Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Defending Principles-Force attacking team into the Middle of the Pitch in defending Zones 1 & 2 (Start Time: 2021-05-28 21:00:00)

Dynamic Warm up (5 mins)

Dynamic Warm up with the following

1) walk, skip, job, open close gates, leg kicks, side shuffles, Jockey, back peddle.

2) Low Intensity.

3) Players Lead with Coach overseeing

5  to 7 Min duration

3v3 Defending Wave Activity (20 mins)

3 v3 wave defending drill.

1) 30yds x 25yds , pinnies, four small goals, balls,

2) Coach plays balls in from the middle to one team. The other team closes and defends. 

3) Player closest to the ball should close first while other two players support or cover. 

4) Since the nets are on the outside the players on the flanks must have a good angle of approach so that they can just play to empty net.

5) If defending team wins the ball then they can attack and other team must defend.

6) If ball goes out the team the team that started off defending now starts at attacking the original team attacking switches the players , and the new players defend.

5) Medium to High Intensity.

6) Coach's Oversee.

Duration 20 Minutes

Function Practice (30 mins)

Function session working in zones 1,2,3 of attacking team.3/4 Pitch required,

1) Nets, balls, pinnes, cones

2) Red team plays 1-4-1-2. Blue team plays  1-3-3-3

3) Play will always start from red keeper. 

4) Blue team will always start defending.

5) Can Blue team force the attacking team inside.

6) Can blue team start compact, have good angle of approach, support, depth and shift as a team.

7) Also can they have good communication among the the blue players.

8) Quick mention to get blue team to quick counter and get fullbacks into attacking zones 3 and 4.

9) Medium to High Intensity.

10) Coach's Oversee. 

30 Minute Duration