Create your own Session Planns with stunning 3D in minutes Hundreds of soccer sessions in a searchable database Compile ready-made drills into your own session in seconds Adapt ready-made drills to make a customised session in moments Post on your website, e-mail to friends, link to non-Members, view on your phone Sport Session Planner: for a low yearly subscription, click here to join!

Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defensive Responsibilities

Profile Summary

Glen Butler
Name: Glen Butler
City: Phoenix
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
75
per year
Join today

Description

Session Objective: 

  • Focus on improving defensive body shape 
  • Develop scanning when pressing attacker
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1: Defensive angles

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1: Defensive angles
This session includes animated drill(s) Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1: Defensive angles Create Video:

1v1: Defensive angles (15 mins)

Area: 15x15 (two fields) 

  • Blue plays across to yellow to start play each time and blue becomes defender
  • Yellow can score in the mini goal opposite them or dribble over opposition endline
  • Yellow must play a pass with an outside player before they can score or dribble over endline
  • If blue wins the ball, they can either score or dribble over endline
  • 15 seconds per game; each round is 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, switch the attacking/defending teams. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Defensive Body Shape

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Defensive Body Shape
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Defensive Body Shape Create Video:

2v2 Defensive Body Shape (10 mins)

Area: 25x25

  • MUST use 11v11 size goals with goalkeepers
  • 2v2; each team must play a pass with an outside player before they can score
  • Blue plays out to yellow to start play
  • Play for 5 mins then switch roles (two rounds in total)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive Shape

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive Shape
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive Shape Create Video:

Defensive Shape (10 mins)

Area Size: Full width to halfway line

  • Ball starts by being played into a yellow centreback
  • Yellows are trying to score; reds defend the large goal
  • If red wins the ball, they look to counter and score in a mini goal within 8 seconds 
  • 10 minutes of play in total
  • Focus on defensive shape; look to force opposition wide or backwards

Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
75
per year
Join today

© Copyright 2022 Sport Session Planner Ltd.
Developed with Partnership Developers, a division of Kyosei Systems.

Animation Controls (PCs, Macs, Laptops):

Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop

Back/Forward: Drag timeline button