Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session Plan - Defensive Transition in a Mid Block the moment the ball is lost in attack (Start Time: 2021-05-25 18:00:00)

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Noel Healy

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Name:	Noel Healy
City:	Cork
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Screen 1 (25 mins)

Method:

· Warm up with a Team of 4 pressing players in the middle working hard for 90 seconds.

· If pressing team wins the ball, they play 4v3 against 3 inside Red.

· 2 touch for reds and unlimited for Blues

· Combine this with rondo with dynamic warm ups

· 25 mins

Coaching Points:

· Passing drill

· Good commication

· Time allowed to stretch

· Pass & Move at an angle

· Close down quickly

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Method:

· Team 9V9 game pressing

· Keepers can’t be pressured inside the markers

· If pressing team wins the ball they have 5 passes before they can pass ball into keepers hands

· Emphasis on pressing early & quickly.

· Compact team shape

· 20 mins

Coaching Points:

· Move the ball quickly

· Good communication

· Work hard as a team to create the space to get the 5 passes away.

· Max the size of the area when you gain possession of the ball

Try and play 2 touch to keep the ball moving.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Method:

· 11 V 11 Game

· Use the width of the penalty area

· Goals at the edge of the box

· Lack of space creates pressing opportunities in a Mid Block

· Emphasis on pressing from multiple angles, with two layers of support to cut out passing angles & long ball over the top.

· Try and score if you get the opportunity

· 2 touch game

· 2x 12 mins games

Coaching Points:

· Good Communications

· Balance & defensive shape

· Press as a unit

· Max the space in the pitch

· Create angles to support the person on the ball

· Don’t get attracted to the ball & work with your units

Important when we loose the ball in the final 3rd that we create a Mid Block defensive shape quickly

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 4

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Method:

· 11 v 11 game

· Full pitch

· 3x12 mins game

· All in.

· Defend from attack into a Mid Block

Coaching Points:

· Understand that you made need to fill in for another player if they are out of position & they fill yours.

· Run through different senarios.

· Good communication

· Give up the furtest player from the ball

· Let the play flow and see do players understand.

· Trigger to press(bad pass, slow pas, bad touch)

· Commit to Defend together as a team/unit in a Mid Block
No.7 forcing the LB to play inside
Give up right wing
GK to sweep anything that goes long into the final 3rd

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