Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Play Style / Defensive: Pressing from the front

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Tom Harman
Name: Tom Harman
City: New York
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery
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Ball Mastery (15 mins)

Organization: 1vs1. Defnder passes to attacker to initiate. Point scored if attacker dribbles through defenders gate. Defender gets 2 points if they win ball and dribble through attackers gate

Coaches role: Encourage intensity and quick repetitions. Motivate players to press with intensity

Technical: Tackling techniques, poke, block, hook

Tactical: Forcing towards the touchline, make play predicatable

Social: Encouraging/communicating with team mates when waiting turn

Psychological: Bravery, desire, urgency

Physical: High intensity rounds, acceleration then slow and get low, defensive stance


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 1

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Stage 1 (10 mins)

Organization: 3 groups. Central team presses and tries to intercept passes across. If the ball gets across middle defenders press and far group comes in to cover the middle. Each far end group gets a point everythime they play across. Defenders win a point by playing back to central channel defenders. 2-3 minute rounds

Coaches role: Supply of balls. Encourage and motivate defenders

Technical: angle of approach

Tactical: pressure cover balance, pressure traps, forcing play, making it predictable, presing triggers (bad touch/pass, square ball) working as a group, tempting passes

Social: communication, reading body language

Psychological: sprinting when pressing, slowing down and getting low

Physical: High intensity rounds, making body contact, shielding


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 2

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Stage 2 (20 mins)

Organization: Opposition start with ball, from GK or coaches playing balls in.

Coaches role: Vary service and starting points, manage the flow of the pressing team

Technical: defensive stance and tackling technique

Tactical: Identifying when to press, cutting off the field, making play predicatable, pressure traps

Social: Communicating with team mates, reading body shape/language

Psychological: Intensity, desire to win the ball back

Physical: High intensity rounds, making body contact, shielding


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (30 mins)

Organization: 9vs9 game

Coaches role: Maintian flow by having balls ready, encourage and highlight players going 1vs1. Observe individual players and groups ability to execute skills practised. Coach in the flow and natual stoppages

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