Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Pressure/Cover

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Brad Wolchansky
Name: Brad Wolchansky
City: Brooklyn
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warmup Rondo

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Warmup Rondo (10 mins)

Organization:

5 v. 2 rondo

Instructions:

Everyone starts with 3 points. If you lose the ball you go in the middle and lose a point. (Initial defenders don't lose a point.) You can win the point back if you split the two defenders.

Coaching Points:

FOCUS IS ON THE DEFENDERS

- Don't get split

- 1st defender pressures: side-on body shape, force attacker to one side

- 2nd defender: angle/distance of cover, clog the passing lanes

- Communication! Tell 1st defender which way to force the attacker. "Press!" "Drop!" "I go!" Etc.

Progressions:

- One-touch

- Regression: 4v1, 5v2, 6v2. Regress as needed.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressure and Cover

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Pressure and Cover (15 mins)

Organization:

Set up as shown. 3 teams of 4. Lots of balls.

For more than 12 players, add a 4th zone - A/B/A/B. Team A passes back and forth, if B intercepts then they play with their outer zone teammates. Switch inner/outer players after 5 minutes.

Instructions:

Red and Yellow team play together against Blue team. All teams must stay in their area. The Red team must pass the ball around to try and create a gap / space to get the ball through to the Yellow team. The Blue team must cover and slide across to close all gaps and stop any through balls.

Option 1: Play for two minutes, count how many successful passes are made from end to end. Defending team is trying to get as *low* a score as possible. Switch defending teams every two minutes.

Option 2: If the defending team get possession of the ball they pass it to the team who did not give it away and change places with thet team that lost the ball.

Coaching Points:

1. Closest defender should close space ASAP and provide pressure

2. Angle of support to provide cover (making sure you are able to stop the penetrative pass/shot)

3. Stay compact, don't get split.

Progressions:

1. After 2 passes without passing across, Blue can send one defender in to provide pressure.

2. Bonus point if you split two defenders. (So one point if you pass along the sides, two if you split the middle. This will remind defenders to stay compact and not get split.)

3. The pass across must be a one-touch pass.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 goal game

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3 goal game (15 mins)

Organization:

4v4 or equal number of players. 3 goals each side, as shown.

Instructions:

Each team will be able to score on 3 goals, the middle one is worth 3 points, the outside two are worth 1 point. The defending team needs to have good shape in terms of pressure/cover, especially to steer the attacking team away from the more valuable center goal.

Coaching Points:

-defensive shape (triangle shape)

-proper stance to press (side-on)

-steer attacker to weaker foot or away from middle goal

-communication

-movement of the unit

-angle of support and approach

Progressions:

-have limited touches on the ball

-10 passes can equal a point

-remove wide goals to finish session with free play


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Play

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Free Play (20 mins)

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