Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): SSG - Defending from the front

Pressing Set Up

Phase: eg. (Playing out of defense/role of the #6, attack zone-14, etc)

Pressing from the front, with a focus on the left side of the field.

Organizations: eg. (Field dimensions- Number of Players- Cones- Bibs- ).

Three-quarter width (50x half-way line).  7-red players. 7-blue. Use the players that traditionally play within the designated positions.  

Coach will be working with the red team.

The red team can score in the big goal.

The blue team score by connecting a pass through the mannequins.

The red team is attempting to make the play predictable and set traps to pressure and counter.

Questions- 

Who is going to be the player to set the press?  

What way do we force the opponent?

Who is going to react and fill the space after the initial press is set?

Focus areas: eg. (Emphasis was on us pressing with high intensity from our shape, closing the lines between defense, midfield & attack & moving in relation to the ball)..

Pressing with high intensity, focusing on the role of the forwards.

Key factors: eg. (movement & cues of opponents, angles of closing down).

Spacing between the red players.

Domino effect of red players moving together and staying compact and preventing pockets of space.

Learning Outcomes: eg. (Post practice review, comments, thoughts)

Pressing - Setting traps

Phase: eg. (Playing out of defense/role of the #6, attack zone-14, etc)

Pressing from the front, with a focus on the left side of the field.

Organizations: eg. (Field dimensions- Number of Players- Cones- Bibs- ).

Three-quarter width (50x half-way line). 7-red players. 7-blue. Use the players that traditionally play within the designated positions.  

Situations-

Red #9 sets the press with an arced run to make the play predictable and prevent the ball from going back to the GK and cuts off the field.

Who is going to react and fill the space after the initial press is set?

Questions-

What are the reactions of #10, 8 & 6 to the action of CF#9.

As the blue #4 takes reception, red #11 is showing the option for blue #4 to play blue RB#2.  Red #11 is on the front covering the right channel ready to put immediate POB with blue #2 to intercept and counter.

Red #10 has to play in the left channel reading the cues of the CB. Two options- fill the space vacated by red #11 or press the blue DCM #6.

Red #6 offers the balance sweeping the DCM for any attempt of blue #4 to bypass and release the pressure with a clip into towards blue #10.

Focus areas: eg. (Emphasis was on us pressing with high intensity from our shape, closing the lines between defense, midfield & attack & moving in relation to the ball).

Timing of the midfield shift as a unit.  If it is staggered, delayed or someone misses the assignment the team will be split and running 60-yards towards their goal.

Key factors: eg. (movement & cues of opponents, angles of closing down).

Red CB's, Red CM #6 & Red LB #3 offering communication to direct and shape the press.

Learning Outcomes: eg. (Post practice review, comments, thoughts)