Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Alliance-Week 6- 1v1 Defending Pt 2

Phase 1

Topic: 1v1 Defending

Activity: 1v1 Line game

Organization:

• Set up distance is 15 yard

Instructions:

• Player A passes ball out to player B and sprints out to defend them
• Player B dribbles at A
• Defending is passive to start working on fundamentals of defensive requirements
• Player rotation A-C B-A etc rotating from defender to attacker

Main Technical Coaching Points/Questions

• 3 P's of Defending:
  • Pressure
  • Position
  • Patience
• 3 D's of Defending:
  • Delay
  • Deny
  • Deflect
• Approach:
  • Fast to Slow, High to Low
  • Banana Run
  • Showing the attacker one way
• Body position 
  • Arms wide, knees bent, on balls of the feet, making yourself big! Keep defender arms length away 

• Angled approach
• Communication - I've got ball etc
• Tackling - 
  • Block, toe poke, (slide) 
  • Which foot and why

• No contact: just focus on body shape, body position, approach, and the 3 P's of defending.
• Tackling (Defender becomes attacker if they win the ball)
• Make it a game! Pair up players according to ability, players will go 1v1 and attacker will  try to dribble across the line behind the defender for 1 point. If the defender wins it, they may counterattack the other line for 1 point. If the ball goes out of bounds, no points awarded. Players must dribble across under control. 1min 30 second rounds. Keep score: compete!