Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Transition to defend - Whole-Part-Whole

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Jason Brindley
Name: Jason Brindley
City: Oswestry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Whole - Game 1

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Whole - Game 1 (30 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • Introduction to Counter-Pressing
  • 7v7(+1)
  • You have to have all your players in opposition half to score 
  • If you win the ball in their half and score, worth 3 goals
  • 2 x 12min games

Coaching detail

  • Through restrictions hoping to see outcomes and evidence of learning


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part Practice

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Part Practice (30 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • Pressing/Counter-Pressing game
  • 5v5 (+5)
  • 36x36 yard area marked off in 4 as seen in image
  • 2min work, 30sec rest (x9)
  • Teams set up as seen in image, possession team holding all 4 squares, two neutrals central, 4 on the outside
  • Set amount of passes equals a point for possession team
  • Defending team to win the ball, play a pass off a neutral and score in one of the 8 mini goals

Coaching detail

  • Can we keep the ball in the square its in and not let it our
  • Remain compact, narrow distances between players
  • Anticipate and effect the next pass

Progressions/Regressions

  • If counter-pressing team get too much success, then defending team can score straight away, making counter-press harder
  • After possession team makes set amount of passes, they can score in mini goals

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Whole - Game 2

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Whole - Game 2

Focus + Session design

  • Whole - Game 2
  • Back into specific 7v7(+1)
  • 2 x 12min games
  • Team to be played in opposition half
  • If defending team win the ball, they need to break into opposition half through wide gate or play 9 and join in
  • In turnover in opposition half, have to react instantly to stop forward passes
  • Looking for understanding from previous practices

Coaching detail

  • As mentioned above, stop forward passes
  • Anticipate next pass
  • Be aggressive, wolf pack mentality, suffocate the space around the ball collectively


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