Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Low Pressure defending 3-4-3

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Mohammed Alamri
Name: Mohammed Alamri
City: Philadelphia
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Learning Outcomes: Low Pressure defending in a 3 – 4 – 3

Team: Develop the ability to drop deep and deny space

Group: Develop the ability to move as a unit of players denying opportunities to penetrate

Individual: Develop individual defending and being able to communicate with other players

Required Technical & Skill: Defending, Defensive Heading, Passing Short, Passing Long, Receiving in Air, Receiving on Ground, Dribbling, Shooting.


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 & Instructions: (Warm Up)

o 44 x 36 yard area set up as shown

o 14 players (2 teams of 7) set up as show

o Activity starts from the either GK

o Both team attempt to defend deep and score quickly on the counter

Coaching Points:

o Drop off and keep the ball in front

o Start defending when players get to half way line

o 1v1 defending technique

o Defenders should look to play forward quickly when winning the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main theme 1

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main theme 1
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Main theme 1 (15 mins)

Organization & Instructions: (Main Theme 1)

o Half field set up as shown

o Green = 1 GK, 3 Defenders, 2 Midfielders

o Red = 2 Midfielders, 2 Attackers

o Green team attempt to stop the yellow team scoring

o Red team attempt to score on goal

o Activity starts from the GK who plays long into one of the two Red midfielders

o When the ball is won play quick to small goals, then activity restarts.

o If Green score on small goals they get a chance at switching roles with reds if they miss or ball goes out of bounce then we restart the activity.

Coaching Points:

o As above

o Players drop to a set line before confronting the attackers

o Players don’t chase the ball but remain compact

o Defensive line drop no more than the edge of the area

o Central midfielders drop in and deny passes into the forwards

o If the attackers move laterally, the whole defensive unit does so as well


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main theme 2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main theme 2
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Main theme 2 (20 mins)

Organization & Instructions: (Main Theme 2)

o Half field set up as shown

o Green = 1 GK, 3 Defenders, 4 Midfielders

o Red = 4 Midfielders, 2 Attackers

o Green team attempt to stop the yellow team scoring

o Red team attempt to score on goal

o Activity starts from the GK who plays long into one of the two Red midfielders

o When the ball is won play quick to small goals, then activity restarts.

o If Green score on small goals they get a chance at switching roles with reds if they miss or ball goes out of bounce then we restart the activity.

Coaching Points:

o As above

o Wide midfielders should drop back and in forming a defensive

midfield unit

o When the ball goes wide all players should slide accordingly providing good covering positions


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

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Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization & Instructions: (Conditioned Game)

o Half field set up as shown

o Green = 1 GK, 3 Defenders, 4 Midfielders, 3 Targets

o Red = 2 Defender, 4 Midfielders, 2 Attackers

o Green team attempt to play to targets to score

o Red team attempt to score on goal

o Activity starts from the GK who plays long into one of the two Red midfielders

o When the ball is won play quick to targets, then activity restarts.

o If Green get the ball to one of the targets, they get a chance at switching roles with reds if they miss or ball goes out of bounce then we restart the activity.

Coaching Points:

o As above

o Upon winning the ball, players should play direct quickly into the

target players


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (25 mins)

Organization & Instructions: (Match)

o Full field

o 22 players set up as shown

o Regular game

Formations:

o Green = 3 – 4 – 3

o Red = 4 – 4 – 2

Coaching Points:

o Continue to coach the points in all the exercises above


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