Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending 2v2
Edu-Club: Gavin Strachan Coach Education
James Horner
Profile Summary
| Name: | James Horner |
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| City: | Heckmondwike |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Description
A selection of practices designed to inform players how to execute the key defensive principles when defending 2v2.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Learning Objectives
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Technical Side on body positioning / Bent knees to aid quick movement |
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Tactical Move as the ball moves to meet the attacker on their first touch |
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Physical Acceleration to close the space / De-acceleration to prevent being flat footed / Arm out to harry opposition or maintain distance |
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Psychological Decision making, when to begin travelling? Look to move as the ball carrier is about the pass |
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Social Fun / Engaging / Competitive |
1st Player Pressure Against The Ball (15 mins)
Session Explanation
To begin the session our focus will be of the actions and responsibilities of the 1st defender. The group is split off into attackers, defenders, two servers and two goalkeepers. To begin play, defenders pass into the servers who turn out and play into the attacker. The attacker will then play 1v1 versus against the defender in an attempt to either score (2 points) or dribble/pass through the end gate (1 point), defenders will score 2 points for preventing any successful attacks and 1 point for ensuring the attacker is restricted from a shot on goal.Area Size
15x20m
Progressions
- Ensure server takes two touches to allow more time for the defender to cover ground and get tight.
- Time limit for attacker to provide offensive results, maintaining intensity.
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Learning Objectives
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Technical Use body positioning to force the ball carrier into playing predictably / Pressing players should look to turn off their front foot to aid quick changes of direction |
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Tactical Angle of approach, can we manipulate the ball carriers actions with arched runs / Force play into our teammate |
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Physical Acceleration to close the space / De-acceleration to prevent being flat footed / Arm out to harry opposition or maintain distance / Body strength to challenge for possession in 1v1 duels |
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Psychological Decision making, can we win the ball or should we hold up play? / Anticipation of oppositions actions, looking at body shape and movements to determine possible outcomes / Awareness, where's my teammate, whats my opponents weak foot, can I force them to use it? |
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Social Fun / Engaging / Competitive |
Adopting An Angle Of Approach (10 mins)
Session Explanation
Teams now have two goals to defend and two goals to score in, whilst being split into four groups of 4. To score points teams must pass or dribble through either gate in front of them. Upon scoring the next two sets of teams will begin the practice. The practice always begins with the defending team passing into the offensive team via a diagonal pass allowing the player pressing to move as the ball moves.
Area Size
15m x 20m
Progressions
- Limit touches to allow defenders more chance to interchange positions.
- Use middle as one goal to change target and challenge defenders.
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Learning Objectives
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Technical Use body positioning to force the ball carrier into playing passes near our covering defender / Attempt to pinch possession tackling with our front foot whilst side on |
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Tactical Working as a unit, one player presses the other drops and covers / Depth & Positioning of covering defender, can they see both attackers at all times? / Side on second defender always mirroring the body positioning of teammate / No more than 3-4 yards deep and never more than 5 yards from teammate / Do they feel upon the action of passing they'd reach their attacker on their first touch? |
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Physical Acceleration to close the space / De-acceleration to prevent being flat footed / Arm out to harry opposition or maintain distance / Body strength to challenge for possession in 1v1 duels / Work rate, ensuring we remain compact and in position consistently |
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Psychological Decisions, who presses, who covers? / Adapting, can we move positions instinctively? / Anticipation, can players anticipate the ball carriers intended actions, through analysing their body shape and movements |
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Social Fun / Engaging / Competitive / Working as a team, getting out and dropping in to cover |
Mastering Balance & Cover (20 mins)
Session Explanation
Session design remains the same however the focus on the players moves from angle of approach into balance and cover.
Area Size
15m x 20m
Progressions
- Limit touches to allow defenders more chance to interchange positions.
- Use middle as one goal to change target and challenge defenders.
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Learning Objectives
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Technical Body positioning on approach, angling run from wide areas to protect the goal |
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Tactical Second defender must get in and close space to teammate quickly / Adopt a side on positioning mirroring their teammate |
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Physical Acceleration to close the space / De-acceleration to prevent being flat footed / Arm out to harry opposition or maintain distance / Body strength to challenge for possession in 1v1 duels / Work rate, ensuring we remain compact and in position consistently |
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Psychological Anticipation / Decision making, recognise the trigger and when to close the space |
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Social Fun / Engaging / Competitive / Working as a team, getting out and dropping in to cover |
Re-Cap & Evaluation (10 mins)
Session Explanation
The practice now progresses and runs in 2v2 waves with defenders scoring points for winning possession and playing into one of the dorment attackers, attackers score points by finishing in the goal. Starting play will vary from defenders playing into the attackers from deep and wide areas, as well as engaging attackers after a servers pass. Offside is active and in play.
Area Size
15m x 20m
Progressions
- Limiting attackers touches to allow for more defensive interchanges.
- Keep play below waist height if attackers are shooting and scoring from distance.
- Mark out a small penalty box, challenge attackers to score only within that box, encouraging more Att v Def encounters as they have to break lines to score.
- Set a time limit for attackers to score, encouraging quick play, challenging defensive players and keeping the practice intense.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Learning Objectives
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Technical Body positioning on approach, angling run from wide areas to protect the goal |
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Tactical Second defender must get in and close space to teammate quickly / Adopt a side on positioning mirroring their teammate |
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Physical Acceleration to close the space / De-acceleration to prevent being flat footed / Arm out to harry opposition or maintain distance / Body strength to challenge for possession in 1v1 duels / Work rate, ensuring we remain compact and in position consistently |
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Psychological Anticipation / Decision making, recognise the trigger and when to close the space |
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Social Fun / Engaging / Competitive / Working as a team, getting out and dropping in to cover |
Re-Cap & Evaluation (2 Drills At Once) (10 mins)
Session Explanation
The practice now splits the group into two sets of 8 over two identical pitches, upping intensity within the session, rules and structure of the practice remain. (This progression is dependent on the No. of players in attendance, lower than 16, no server, lower than 14, remain on one pitch).
Area Size
15m x 20m (x2)
Progressions
- Limiting attackers touches to allow for more defensive interchanges.
- Keep play below waist height if attackers are shooting and scoring from distance.
- Mark out a small penalty box, challenge attackers to score only within that box, encouraging more Att v Def encounters as they have to break lines to score.
- Set a time limit for attackers to score, encouraging quick play, challenging defensive players and keeping the practice intense.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
SSG (20 mins)
Session Explanation
Finishing the session with 2v2 small sided games. Players must run around the outside of the pitch entering through the gates on the opposite side, whichever pair of players are through the gate first will receive the ball from the goalkeeper facing them. From here 2v2 battles begin, to score a point, players must either score or prevent a goal, tallying up their totals till the session end. Ensure goalkeepers have plenty of footballs in their nets to restart play at speed.
Area Size
15m x 20m
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Session Layout
1. 1st Player Pressure Against The Ball
2. Adopting An Angle Of Approach
3. Mastering Balance & Cover
4. Re-Cap & Evaluation
Staff
James Horner
No. Of Players
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