Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): defending

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Ryan Foster
Name: Ryan Foster
City: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): warm up

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

Dribbling/passing warm up - 10 minutes 

1. dribble into middle zone, dribble put left right or straight through (coach dictates) Receiving players aren't flat footed - step in to meet the ball and attack first touch into space. 1 Minute of each side ( 3 minutes total) 

2. Add player to 3 of inside cones - pass in to man, he takes on back foot and plays out to his left/right (coach dictates) - how fast can we get the ball in and straight back out? (1 minute each side 2 minutes total)

30 second intervals to stretch after eat set.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 defending

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1v1 defending

1v1 defending - white team attacks for 2 minutes before changing to defenders - each team attacks and defends twice - goals for each team is opposite the attacking team.

1v1 defending - white team dribbles with ball to centre cone, turns and passes back - receiver attacks first touch and goes to score in goals opposite him - blue team dribbles turns and passes back but passes stays in to defend 1v1 against white opposition - all teams go at once (2 1v1s at same time) If defending team win ball back they transition to score in any goal

Objectives: aggressive defending - get to the opponent quickly - slow down on approach - can we force the ball away form danger? 

Triggers to press - first touch, heavy touch, isolated in a corner

body shape - where do we show the opponent? which foot he is might dictate which side play goes to (bare in mind 2 goals to defend)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Triggers/Compact shape

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Triggers/Compact shape

Triggers to press/compact shape

3 teams of 4 - aim is to encourage press and cover. Begin with one defending team, who stay as defenders for 2 minutes regardless of if they win the ball back - if they do win it, they dribble out as quickly as possible. 

2 defenders go to press team with ball, other 2 defenders can screen side to side to stop ball being transferred to opposite side. 

Objectives: Can we set triggers to press - force it to one side/ make play predictable?

Middle 2 - shift with ball - cut off any passing lanes ball side - screen the attackers on opposite side. 

2 pressers - one presses, other covers the space - like a see-saw - stop the play going forward

Progression - If one middle player jumps to go press man nearest to him, opposite defender needs to tuck back in and wrap around to keep that compact shape in the middle. 


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