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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): DEFENDING #5

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RICK MULLINS
Name: RICK MULLINS
City: Kalispell MT
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DEFENDING SMALL GROUP

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DEFENDING SMALL GROUP
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DEFENDING SMALL GROUP

DEFENDING SMALL GROUP CLIVE CHARLES

40x20 area

1V1 on each side. Players must stay on their sides

Defender must start on half line

When goal is scored, defender becomes the attacker and attacker the defender

Play starts from a service outside of grid. Score by playing to your teammate on the other side. Who then scores into either of the small goals on their side

If defender wins the all, they immediately score on either of the small goals

Progress:

2v1 on each side

3v2 on each side

Coaching points

Close space

force to side

If attacker turns back to goal, close and get touch tight. No turns forward

Stay goal side at all times

When in pairs work together and communicate

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): STRONG SIDE DEEFNDING

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DEFENDING STRONG SIDE DEFENDING TO CREATE COUNTER ATTACK OPPORTUNITIES

3V3 to goal in a 40x30 area. Focus is on the balancing player. The pressure and cover are channeling the play to ones side and the 3rd player is facing up field with a view to intercepting the press and countering

Once a ball is intercepted, one player breaks forward and the other should support or offer cover. If the pass forward is not a option, keep possession

Coaching points

  • Feet of pressuring and covering players should be channeling  the same way
  • The covering player's feet should be setup the opposite way
  • Face up the field and read the play
  • Hop to receive if necessary with the foot nearest to the opponent

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): WARM UP PRESSURE COVER BALANCE

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DEFENDING: WARM UP PRESSURE COVER BALANCE

Cones with balls on them. Players start in pairs on the first cone. Coach calls out either (force to your right) or (force to your left) and players run and shape their bodies accordingly

The players pause in that shape until the coach calls out the next command.

Progression

Pressure cover in pairs

Last player calls out command to which direction to force the ball

Pressure cover balance in Threes

Last player calls out command to which direction to force the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4V2 WIN THREE

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DEFENDING 4V2 WIN THREE

Four attacking players play against 2 defending players. If the defenders win three balls they are out as a team and two new defenders rotate to be the defending team. A additional win will be needed (up to three) every time the attacking team splits them with a pass

Example: Defending team has won two balls. They get split, meaning they now need to win two more balls instead of one.

Coaching Points

Force ball one direction

Communicate

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): WIN TWO

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DEFENDING: WIN TWO

Multiple teams of two. Everyone with a ball. Start with players attacking from one side. When this is completed, have players defend the opposite side. The goal is to dribble into the zone beat the defender and get to the other side. The defenders must start on the line in back of the grid and can't defend until the attacking players enter their defensive grid

If both defenders win a ball or force the opponent out of bounds, they are both out and that color that lost both balls now defends. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DEFENDING ZONAL DEFENDING Defensive Shape + Communication

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DEFENDING ZONAL DEFENDING Defensive Shape + Communication

Defensive Shape and Communication 

Organization of Practice 

-Teams of 4, restricted to their horizontal zones.

 -Team in middle looking to deny split passes betweendefenders.

 -Teams in possession work the ball side to side and passthrough the middle team (under knee height) to the oppositeteam.

 -1 point if they successfully get the ball through. 

Coaching Points:

-Moving as a unit (pressure, cover, balance) and remaincompact 

-Distances between players, players need to be compactenough to stop passes being played between them, but alsonot too close that it is easy for the opposition to play aroundthem. 

-Angle of approach, attempt to block off passing lines andmake play predictable for supporting teammates. 

Progression: 

2 small goals on each end 

2 horizontal zones 

2 attackers on each end by the goals 

Aim is to work on recovery when defensive team gets split

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Animation 7

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Animation 7

Player A1 serves either Player B, C or D who then attack 3v2 attempting to score dribbling over  A's end line. If either player A wins the ball, they try to connect a pass to player A3 who attempts to to score by dribbling over  Player B and C and D's end line

PROGRESS: Add counter goals for defending team

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