Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Defensive block (Start Time: 2016-01-13 11:00:00)

Passing practice (10 mins)

Main Moment - Defending

Key Principles - To deny space and time

Team Task -

WHAT - Can we deny time and space to opposition in our defensive third by creating a defensive block

WHO - Us GK,2,3,4,5,6,8,10

Them - 9,11,7,10,8,6,4

WHERE - Defending third

WHEN - The opposition are in controlled possession and looking to enter our defending third

WHY - So we can prevent goal scoring opportunities

SET UP

Create an area 20 x 30m with a half way line. Use two teams of six with a ball per team. Place extra balls around he area. Four players from each team play in the middle and one player from each team is onthe outside at each end.

HOW TO PLAY

Each team aims to transfer their ball from one end to the other using their teams outside players. Whichever player passes to the outside player swaps positions with them.

Progression 1 - Teams have to leave at least one player in each half.

Progression 2 - After passing into the attacking half can the players create a block for 3 seconds and passivley defend to make it difficult for the opposition.

Progression 3 - Limit players to 2 touches.

Game training (20 mins)

Set up

Create a field with side brought in 5 metres and three gates on the halfway line.

How to play

Normal football rules apply (no corners/goal kicks - ball starts from red #3 #4 in this case).

Blue score by passing/dribbling through gate or scoring in the goal (with no bounce).

Red combine to score in big goal. Red #3 & #4 can only play in shaded area and must play like CB not FB's.

Progressions

One of Ref #3 #4 are allowed to break into the area

Player tasks

Blue #6 #8 #10

- cut off passing lines to their #9

- pressure ball in midfield

Blue #2 #5

- pressure on ball side and compact on other side

- force play away from goal

- can you be in a position to prevent passes inside you

Blue #3 #4

- can you stop opposition #9 #10 from turning and facing forwards

- can you keep the space between you to a minimum

All players

- remain compact in width and depth and protect the box.

Training game 2 (20 mins)

Set up

Create half a field with sides brought in 5 metres and a goal at either end.

How to play

Normal football rules appy except no corners - GK of team who won corner starts the game.

Both teams play a 3-3-1 and combine to score.

Remember the team task is to create a defensive block so defending team are encouraged to let the opposition play out.

If a team scores and all defending players are not in their own half, the goal counts as 2.