Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Z - Pressing triggers

Warm up (10 mins)

Organization

4 manikins with 3 player on each min.

10 yards apart facing each other.

 Instructions

coach plays first pass into player A

Player A takes touch to the right playes pass to player B while player C puts pressure on player A. Player A moves to left manikin after passs.

Player B repeats by playing right and moving left and Player D reads trigger and presses Player B.

 Coaching Points

On toes.

be alert and paying close attention to the pass coming in "anticipate"

Press or drop (30 mins)

Organization

set up 3 zones

all 3 zones 10yards

Two goals in the corners at one end and a line of cones at the top of the defensive 3rd.

2 Target players outside the grid.

2 yellow and 4 blue in the 1st 3rd

4 yellow in the defensice 3rd.

 Instructions

Target player plays into blue.

Blue must complete 3 pasess before they can break into middle 3rd.

Back 4 of yellows must then step to defend in the middle 3rd.

Blue get 2pts if they can keep the ball and get over the line into the defensive zone or 1pt if they can score (from either the middle zone or after they are in the defensive zone)

Yellow get 1pt if the can win the ball and play target player.

 Coaching Points

anticipate.

read triggers so you know when to press and when to drop.

communicate.