Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Stage 3 - Defensive transitions - Spring

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Name: Mass City Coaches
City: Norwell
Country: United States of America
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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4+1v2 rondo: players must keep the ball away from the two defenders in the middle. After passing 5 times and between this 5 passes using the middle player once, they get +1 point. 

Defense must recover the ball, and make a quick transition pass to the third team, the outside team that didn't make this mistake. If they are successful, they switch spots with the team that made the mistake.

The key player in this scenario is the middle player: he/she must be a inside pass option and be always available. But, if any of the outside teams make a mistake and the team in the middle recovers the ball, that player in the middle must be the first one pressuring and trying to recover this ball, before the middle team is able to make the transition pass. If this middle player recovers the ball, he/she must pass to the outside teams, and then everybody stays in the same spots.

Time:12-15 min

Coaching points: pressure quick after the mistake; if you lose the ball, react!; recover the ball and take the ball of the pressure.


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4v4+2: possession game - team with the ball must have one player in each square and with the help of the two neutral players, must make 5 consecutives passes. If they are able to do it, they get +1 point.


   Defensive team can be on the field in whatever shape they want to, they can move through all the squares if they want to. Defensive team must recover that ball and keep the ball, switching the roles. 

If the defensive team recovers the ball, the player that made the mistake must pressure right after losing that ball. All the other players must find a player immediately to mark up. If they force a mistake within 3 passes in the opposite team's transition, they get +1 point.

Time:15-20 min


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Regular game but the coach will be all about the pressure and cover after losing the ball: like in the previous games, players that loses the ball must pressure right after losing it, and the rest of the team must move quickly to mark up a player trying to avoid any easy/open pass to the opposite players.

Like in the previous game, if they react quick and the other team makes a mistake within 3 passes, they win a point.

Goal +3 points

Time:20-22 min

Coaching points: pressure quick after the mistake; if you lose the ball, react!; recover the ball and take the ball of the pressure; cover any passing lines quick; don't let they progress, make they restart the play.


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