Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): *B Licence - BP>BPO - press the ball carrier immediately

Passing Practice (15 mins)

Organisation:

- 2 grids

- minimum 7/8 players in each grid. 

-20m x 20m  as per diagram

Explanation:

-Play starts from one end.

-Directional play. End to end.

-Bouncers on the ends have limited touches.

Progression:

-1 touch bouncers

-3v3/2v2 in the middle

-4 x bouncers

-Increase/decrease

Player actions:  (BPO)

-Every players has 2 tasks 1) pass/move & 2) Close down

-Movement and urgency when closing down..

-Player closing the opponent down look to facing him the direction you want them to go by changing the angle of the run.

Coaches cue's:

-Anticipate the pass. (Quicker decisions)

-Don't dive in unless you are sure you can intercept and regain possession.

-Lower your centre of balance

-Can you make the tackle inside touching distance.

Player Actions: (BP)

-Use and create your own working space

-Accuracy of passing i.e. to the advantage side / space of the receiver

-Handling speed i.e. touch / movement in dribbling

-Positioning (Getting between defenders, back to sideline)

-Scanning (Look over shoulder, tell receiver to check their shoulder)

-Communication (point or call, turn right / left)

Coaches Cues:

-Movement off the ball in areas to receive the ball facing forward

-Back to the sideline to open your body up.

-Scan before you receive

-Communication

Game training (25 mins)

Organisation

-Set up as shown 12/16 players

-3 teams of 5 players

- 3 x sets of bibs (Green/Blue/Red)

Explanation:

-BLUE team have to cover the middle zone with one player to press the ball.

-RED team keeps possession, miminmum 5 passes before playing acrross the middle zone.

-If BLUE win the ball immediately look to play across the middle zone.

-RED go into BPO ( transistion in BPO position asap) One press the ball. Other slide.

Change IT:

-Increase/decrease area

-Limit touches for BP team

-To score a point, BP only need to complete 10 passes.

Football Problem: Failed to apply effective pressure in the final 3rd to stop the opposition #3, #4, #5 and #2 from play out and combining with there #6 & #8 in central areas.

Session Objective: I aim to improve out teams ability to close down our opponents in there back 3rd limiting there opportunity to build up and combine with there #6 and #8 in central areas.

Team Tasks: Team in BPO) 

1.Nearest player to the ball try to stop them playing forward and combining with there #6 and #8.

Players Tasks:

Closest player:

-Force the play backwards or side-wards.

-Force the play away towards or support.

-1st defender don't get beaten

Marked Player:

-If there is pressure on the ball, mark in front of or next to.

-If there is no pressure, position yourself to see both your player and ball

Cover players:

-Drop the cover

-Position yourself on the half turn ready to drop.

-If the play on the ball head goes down/leg swing is back, this = drop ASAP 

Players away from the play:

-Look to drop into BPO shape

-Recover goal side.

Player Cue's:

-As the ball is travelling to the #3 or #4 can #9 , #11, #7 make a tackle.

-When either of the front 3 engage the defender, #10, #6 or #8 get in front of the opposition midfield to steal or intercept the ball.

-Midfield (#6, #8 & #10) move to cut out the forward pass before the ball carrier gets in line with our front players.

Coaches Cues:

-Communication by coaching players in front of you (Delay, push right, push left, press high). Are the players pressing on the correct player and stopping them playing out from the back.

-As the ball is travelling can you get in touching distance of the attacker.