Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Def Principles
Pro-Club: RBNY Academy Inc
Patrick Fuentes, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Patrick Fuentes |
|---|---|
| City: | Howell |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Rank: | Elite – 2 points |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Intro
Organization:
2 players in each portion of the grid
2 attacking and 2 defending
Instructions:
attacking teams allowed unrestricted movement and passes in their grid
defending team allowed to intercept the ball but not tackle to win the ball
If defending team wins the ball they look to counter into the nearest goal, attacking team that just lost the ball is allowed to look to win it back.
Attackers score by playing a ball into the other 2 attacking players on the floor
A pass that splits the defenders is worth 2 points
Defending team is in for a set period of time
Coaching Points:
Progressions:
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Main theme
Organization:
Setup as shown
Instructions:
Each team looks to score in the goal in their area
Coaching Points:
-Look to force attacker to get their head down
-Look to make play predictable by your body position, shifting
-Covering player being in position to block penetrating lane. Must not be too "flat or "shallow", angle allow covering player to shift into 1st defender quickly
-Find moments to step and create 2v1 scenarios defensively
Progressions:
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Conditioned Game
Organization:
2 teams of 4
3 zones setup as shown
Instructions:
Each team looks to score in one of 2 goals
Defending team must always always leave at least 1 zone free
2 neutral bumper players on each flank
Coaching Points:
Make play predictable by forcing play wide
Look to create numbers up defensively
Look to win the ball in higher areas of the field
Progressions:
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Technical
Organization:
Groups of 4
Players work in pairs
Instructions:
Each side of the grid there are 2 teams of 2. One team will pass the ball back and forth 5x. On each pass the team not in possession will look to step towards the ball and the opposite player drop into a cover position. After 5 passes the opposite grid will have the ball.
Coaching Points:
-Movement as ball travels
-Body shape and mechanics (knees bent, on the balls of feet, angle of body to player in relation to cover)
Progressions: