Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pressing from the front

Technical work

Goal of the Activity:

Help player better control the ball in different situations

Set Up:

First set of cones 5 yards back, next set of cones 15 yards back

Initially setter will start with ball on ground

Rules:

Sequence will go for 1 minute(adjust for age, condition, and skill level)

Other sequences can include: one touch, two touches, give and go, overlap, turn and sprint, recieving out of the air ect.

Coaching Points:

Correct technique: dribbling technique/passing/recieving technizue

Communication

Key Phrases:

Ball

Through

Give-go

Overlap

Turn

Man on

High pressure from the front

Goal of the Activity:

Initially: to successfully recycle the ball from the back

Then to pressure from the front to create a turnover

Set Up:

Whole width, to half field, two mini goal and balls next to either mini goal to start

Rules:

Players will start with the ball, passing back to a center midfielder, then back to the 2 or 3, then back to the keeper if pressure isnt too heavy.

Defending team is released after initial pass is made

Coaching Points:

Make the play predictible,

When to pressure, interception or tackle

Cover players fill

Key Phrases:

Shift

Pressure

Stay

Guide

Trap

Guided Discovery Questions:

How can we make the oposing team predictible?

How can we trap the other team?

Should we be wide or narrow?

Can we read the play before its happening?

If they play a long ball where will it go?