Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Set Piece Training (Defense Focused)

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Name:	Sam Karacochi
City:	Worthing
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Objectives:

The aim of the session is to practice set pieces. The session is set up so that it looks and feels like a game but the number of players in a smaller area will encourage tackling and will give the chance to give free kicks from all different angle. As the coach is in refereeing the match they can give freekicks where maybe its was a bit soft to be able to practice taking them from different areas of the pitch. This may upset some players and this is where you can help them understand not every decision will go your way football and how they need to deal with being upset at a refs decisions in the right way.

Focus Areas

Wall Number and Positioning
Goalkeeper Positioning
Awareness
Reading the Play
Positioning
Creativity
Concentration

Interventions

Walk- Throughs
1-2-1
Small group intervention

Session set up

Warm-up
Main Activity

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Main Activity (45 mins)

Key Points

Split the players into two equal teams. Put a full size goal on the hallway line an cone out an 18 yard box. In the above version its 11v11 in half a pitch. having so many players inside a smaller area will encourage a lot of tackling through the middle. The coach is to play as the referee. The idea is that with more challenges being made you can give a lot of free kicks throughout the session. because the playing area is all in one half wherever there is a freekick its is within either shooting range or crossing range give the players a lot of opportunity to practice different scenarios while in a random activity.

Blocks

2 x 20min blocks with a 3min rest between.

Area Size

Half of an 11 aside pitch

Coaching Points

Attacking Focused

Organize the attacking players for different scenarios set pieces
Have the 2 or 3 of the players discuss what it is they want to do with this set piece and listen in and offer advice.
Explain that the way that the team is set up isn't really to have a better chance to score but is more smoke and mirrors to confuse the opponent as there should always be a plan before the set piece is taken. Maybe the taker is going to shoot regardless but short runs out wide from other players can confuse the defense and open up the shot.
Encourage the players to be creative in there plan some will work some wont but its here at training that they want to refine this.

Defense Focused

Organize the defense for the different scenarios
If there is no need for a wall due to the position of the free kick then explain why they are doing what they are doing so if its far enough out and your trying to play the offside explain that. All the players need to concentrate and move as one or its not going to work its actually going to harm you. if the ball is out wide and going to be floated into the box zonal or man marking needs to be the way to defend
If there is need for a wall 1. How many in the wall in that position? 2. What's the wall for? Its to defend the near post. 3. Goalkeepers takes charge of the positioning of the wall. 4. Goalkeepers position on in the goal.
Overarching principle is concentrate this is a dangerous situation and everyone needs to be alert. A lot of the attackers are there to confuse but there will be 2 or 3 key players in this set piece that need to be closed down or marked out learn to identify the threats.