Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing high up the field (Forcing Play Inside)

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Justin Canica

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Name:	Justin Canica
City:	Hillsborough
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Goal: Pressure the ball high up the field to win the ball to score goals by forcing play into the inside of the field.

Overview: In previous sessions, we have asked players to force the opponents wide and use the sideline as an extra defender. In this session we want the strikers to press the center back in possession and cut off the pass to the sideline to force play inside where we can win the ball in a favorable position.

Orientation Team Formation: 4-3-3

Learning Team Formation: 3-5-2

Attacking TTP: Spread out, switch point of attack, and create a 2v1

Defending TTP: Get compact and keep it compact, Pressure with cover and balance

Who: #6 #8 #10 #7 #11 #9 #9

What: Defending in the final third using both #9s to dictate the press

Where: Final Third

When: As we are out of possession in the final third

Why: We want to win the ball high up the field in the middle of the field in order to create chances to score goals.

Coaching Points:

We want one of the strikers to engage and press of the centrebacks first while cutting off the pass wide.

Remind the players we press to win the ball high to score goals not just to win possession

Technical Points:

Address the body shape of the #9 when pressing the center backs in order to force play inward.

Guided Questions:

Who should press the center back if we want to force play inside? The strikers coming from a wide angle

With the passes out wide blocked where can the 7 and 11 go? Inside

Why do we press high up the field and force play inside? To create and score goals

Player actions:

The #9s need to press by forcing play inside. They can do this by using their body shape when pressing to cut off the pass to the fullback.

The #7 #11 can come inside giving us a numeric advantage

The #6 #8 #10 are compact and want to invite the pass centrally so they can press right away

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic

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Dynamic

Dynamic Warm Up

Instructions.

Total time 5 minutes

4 minutes of dynamic, after they need to spend a 60 second break on stretching - hold the stretches.

Complete a dynamic warm up turning at the pole with their chest facing inwards.

Jog on the way there, turn and then on the way back complete below.

1) open the gate

2) close the gate

3) High knees

4) butt kicks

5) Scoops

6) Genies

7) high kicks

8) lunges

9) deadlifts

10) karaoke

11) side shuffles.

12) quad holds

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Warm up

Warm Up

After they are done with their Dynamic warmup they are looking to do a possession game with a high intensity that encourages winning the ball right away from the opponent. In this exercise, there are two teams split evenly both with their own half where they are trying to keep possession. When the blues have the ball they are trying to keep possession away from 3 reds. If the Reds win possession they are looking to score in the mini goals by the blue team. If the blues make 5 passes they can switch the ball to the red team and have the opportunity to win the ball on their half to score.

In this Stage work with the team that is pressing on cutting passing lanes and putting pressure on the ball and how though they are outnumbered they can be aggressive in order to score goals.

How should you look to press when outnumbered? Press on an angle to block a passing lane

Dimensions 20x30

Duration 20 minutes 10x2

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Orientation Phase

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Orientation Phase

Activity Description: In this activity we have the Orientation team the reds #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #10 vs the Learning Team the blues #6, #8, #10, #7, #9 #9, #11. The orientation team is looking to score on the two counter goals while the learning team is looking to score on the big goal.

Orientation Phase: (15 minutes or however long it takes to bring out the problem)

In the orientation phase, we are working with the possession team who are looking to build out and score on the counter goals. Encourage the team in possession to get spread and to move the ball to the free player on the field. To really bring out the problem encourage play the orientation team to build out wide so we can work on forcing them inside in the learning phase.

Guided Questions:

What is the first thing we want to do on the build-out? Spread out

When the number six gets on the ball who can we create a 2v1 with? The fullbacks

Duration: 15 minutes 7x2 1 minute coaching moment to bring them in and show how we want to build out. Coach over the top in this phase.

Dimension: 40x30

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Learning Phase

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Learning Phase

Learning Phase 35 Minutes:

In the learning phase, we are working with the pressing team. We want to force the opponent inside so starting position of the strikers is really important. The Strikers need to start wide and whatever side the ball is played to the near striker needs to put pressure on the ball while also curving their run and stopping the pass outwide to the fullback. The other striker is then looking to stop the switch to the other centerback. The blue #6, #8, #10 now need to invite the pass centrally and as soon as the ball is played they need to put immediate pressure on the ball and need to press from different angles. The #7 and #11 can also tuck more inside so we can overload the middle of the field.

Guided Questions:

How should the near striker press the center back? Using their pressing shadow to cover the pass out to the fullback and force play inside and the other striker stops the switch.

What can the 7 and 11 do to help us win the ball? come inside the field

Why do we press? To create and score goals

Duration: 35 minutes 11x3 (1 minute to bring them in, 1 minute Freeze moment, 1 minute water break)

Dimension: 40x30

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Implementation Phase

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Implementation Phase

Implementation Phase (20 Minutes)

In the implementation phase, we are looking to see if we can use what we just learned in a game. When either team is defending in the final third can they try and win the ball back high up the field? Can they do it by forcing play inside where we have a numeric advantage?

Dimensions 40x30

Duration: 10x2

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