Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Week 14 session 2 - OD Fall 17

Screen 1

Set Up: open space every player has a ball.

Description: give the players a number 1 or 2. They dribble around the grid each player has a ball. On coaches command of 1 or 2 those players with that number leave their ball and go defend a player with a ball. Several rounds of defending for 10-15 seconds. NEXT: Give groups of 2 a number (2 number 1's, 2 number 2's, etc...) When number is called out the groups of 2 goes and defends players with the ball, defend as a group of 2, pressure - cover.

Coaching points:

1. immediate rection

2. pressure and body position

3. timimg of tackle

4. pressure/cover

Screen 3

Set Up: 2 grids put together, 30x15y total split into to halfs

Description: Play starts the attacking team starting with the ball. Purple attemps to win the ball and score into 2 small goals on opposite end. Pressure and cover.

Coaching Points:

1) Appropriate timing

2) Tackle ( ques when to: bad touch by attacker, close to sideline, attacker head down, back is turned)

3) Appropraite body position in approach

4) Pressure on ball, cover in behind

5) communication

Progression:

Attack to larger goals

Add numbers to attack and defense, 3 attacker 4 defenders.

4v4 to 2 goals

Set Up: 40L30Wy 2 big goals (or cone goals), 4v4+GK

Description: 4v4+GK game to 2 big goals. Team not in possession individually have to be behind mid line before they can defend the person with the ball, otherwise a regular game. (once behind midline they can defend in attacking half) For Advanced groups make the whole team get behind midline and organize before they can defend.

Coaching Points:

1) Appropriate timing

2) Tackle (ques when to: bad touch by attacker, close to sideline, attacker head down, back is turned)

3) Appropraite body position in approach

4) Pressure on ball, cover in behind

5) communication

Progression:

1. every player on defending team needs to be behind mid line for team to defend.

2. Can work on a little counter defense- extra points if ball is won in attacking half and score