Tony Mee
Name: | Tony Mee |
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City: | Doncaster |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Membership: | Adult Member |
Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Defending the Counter-Attack Play
Practice Organization
Half pitch, restricted in length with appropriate size goal at one end & 4 small goals across pitch, as illustrated.
13 Players (incl. GK), arrange 6v6 in teams formation 3-3 (Counter-attacking team) &
4-2 (Team attacking 4 goals), as shown.
Practice starts with: GK rolls ball-out to the Defending team.
-D’s (Blue) look to build-up play & score in any of the 4 goals.
-A’s (Red) are looking to gain possession & quickly counter-attack to single goal with GK.
-After conclusion of an attack; practice restarts from GK
-Roles of teams can be reversed after a defined period of play or number or restarts.
Detail:
-D’s work ethic getting back behind ball to defend.
-D’s to defend realistically at all times, tracking runs & challenging.
-Quick reaction to adjust position & depth of defensive line in relation to ball movement.
-Engaging player on ball swiftly to delay & deny forward passing.
-Sliding across as a unit, remaining compact & leaving furthest attacker away from ball.
-Ensure a quicker tempo in passing & movement from team in possession (2-3 touch)
-Encourage creative & clever play in advance areas
-Simple progression for this practice are:
- Replace 4 goals with one & GK, to develop full game.
Coaching Points:
-Players ahead of ball to recover at pace to establish defensive block behind ball.
-Once goal-side; adjust from pressing to cover & balance in relation to ball & defensive line.
-Engage player on ball (if possible) on recovery run.
-Quick reaction to movement of players to initiate counter-attack.
-Quick change of defending to attacking attitude from players (& vice versa).
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7v7 - 9v9 Game
Typical game-like format looking for examples of improvement on Session specific topics.
Coaching Points:
Comprehension of Session Topics
Communication
Unit/Team play
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Warm-up 5v2 (20 mins)
Warm-up 5v2
5 offensive players looking to maintain possession. 2 Defenders working to intercept pass. Defender who intercepts pass or Offensive player who makes a mistake switches roles.
Coaching Points:
Weight of passes
Encourage 1-2 touch passing
Defense - Pressure, Cover work - Don't allow a splitting pass