Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defensive Three sections

Conditioned game (25 mins)

Organization:6 v 8+ 

each player is given their own zone in which they can play

Instructions:

•  Coach plays the ball to attacking players to create pressure cover balance moments
  
• 2 players max in each box. 
• If the defending team wins the ball they look to counter and score in the goal of the team that they intercepted the ball from.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Dependent upon aims of the session

Out of Possession:

-How can you look to remain compact but still maintain in your zone?

- Look to avoid being flat, and stagger your shape

-Transition- Once you have lost the ball (if attacking team) how can you immediately block off the ability to be scored on in transition

- 7.11  press play towards the middle where it is compact.

In possession:

-Ability to unbalance the defensive unit"How can we shift and unbalance the defending unit?"

-Ability to play a disguised pass

-Supporting angle

Groups

Group 1(13) :Vaas, Ogando, Braun, Noonan, Drotos, Revenga, Eskridge, Urias, Rappel, Monge, Bertossi,
Chiariello, Jenal
Group 2 (13): Negri, La Bletta, Merz, Tse, Franco, Whaley, McEnaney, Tierney, Vasquez, Van Der merwe,
Montero, Batiatio, Boddy
OUT: Darla, Valeria, Steph, Carlie

Regressions/Progressions:

Screen 3 (25 mins)

Organization:9 v 9+  Defense has red arrows.  You can do9 v 9 and or 10 v 10 with keeper.

each player is given their own zone in which they can play

Instructions:

•  Coach plays the ball to attacking players to create pressure cover balance moments
  
• 2 players max in each box. 
• If the defending team wins the ball they look to counter and score in the goal of the team that they intercepted the ball from.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Dependent upon aims of the session

Out of Possession:

-How can you look to remain compact but still maintain in your zone?

- Look to avoid being flat, and stagger your shape

-7,11 stay tucked in and ready to help out wide when it goes to 

2,3 be ready to close down defenders and jump lanes. 

-  Be quick to shift and cover. 

- 5,4 be aware of the double 9's

Groups

Group 1(13) :Vaas, Ogando, Braun, Noonan, Drotos, Revenga, Eskridge, Urias, Rappel, Monge, Bertossi,
Chiariello, Jenal
Group 2 (13): Negri, La Bletta, Merz, Tse, Franco, Whaley, McEnaney, Tierney, Vasquez, Van Der merwe,
Montero, Batiatio, Boddy
OUT: Darla, Valeria, Steph, Carlie

Regressions/Progressions: