Football/Soccer Session (U12): Technical Defending (Start Time: 2013-07-23 18:30:00)
Reseller-Club: Premier Users' Club
Jamie Edwards, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Jamie Edwards |
|---|---|
| City: | New York |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Rank: | Elite – 2 points |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Main Theme (20 mins)
Organization
- 2 lines of even numbers (have 2 sessions going at once)
Instructions
- Players play 1v1.
- The defending player starts with the ball and makes a pass across the two grids.
- The focus is on the defending player to win the ball in the second grid (blue grid).
- Defender gets 2 points for winning the ball (kicking it out) high up the field in the blue box.
- Defender gets 1 point for winning the ball (kickinhg it out).
- defender gets 3 points for winning it anywhere and dribbles over the attackers line with the ball under control.
- Attacking player gets 2 points for dribbling over the defenders line with the ball under control.
Coaching Points
- Deny penetration
- Speed of approach
- Angle of approach force player on to weak side
- Correct moments to tackle
- Faint to tackle to force a mistake
- Tackling techniques
- Transition to attack
Progressions
- 2v2
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Conditioned game (20 mins)
Organization
- Area: 40x30 yards
- 4 teams of even numbers.
Instructions
- The front player from each team plays 2v2 to goal.
- The white team in this picture starts as the defenders.
- Same points apply as the last game.
- Switch the team who starts with the ball after 2 or 3 goes.
Coaching Points
- Deny penetration
- Speed and angle of approach should force attacker into cover
- Angle and distance of 2nd defender
- Ability to change roles quickly and correctly
- 2nd defender needs to keep both attackers in view
- Correct moments to tackle
- Communicate to 1st defender
- Transition to attack
Warm-up (15 mins)
Organization
- Area 40x30 yards.
- 4 defenders.
- 1v2 in each half.
Instructions
- 1v2 in each half.
- 1 minute per game.
- Pair players up.
- Attackers to get into the middle zone without being tackled.
- Defenders switch after each go.
- Defenders are working for the team in the opposite half to make it a cometition against other team.
- Defenders get a point for every time the ball gets kicked out or dribbled over the attackers line.
- Attackers get a point everytime they dribble and stop the ball in the middle zone.
Coaching Points
- Delay
- Keep both attackers in view at all times
- Faint to tackle to force a mistake
- Separate player with the ball from support to create 1v1
- Be patient
- Moments to tackle
Progressions
- 1v2 to goal or 2v2 to goal.