Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Pressing

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Pedro USSF A
Name: Pedro USSF A
City: Chelsea
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Warm Up

Organization:

5v2 Rondo. Reds look to keep possession (2 touch) and blues look to win the ball. Blues stay in for 45 seconds to 1 minute and see how many interceptions or balls they can win. Rotate the defenders in the middle so each player gets a chance to work on pressing in pairs.

Coaching Points:

communication, visual cues, pressing, covering, forcing opponent to put their head down, forcing to a trap, find a chance to doulbe team, defensive principles


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Game Related Practice

Organization:

7v4 in 20x20 grid with 4 goals. Reds look to maintain possession and score a point with every 6 consecutive passes completed. Blues score by winning the ball and scoring in any of the 4 goals. 2 minute games and change the blue players with the subs waiting. Teams change roles once after 4 rounds. Keep score the entire time.

Coaching Points:

pressing together, make play predictable, read visual cues, block forward passes while pressing opponents


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Conditioned Game

Organization:

7v7 + GKs in half a field. 2 vertical zones in the wide positions of the field. Teams play as usual and try to score on the opponent's goal. If the team is successful in hitting both wide zones they get a point and if they score while doing so, they get 3 points. The goal is for the defending team to trap the opponent in one wide area and keep them there to press and win the ball back before creating a scoring chance.

Coaching Points:

Press together, defensive shape, make play predictable, squeeze to one side of the field to keep opponent pinned, stay connected to teammates while pressing, don't let opponent out, press inside shoulder in wide areas to keep them down the line, press outside shoulder in the middle to foce opponent back the way they received


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Phase of Play

Scenario 1:

Reds pass the ball from their CB to their FB in a wide position. Blues look to keep the play in wide areas by pressing together and not letting the reds switch the point of attack. If blues win the ball, they go to goal and try to score.

Coaching Points:

pressing together, closing passing lanes, connected to teammates, press inside shoulders in wide positions


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Phase of Play

Scenario 2:

Reds look to play a pass from CB to their CM. Blues must press this central pass to force it out wide and trap the opponent to win the ball back. Blue winger and fullback on the ball side go aggressive to the players ahead of them and press the inside shoulder of the opponent. Blue CMs press the Red CMs to force them out wide and then press on to the next line.

Coaching Points:

defensive shape, pressing cue on central pass, run through your man to continue press, stay connected with teammates when pressing,


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