Futsal Session (Academy Sessions): 9/10/17 Defending

Warm up (25 mins)

Session Objective:Warm up : technical work:1000 touches

Organisation:

In box A working individually.Moving ball with various parts of foot,both feet ,changing direction.Practice of specific turns;drag back,inside hook,outside hook,Cruyff.Then various combinations of turns in specified order then each player makes own five turn pattern to demonstrate to others.order.Add step overs in between turns.Then free movement with ball closing on another player then turning away

In Box B.Players move across but now work in pairs.receiving and going away and executing turns before passing back.Rotate players so they all work with each other.

Key Factors:

Quality of touch nd mnipultion

Head up and aware whn moving

Quality and effective performance of turns

Wave game (25 mins)

Session Objective:To improve 1 v 1 defending and transition

Organisation:

Three teams of four;no goalkeepers.Yellow team have ball and try to run ball over half-way line into half A and attack goal 1.Pink defend in half B.If yellows cross line greens will now defend and Pink team moves into box B to assume defensive position.

If green tem win ball they attack into half B where Pink will defend.Yellows are then defensive team in half A.Thus is creative waves of attacking and defending and players experience both in quick succession.

Key Factors:

Concentrate and communicate

Work in unison

React quickly to counterattack.

Close down quickly

Track men

React to transition quickly