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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Basic Principles (Start Time: 2022-10-18 06:00:00)

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Roberto Guzman
Name: Roberto Guzman
City: JACKSON HEIGHTS
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

What:

  • Remain composed and organized. Identify defending roles, and avoid opponents creating a scoring chance. 

Where:

  • Defensive 1/3

Who:

  • GK, #2, #4, #5, #3 vs #7, #10, #9, #11

When:

  • #10 from the opponent team is in possession of the ball and players #7,#9, and #11 support the attack

Why:

  • To improve identifying pressing triggers, create 2v1 overloads, and to improve players' composure when defending.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up
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Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

  • Two Grids of 15x15
  • Two Teams of 4 
  • 4 Red Cones, 2 Yellow Cones

Instructions:

  • Red player A will pass to player B. Player B will receive the ball and turn by using any preferred technique. Player C will sprint to player B and avoid the player from turning and dribbling through the gate. If Player C regains possession of the ball, the player will attempt to dribble past the gate. Players A and B will alternate accordingly. After 2 min Players will switch roles  

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Quickly get to the defender to stop them from turning with the ball
  • Slow down as approach the player
  • Arms distance away


Progressions:

  • Win the ball back in 5 seconds

Regressions:

  • Sprint to the player. Do not take the ball away.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activity

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Main Activity (20 mins)

Organization:

  • Two Grids of 20x20
  • 14 Red Cones

Instructions:

  • Red player A will pass to player B. Player B will receive the ball and turn by using any preferred technique and or utilize player A for support. Player C/D will sprint to player B and avoid the player from turning and dribbling through the gate. If Player C/D regains possession of the ball, the players will attempt to dribble past the gate. Players A and B will alternate accordingly. After 2 min Players A, and B, will switch roles from attacking to defending.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Quickly get to the defender to stop them from turning with the ball
  • Slow down as approach the player
  • Arms distance away
  • Patience to win the ball
  • As the ball is played back don’t follow the ball, follow player
  • Defenders, can you identify who the 1st defender and second defender are? Who pressures the ball? who covers? and why


Progressions:

  • Can you get the ball back in 5 seconds?
  • Add an attacker convert activity to 3v2

Regressions:

  • 1v2 Defending 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditional Game

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Conditional Game (30 mins)

Organization:

  • 4v4+GK
  • Players will switch roles after 10 minutes, and 1min 30 Seconds resting period.

Instructions:

  • Red Team will attempt to score and/or create scoring chances.
  • Blue will prevent the opponent from creating a scoring chance and regain possession of the ball in order to progress forward to Mid 1/3. Blue can score by completing a pass through the gate or dribbling thorugh

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Stay Compact, Keep it Compact.
  • Closest player pressure the ball, Second Defender Cover.
  • Can we counter-press as a unit?
  • Identify the pressing trigger
  • Create overloads 2v1s 
  • Steal Possession ("Ball Thief") "Hunt The Ball"

Progressions:

  • Add an extra player to the Red team #6 or #8  and adjust to 4v5

Regressions:

  • Subtract a Player from the Red team #10 and adjust to 4v3
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (35 mins)

Organization:

  • 11v11

Instructions:

  • FIFA Laws Apply

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Observe and analyze to identify if information transferred to the defensive line in Defending moments in the Def 1/3

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