Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defensive Principles

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Kyle Janati

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Kyle Janati
Name: Kyle Janati
City: Vernon
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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What: Defending Principles

Where: Defensive Third and Attacking Third

Who: All players

When: In transition, in 1v1 situations, in team press.

Why: To win the ball back, have support on defense, not to get beat in transition.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro

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Intro (15 mins)

Organization: 1v1 Defending. 4 rectangular boxes. 3 players in each box. 1 attacker, 1 defender on opposite endline. 1 player rests behind attacker.

Instructions: Attacker plays the ball to defender, defender plays the ball back to attacker, then attacker tries to beat defender to opposite endline. If the attacker gets to the endline, it's a point. If defender wins the ball then it's a point. Rotate Attacker to defender, defender to rest, rest player to attacker.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Body Positioning - Low Center of Gravity

Forcing Attacker to the outside or weak foot

Timing and Patience - Not Diving in

Jockeying - Hedge and Drop

Poke tackle

Hip positioning

Progressions:

- 2v1


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activity

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Main Activity (35 mins)

Organization: 3v3

Instructions: Only 2 defenders can be on one side of the white line at the same time. If one team shoots and it either goes in or behind the goal, they stay on as defenders with the other team coming on with a ball.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • End product once the ball is won, can you counter attacker quickly
  • Delay attacker (distance of pressure)
  • Try and force 1 vs 1 (angle of pressure)
  • Choose moments to try and win ball (bigger touch, distance from goal)
  • Run of recovering defender
  • Recognition of moment that 1 vs 2 turns into 2 vs 2 so that defender can pressure ball

Progressions:

- Take Middle line out

- Touch limit


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization: Scrimmage 6v6 with half line.

Instructions:

If team steals the ball in attacking half and scores then it's 2 pts.


Coaching Points/Questions:

  • End product once the ball is won, can you counter attacker quickly
  • Delay attacker (distance of pressure)
  • Try and force 1 vs 1 (angle of pressure)
  • Choose moments to try and win ball (bigger touch, distance from goal)
  • Run of recovering defender
  • Recognition of moment that 1 vs 2 turns into 2 vs 2 so that defender can pressure ball
  • Progressions:

    - Touch Limit


    Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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    Match (25 mins)

    Organization: Scrimmage 6v6

    Instructions: Fifa rules. Let them play.

    Coaching Points/Questions:

    Encourage defending points made throughout the session.


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