Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Defensive Pressing (Start Time: 2015-09-29 19:00:00)

Warm-up (20 mins)

Set-up:

24x15yd grid split into two 12x15yd halves. 2 teams of 6 players in each half.

Description:

Teams pass the ball around in different ways as coach comands.

Progressions:

1. One ball each team, passing to own team in own grid

2. Two touches

3. First team to 50 passes

4. Cannot pass to player who gave it to you. First team to 50 passes

5. 2 touches. First team to 50 passes

Expanded Small-Sided (20 mins)

Set-up:

18 to 18 width and length field with big goals on top of 18yd boxes. 2 teams of 8 in one half, 1 team of 8 in the other half.

Description:

One team attacks the big goal in one half of the field in a 4-1-3 formation. If they lose the ball they are to press immediately to win it back. One team defends the big goal on one half of the field in a 4-4 formation. When they win the ball they are to try get over the half way line. If they get over the whole team must transfer to that half and they become the attacking team in the opposite half. The team that was attacking remain in that half and set up to be the defending team once the game transitions back to that half. The team waiting on the opposite half must start on the 18 yard line. As soon as the game transfers to their half they step out into a 4-4 formation to defend their goal.

Progressions:

1. Team attacking the goal 2 touches

2. Unlimited touches

3. First team to score 2