Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 07-08 Defend TTP 1v1

Space and Time Awareness warm up / defending movement (10 mins)

Aim:

- Coordination/defending warm up - to improve coordination, and engage mentally before training

Organization:

- Starting with juggling, must be with a different surface of foot every time

- Squares with 8 players, one player from A and one from D dribble across diagonally at the same time, once they reach other side, they pass over the ball, and then must shadow their opponent as they dribble to their side

- Players must make sure they are not running into other players, and are using proper defensive technique/stance to jockey/shadow

- Can improve the coordination aspect if needed by combining two movements and having players do something as they move backwards

Coaching Points:

- Be aware of time and space

- Don't run into others

- How should you move to defend your player

Progressions / Variations:

- Adding in second movements

- When attacker sprints then defender needs to turn and sprint also

- When a designated player in the group moves to a new cone (rotates one left or right) everyone else in that square must do the same

THEY 2-3-4 6v5 (1v1s) TTP 1 (30 mins)

Aim:

- THEY 2-3-4 1v1 defending to force attacker where you want him to go

Organization:

- 6 (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10) v 5 (6, 10, 7, 9, 11) + maybe1 (neutral 3/9)

- Team of 6 building up trying to play the 9 to get a point or dribble over halfway

- Team of 5 trying score on the goal

- 30-40 long by 30-40 wide

Coaching Points:

- Make it small

- Defender decide where attacker goes

- Tackle with correct foot

- Position body correctly (side on, distance)

- Step in front to win ball

- Don't dive in/overcommit

- Don't allow shot

- Where do you want them to go? How can you make them go there? Are you making it small? What foot should you tackle with?

Progressions / Variations: