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Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Pre-Season Session #10 - Defending in Attacking Zones

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David Lattavo
Name: David Lattavo
City: Stouffville
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Warmup

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Warmup
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Dynamic Warmup (10 mins)

Warm up - 12 minutes

Continuous movement:
  • Light Jog
  • Side Shuffle each way
  • Side to side accelerations (forward and backwards)
  • High knees
  • Heels
Dynamic Movement:
  • High knees
  • Straight legs
  • Hip rotations in
  • Hip rotations out
  • Back leg extensions

Neuro-Prep:

  • Bounding vertically
  • Bounding forward 
  • Accelerate forward two pylons accelerate back one
  • Lateral accelerations in-between red and yellow pylon
  • Lateral accelerations around red and yellow pylon
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Warmup

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Warmup
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Technical Warmup (15 mins)

Organization:

 groups of 3 in 3 zones. two outside players in 5x5 box with ball. One player doing work inside middle. Player runs to one side performs specific technical drill and runs to opposite for same touch until time is done. Rotate all 3 players progress to next technical movement.


Key Factors:

 Proper technique

Use proper part of foot

Lock ankle

Lock toe down


Progressions:

Inside Pass on ground

Inside volley

Laces

Chest inside volley

Direct Header off ground

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v3 Rondo

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6v3 Rondo (10 mins)

Organization:

45sec-1min

10 x 10 grid

Split group up into 6 v 3, 7v3

Players to play outside players only with two touch. Defender wins, plays ball back after time switch defenders

First pass free

Key Factors:

Pressure, support, cover

delay

compactness

focus on changing of roles

communication

Prevent penetration 

Progression:

1 touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending in attacking zone POP

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Defending in attacking zone POP (20 mins)

Organization:

half field, 1-4-1(def) 2-3-1(att), 2 small oals tp represent target(WMF players). Server to serve ball to 9, 9-10, 10 to keeper. WHITE TRANSITION TO DEFEND - 9 to drp into Med block, 10, follow. 7 and 11 to tuck inline with 10 to channel play.

Key defending principles:

In units:
• If not close to the ball block passing line – restrain, control.
• If close to the ball – 1st defender – press.
• If 2d defender – cover
• If 3d defender - balance.

Attacking zone
• Deny space - channeling
• Balance/support
• Deny Penetration
• Patience, discipline – work together
• Deal with dribblers – restrain

Progressions:

 Add a player for the defending team

Add FB for the attacking team

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Game

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Final Game (35 mins)

Organization:

 Full Field. FIFA Rules APPLY. Both teams are playing in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation. 

Objectives:

 Playball wide to get players out of position and commit to pressure. Createoverloads on flank, play into box to score

Coaching Points:

Be patient with possession. Keeping goodshape ( DF-MF, MF-AT). Try to draw players out of position and Identify when isthe best opportunity to exploit an overload on flank. Look to penetrate deep into flanksof Zones 3 and 4.


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