-08-02 15:00:00)

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Lewis Robinson

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Lewis Robinson
Name: Lewis Robinson
City: Grand Rapids
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer

Description

WMU Womens Soccer Pre Season Practice on Defensive Basic Principles

Communication/Language

“Force left/right” - signal to show an opponent to OUR left or OUR right

“Step/Press” - apply pressure to the ball

“Go” - win the ball, tackle

“Lock on” - everybody mark tight and step

“Drop/Contain” - lower the pressure and defend the spaces (press isn’t on)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Technical Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Technical Warm Up
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Passing Technical Warm Up

Y Pass Technical Warm Up

Simple Y pass and follow warm up

Progress to give and go, and central player applies passive pressure once played to third player

CPs

Weight and angle of pass

Scanning and check shoulder

Body shape, receiving on back foot

Pace, Tempo, and Rythm


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending Warm Up Activity

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Defending Warm Up Activity

Defensive shape and passing warm up activity

Organization:

3 channels with 4 players in each channel, zones showing vertical 5 yard channels to cover

Outside players keep the ball 1-2 touch trying to connect passes to opposite team to penetrate

Middle team works on defensive shape, communication, pressure/cover

CPs:

Speed of pressure player with communication

Body shape and angle

Cover distance and angle

Speed to move forwards and backwards when needed 

When intercept, completing pass to make possession


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2 - 2v2/3v3

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Activity 2 - 2v2/3v3

2v2 Defending Activity

Organization

2 players start on red line defending. 2 brown players attack the mini goal. 1 goal to score, 2 goals if enter the red zone and score

If yellow team wins ball have 5 seconds to score in counter goals for 2 points

Once play is over then attack becomes defender and yellow team attacks

Progress to 3v3

CPs

Meeting play high and defending forward on front foot

Communication right/left/step etc from both players

Cover angle and coaching from second player

Read cues when to engage and tackle vs when to contain


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 3 Game

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Activity 3 Game

Larger Defending Activity

Organization

Same activity as above but larger space and 3v3-4v4 to 11v11 goals with goalkeepers

CPs

Meeting play high and defending forward on front foot

Communication right/left/step etc from both players

Cover angle and coaching from second player

Read cues when to engage and tackle vs when to contain


Animation Controls (PCs, Macs, Laptops):

Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop

Back/Forward: Drag timeline button