Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defenders defending in their own half

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Taiki Matsumura

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Name:	Taiki Matsumura
City:	Ashiya
Country:	Japan
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Warmup 1vs1 (10mins)

Organization :

Set up a 30x40 field

8 cones spread around randomly

2 teams of 4/5 players each

1 ball per pair of players

Instructions:

Divide the players in pairs, attackers dribble around trying to stop the ball on the disc for a point. Defenders have to stay with the attacker and step on the disc before the attacker can get the ball there. Rotate defenders with attackers every 2 minutes.

No tackling, players are only competing vs their partner.

Coaching Points:

- Pressure fast,

- Angle of body

- how can we force players to dribble to the spaces with no discs?

- Body Shape on approach (Low, Knees bent)

- Try not to use toe pokes

- Be patient and identify the right moment to tackle

Progressions:

Allow defenders to steal the ball, they become attackers when they get the ball and the roles reverse.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Animation 2

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1vs1 to get your body between the ball and the attacker. (15mins)

Organization:

Set up two 1v1 stations as per the image.

Instructions:

-1v1 Activity starts on attackers (Red) first touch

-defenders have to recover in the run and be able to steal the ball or block the shot

-if you steal the ball and score on their goal you get two points.

-red gets 1 point per goal

-every two minutes we switch.

Coaching Points:

- Be ready for attacker's first touch (on your toes)

- Use shoulder to fight for ball

- Try and get our body between the ball and the player

- Identify the right moment to tackle

- Don't allow shooting

- Be ready for fakes

- Quick counter attack when recover the ball

- Cut the angle off between the attacker and the goal. (run to goal)

Progressions:

Give a couple of yards of advantage to the attacker. if attacker is scoring too easy, you can adjust the distance.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Method: 3v2 (15mins)

Player A - Plays the ball to the CM. Then steps to defend with two defenders (R defender and L defender)

Coaching Points:

- 1st defender (nearest to the ball) pressure, 2nd defender cover the inside shoulder of the 1st defender

- pressuring fast enough and covering (shifting) fast enough.

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Method: Defenders defending in their own half within a 8 vs 6 game. (25mins)

- Shape 1-4-2-1 v 2-3-1 plus 1 server.

- Start by the blue server by passing to either No 6 or 8.

- Blues score on the big goal.

- When reds win the ball, they score on two mini goals on the halfway line. (If it's too easy, encourage them to dribble through)

Coaching Points:

- Who is the first defender.

- Pressure and cover.

- Force attacker away from the goal
- Challenge with confidence

- Transition

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