Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defensive Set-Pieces 04G & 00G

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Fabrice Gautrat

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Name:	Fabrice Gautrat
City:	Chicago
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive set-piece

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Defensive set-piece (15 mins)

Defensive Free kicks.

1)*When whistle is blown for a foul, player closest to the ball gets in front of it to make sure opposing team doesn't play quickly. To avoid getting a yellow card slowly walk backwards once you get in front of it.

2) Four players are zonal, who drop back (side on) when ball is about to played.

- the four players are the "back 4" if we are playing with 4 defenders.

- if we are playing a back 3, then it's the back 3 + Holding mid.

3) Everyone else is man-marking

The back line are roughly 3-4 yards apart. The outside back closest to the ball sets up 2 yards inside the post so that back line can cover the far post. Everyone else man-marks

Triple A

Alert: Stay alert and ready

Anticipate: Read the play before it happens, can you sense danger early, proactive in communication, players need to drop w/ crossover run so they can see the ball but also run back if it goes over the head.

Attitude: Aggressive mentality, "we are getting this ball out", "no one is beating me to this ball", No one lets down until ball is cleared.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive Corners & Set Pieces

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Defensive Corners & Set Pieces (15 mins)

Defensive Corner: Hybrid of Man-Marking & Zonal

Set-up:

If we play with a Back 4.

- Outside backs on the inside of post on the goal line but facing the field.

- Two center backs and holding mid are zonal across the six yard box. Covering the near and far post zonal players are one yard inside the post.

- Everyone else man marks.

If we player with a Back 3.

- Outside mids are on the inside of post on the goal line but facing the field.

- Back three are zonal across the six yard box. Covering the near and far post zonal players are one yard inside the post.

****What happends if they send two short on the corner flag? The two near post zonal players go out.