Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing as a team - 07/04/2016 (Start Time: 2016-04-07 18:30:00)

Warm Up 2 (10 mins)

Set Up

Ball each, players working on their touches and turns.

Coach will call out instructions and moves that take the players off in different angles.

Component 1 - Basics of Pressing (15 mins)

Set Up

Players even split between four manequins in Diamond format.

Manequins are 10/15 yards apart.

Supply of balls to the side with the coach.

Progression 1:

Ball is played from A to B, player at A then moves to his left to the next station (D).

The pass to B triggers player directly opposite at D who sprints over and closes down player B.

Motion is to continue passing to player on right and moving to right to next position.

Two touch to keep pace up.

Progression 2:

Player A passes to Player B, starts to go to press B, then checks and sprints to D.

The pass still triggers the player directly opposite.

Progression 3:

Finally, Player A starts when ball comes in from the coach.

They receive and Player C is triggered and presses early and shows them 'down the line'. They decide.

By doing this Player A needs to decide which way he will pass; Player D or Player B.

Coaching Points:

Pace of pressing

Two touches

Movement to ball early

Body shape of defender

Progre

Component 3 - SSG (30 mins)

Set Up

Goalies: Norrie and Jordan

Floaters: Mark and Ben B

Greens: Brad, Ben F, Rhys, Connor, Lewis N

Blues: Fraser, Craig, Mikey, Gamble, Neil

Oranges: Louis, Jaryd, Duffy, Jack, Jamie

3 mins games and wall players.

Set up as 2-2-1 formation or 2-1-2

Conditions:

Two touches

Cross and finish

Lay off goal