Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending principles(pressure and cover)
Reseller-Club: Premier Users' Club
Myron Tkachuk, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Myron Tkachuk |
|---|---|
| City: | Linden |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Rank: | Elite – 3 points |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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1v1 + 2 targets
Organization:
20x30 area
1 standart goal + goalie
2 targets on the outside of the field representing wide full backs
Instructions:
Blue are attackers
Yellow - defenders.
Play 1v1
Yellow have 2 targets on the outside of the grid that are moving side to side
Play starts when defender passes the ball to an attackers and immediately follows his pass to defend the big goal.
Attackers score by scoring the big goal
Defenders score - when regained the possession of the ball pass it to any of the 2 targets on the outside(target has to receive the ball in order for the point to count)
Defenders always start with the ball.
Or have 3 teams : team 1 attackers, team 2 - defenders and team 3 targets and than rotate teams every 3 min.
Coaching Points:
closing down – pressuring opponent
angle and speed of approach
delay
Progressions:
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2v2
Organization:
standart goal and GK
2 counter goals as shown
20x30 area
Instructions:
defenders pass the ball from their goal line to the attackers who come on the field through their cone goals
attackers (blue) score on goal with goalie
defenders score by passing through cone goals
play is continuous until ball goes out of bounds or goal is scored
attackers become defenders next round
Coaching Points:
pressure,cover
angle and distance of cover
change role of pressure and cover
visual and verbal communication
control and restraint
delay
Progressions:
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Conditioned game
Organization:
35x35 area
standart goal
2 counter goals
Instructions:
The attacking team has five players in a 3-2 formation and the defending team has four players and a goal keeper in a 3-1 formation
The attacking team score by scoring in the full size goal. The defending team score a goal by passing it into any of the 2 counter goals.
Play starts from attacking team most of the times, unless it is a throwing or a corner.
Coaching Points:
Nearest player to the ball applies immediate pressure.
Communication and Organisation.
Cover and Support (i.e. Mark your man and half of someone elses).
Track forward runs.
Individual defending technique (slow on approach, sideways on, show outside)
Offside Trap(see progression)
Progressions:
introduce offside rule for an attacking team
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Screen 1
Organization:
Instructions:
Player in pairs as shown
yellow (attackers) pass the ball to each other back and forth and blue(defenders) are providing pressuring and covering positions without attempting to win the ball(defenders switch roles every time ball is passed 1st defender becomes second defendr etc).
Yellow play six passes and transfer the ball to the opposite side of the grid
defenders adjust accordingly
Coaching Points:
for defenders:
communication
1st defender - pressure
2nd defender -cover
switch roles
Progressions: