Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): How to defend Messi: Defending

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Luke Boyle
Name: Luke Boyle
City: Central Coast
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free for all shark

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Free for all shark (10 mins)

Setup: Half or full pitch depending on numbers

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- Coach throws set number of balls into play (Less balls than players)

- If a player doesn't have a ball they are trying to win one off of another player

- If a player wins a ball it is now theirs, and they must protect it from other players trying to win it (game is continuous)

- Start rounds with different number of balls in play

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Questions:

- How can you force a player into an area where it is easy to win the ball?

- How can you steal the ball from another player?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Champions League Box

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Champions League Box (20 mins)

Setup: Box setup in the middle of the pitch as the scoring zone

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- Players pair up and are versing each other 1v1

- Attacker starts with the ball at the fence, defender starts at the box

- Attacker must stop the ball in the box to score a point

- Once a point is scored the attacker becomes the defender

- If the defender wins the ball they are now the attacker (continous play, restart only when point is scored)

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Questions:

- How can the defender keep/force the attacker away from the box?

- When is the best time for the defender to try and win the ball?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive Sliding Game

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Defensive Sliding Game (20 mins)

Setup: Wide pitch game, scoring line setup 1m back from the fence. Pitch divided into 3 zones

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- Attacking team must stop the ball over the line to score a point

- Defending team can only be in 2 of the zones at one time

- Scoring in the wide zone is worth double points

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Questions:

Attacking - How can you change zones quickly

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Defending

- How can you defend as a team?

- How can you force/trap the other team into one zone?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (10 mins)


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