Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing - 7v7

Phase 1: Warm Up (15 mins)

Organization:

Set up a diamond with the dimension 10x10yards. The player with the ball passes to their right. Once the ball is played, the player opposite the player receving the ball presses. Passive defending to start with.

Coaching Points:

Speed of approach

Progressions:

Player on the ball can play the pass left or right. Line opposite to player receiving must react.

Pressing player can win the ball

Phase 3- Game-like Activity (35 mins)

Organization:

4v4+GK. Half field split into 9 zones. One big goal to 3 mini goals on half way line.

Ball starts with Red GK and Red team look to build out and score in any of the three mini goals. Blue team try to win the ball back and score on big goal. All of the blue players must aim to be within 1 zone of wherever the ball is when red are building out.

Coaching Points:

Body Shape

Pressing Cues

Force the play wid

Progressions:

Add in a number 10 for the red team

Mix up the start position of the ball

Take away the cones and see if the Blues understand the concepts without the visual aid

Focus on the Blue team and rotate players throughout positions and teams as necessary.

Primary Player Focus: #9,#7,#11

Secondary Player Focus: #10,#8,#6