Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Solar East 09B 8/22/18 (Start Time: 2018-08-22 18:30:00)

Technical Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

- 10x20 yards

- 2 teams

Instructions:

- 1st player in line is active defender

- 2nd player in line is active attacker

- Attacking player dribbles in a diagonal line from cone to cone

- Defending player shadows the attacker by sliding from cone to cone

- Once attacking player gets to the end line, he then sprints to the beginning of the line and becomes the next defensive player

- Defending player returns to the back of the line

Progressions:

- Players press nearest ball and hold defensive position until covering defender directs the pressing player to press next ball

- 2nd defender gives specific instructions to 1st defender, "show inside" or "show outside"

- Allow second defender to decide upon command

Coaching Points:

- Angle, speed and distance of approach

- Deny space and penetration

- Provide clear and specific instructions from 2nd defender to 1st defender

- Open body stance when showing player inside

- Closed body stance when showing player on the outside

Technical Opposed 2

Organization:

- Same as previous.

Instructions:

- Same as previous, but now middle players are allowed to try penetrate through the gates.

- If attackers score, they switch with defenders

Coaching Points:

- Quick transition between roles, switching between pressure and cover

- Communication between players

Game

Organization:

- 40x35 yd field

- 5v5 or 6v6

Instructions:

- Start with blue team only being able to win the ball by intercepting a pass, not taking it away on the dribble

- Blue team can score normally and white team can defend normally

- Switch roles of team defending

Progressions:

- Progress to team defending can only win ball by making a tackle and taking ball away from attacking team on the dribble, cannot intercept a pass

- Free play no restrictions

Coaching Points:

- When defending team cannot win the ball off the dribble, try to slide and cover each other and make pass predictable so they can intercept pass

- When defending team can only win ball on tackle, have initial defender press hard and try to make a tackle on dribbling player, if ball is passed to another attacking player, have them slide and cover one another

- Communication from everyone on the field to help in the defending

- Body shape when sliding and covering

- Cues to pressing when defending the dribbler