Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending overloads

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Jason Brindley

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Jason Brindley
Name: Jason Brindley
City: Oswestry
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part Practice - 1

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part Practice - 1
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Part Practice - 1 (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • Part Practice 1
  • Defending a 2v1
  • 8 x 2min games
  • Attackers looking to score in mini goal for a point
  • If defender wins the ball, can he play into team-mate for 2 points

Coaching detail

  • Paint the picture, mini goal could represent opposition players feet for example
  • Protect the space behind first, be patient
  • Body position side on, can we get into a position where we are screening the goal and cutting off the pass into attackers team-mate
  • Once in the 1v1, be aggressive, get your body across and can we pinch the ball
  • Keep wide, less space, don't allow back inside
  • If they do switch it, revert back


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Screen 2 (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • Part Practice 2
  • Defending a 2v1
  • 8 x 2min games
  • Defenders locked into zones out of possession
  • Attackers looking to score in big goal for a point
  • If defenders win the ball, can they score in mini goals

Coaching detail

  • Defending angle of approach, cut off the pass - make play one way
  • Secondary defender to work off initial press, anticipate where the ball is going. Keep one side


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Screen 3 (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • King of the castle
  • Defender has to screen the ball into knocking his ball off the cone
  • 8 x 2min games

Coaching detail



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3s

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3s
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3v3s (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

  • 3v3 SSGs (x2)
  • 15x25 yard pitch
  • If you make the ball leave the pitch, you must go and get it
  • Remaining players get a ball and restart game

Coaching detail


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