Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Group Tactics - Defending - RDS Metuchen

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Ian Richards
Name: Ian Richards
City: Littleton, CO
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SAQ Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SAQ Warm Up
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SAQ Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

30x20 yard area

Players go in 2 lines

Soccer balls on top of cones

Instructions:

A

- Coach starts practice by clapping hands

- Players sprint out to cone with ball on top

- Score a point if you can touch the ball without knocking it off the cone

B

- Coach starts practice by clapping hands

- Players sprint to cone to defend

- 1st player to adopt correct defensive shape scores point

Coaching Points:

- Slow down on approach to cone

- Smaller steps the closer you get to defender

- Bend knees

- What is good distance from the ball when defending?

- Angle run to 'show inside' or 'show outside'


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme I

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme I
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Main Theme I (15 mins)

Organization:

30x20 yard area

Players go in 2 lines

Soccer balls on top of cones

Instructions:

- Coach starts practice by clapping hands

- Coach now calls out a color

- Players move to adopt Pressure / Cover position in relation to colored cone

Coaching Points:

- Communication between players 'I got ball' or 'You press'

- Slow down as pressing player gets close to cone

- Cover player judge distance and angle of support based on press

- Support player communicate 'Show inside' or 'Show outside'

Progressions:

- Coach says switch, players move to opposite cone to defend

- Cover player becomes pressing player

- Pressing player drops to become cover player


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme II

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme II
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Main Theme II (20 mins)

Organization:

30x20 yard area

6 players

2 soccer balls

Instructions:

- Players work in pairs

- Press and cover player with ball

- Players on the ball (Blue) waits for defenders to adopt correct shape

- Blue player passes across to partner

- Defenders react and adopt Pressure / Cover as before

- After 2 passes defenders take place on the corners with the ball

- Blue players drop back to start

- Next pair move to defend

Coaching Points:

- Communication between players 'I got ball' or 'You press'

- Slow down as pressing player gets close to cone

- Cover player judge distance and angle of support based on press

- Support player communicate 'Show inside' or 'Show outside'

Progressions:

B

- After 1 pass, blue players can dribble across to opposite side (partner goes other way)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme III

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Main Theme III (20 mins)

Organization:

30x20 yard area

6 players (2 Attackers, 2 Support Players, 2 Defenders)

Soccer balls

Instructions:

- Objective for White team is to get the ball from one end player to the other

- Blue defenders have to prevent the ball crossing the middle line (blue cones)

- Rotate players after set period

Coaching Points:

- Move quickly to prevent support player passing down the line

- Defenders stay connected to prevent being penetrated - B

- Keep attacking players and the ball in front of you

Progressions:

- Make the middle line narrow - B


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

40x30 yard area

2 teams

Soccer balls

Instructions:

- Play 4v4 scrimmage

Coaching Points:

- Recognize moments to adopt defensive shape to deny penetration

- Force passes sideways to delay counter attack

- Add support to prevent 1v1


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