Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): High Pressure: Coach the #7,#9,#11 to high press up the field

Stage 1: Warm up (15 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 2 mins REST: 30-45 seconds INTERVALS: 5

Activity:

- 4 v 4 v 4 high pressure transition

- Coach plays ball into zone for team to retain possession.

- Functional lines pressure the ball as a group. Defense should win possession and play the ball to the opposite team/grid.

- The team who looses possession transitions to defend.

- Team in possession looks to play 10 TOTAL passes while under pressure for a point.

Note: any spare players have a 1 v 1 channel for players to practice their 1 v 1 skills then rotate them.

Coaching Points:

1. Technical Application of Defensive pressure - individual body position to force inside.

2. Angle, Speed, and Distance of pressure on the ball

- When? As the ball travels to the opposition

- Why? To limit the options for the player with the ball or receiving the ball

Stage 3: Expanded Activity (25 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 7 mins REST: 1 mins INTERVALS: 3

Activity:

- 8 v 6

- Target Team (Yellow): #'s 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

- Opposition Team (Black): #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10

- Yellow team to large goal

- Black team scores by passing the ball through the (3) counter goals.

Coaching Points:

1. What? Angle, Speed, and Distance of support from midfield (3) - #10,#8,#6

2. Where? In support of 1st defender in midfield 1/3

3. When? As the ball travels and the 1st defender applies pressure