Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Wolves U14 RTC - Pressing

Club Logo

Premier Users' Club

Jean Mansosa

Profile Summary

Jean Mansosa
Name: Jean Mansosa
City: Coventry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
75
per year
Join today

Description

This session aims to develop players understanding of pressing the opposition as a unit, develop the triggers of pressing and developing the timing of applying pressure on opposition.

Understanding the principles of defending

  • Pressure
  • Cover
  • Balance
  • Compactness
Coaching points
  • High tempo
  • Ball speed
  • Range of pass
  • Body positioning
  • Movement on, off and around the ball
Triggers to press
  • Bad first touch
  • Poor pass
  • Players with their back to goal
  • Weak players on the ball
  • As soon as you lose the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival activity

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival activity
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival activity Create Video:

Arrival activity


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Lead-in Practice - MDG

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Lead-in Practice - MDG
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Lead-in Practice - MDG Create Video:

Lead-in Practice - MDG

Objective: Work as a unit to press and regain possession

5v5 + 3

Team in possession try to beat the press and score in the mini goals.

Coaching points

  • Delay
  • Compactness
  • Cover
  • Balance
  • High tempo

Scoring system:

  • Beat the press and score = 1 goal
  • Regain possession and score within a timeframe = 2 goals

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Create Video:

Technical

Objective: Recognising when to commit to a press

25 x 20 (middle area 5 yards)

4 v 2/3

Middle team press team in possession before ball is switched to the other side, if defending team win’s possession, last team in possession quickly press other team.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positional

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positional
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positional Create Video:

Positional


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

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shadow Play
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shadow Play Create Video:

Shadow Play

Objective: Understand positions and movement when pressing

Unopposed to begin with, begin in 11 v 11 shape to cover the bases, move onto 2nd unopposed drill against back 4 (pictured)

Attacking team looks to beat press by either scoring in mini goals (number 10 + 9) or sprinting to the safety zone, defending not allowed to tackle but can tag to restart drill.

Progression: Defending team can tackle and counter-attack quickly towards big goal.


Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
75
per year
Join today

Animation Controls (PCs, Macs, Laptops):

Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop

Back/Forward: Drag timeline button