Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pressure and cover. 1st and 2nd Defending Roles U-9

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Enzo Bertolotti

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Enzo Bertolotti
Name: Enzo Bertolotti
City: New York City
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Pressure/Cover

- 1st defender delays

- 2nd defender covers

- Communication

- Shifting


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Juggling

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Juggling
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Juggling (5 mins)

Organization: - juggle on arrival

Instructions: - different juggling combinations (3-5 touches)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro - 4v2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro - 4v2
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Intro - 4v2 (10 mins)

Organization: - 8x8

- 4v2

Instructions: - Players switch roles if defender wins ball or forces attackers out of play

Coaching Points/Questions: - 1st defender pressure

- 2nd defender covers

Regressions/Progressions: - one touch splits


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1, 2v1, 3v2, 3v3

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1, 2v1, 3v2, 3v3
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1v1, 2v1, 3v2, 3v3 (15 mins)

Organization: - (20x20)

- field divided into thirds

- attackers score to small goals

- defenders score by dribbling past attackers endline

Instructions: -You start with 3 players in opposite sides (diagonal) the first team sends a player on the dribble while the opposite team sends a defender (gives you a chance to work on 1v1 - pressure) once the play is over the team that was defending sends and attacker into the field and so on until you have a 3v3. Make sure to always alternate the team that sends the player into the field.

-The team that just defended always sends in the extra player

Coaching Points: - Pressure/cover

- understnading which role you are defending as

- communication the roles

-Distance of support (making sure that you are able to tackle the attacker immediately if the 1st defender is beaten

-Open body shape, allows you to see both attackers

Progressions: - remove zones

- 3v3s

- add big goal


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Condition - Zones

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Condition - Zones (25 mins)

Organization: - two 30x25 zones

- 4v2+Gk numbers up in defending zone

- 2v4 numbers down in the attacking zone

Instructions: - one team to three small goals

- other to big goal

- if ball goes out of play, restarted from coach

- 5min games, then switch numbers up/down players

Coaching Points/Questions: - pressure / cover principals

- 1st defender/ 2nd defender

- delay / pressure / cover

- organization

- communication

who's got ball?

who's cover?

when to win the ball?

which way to force?

Regressions: - smaller numbers, bigger space

Progressions: - allow movement between zones


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - 6v6

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Game - 6v6 (30 mins)

Organization: (30x60)

Instructions: - 6v6

Coaching Points: - pressure / cover principals

- 1st defender/ 2nd defender

- delay / pressure / cover

- organization

- communication

who's got ball?

who's cover?

when to win the ball?

which way to force?

-End Product once the ball is won, can you counter attacker quickly


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