John D'Agnone
| Name: | John D'Agnone |
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| City: | Lethbridge |
| Country: | Canada |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Defending in Zone 3 with a Block. Focus on the striker, winger and midfield players.

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Technical Marking, screening, cover and providing balance. |
Objective: Warm up for defending in a block centrally with focus on midfield players (Zone 2 or 3).
Behaviours: Pressure/Delay, Cover/Screen, Provide Balance.
Key Factors: Delaying and pressuring with the nearest defender. Cover and screen from second defender. Third player provides balance and cover. Must prevent inside out pass while attempting to aggressively win and pass into the middle. Force all possession backwards.
Organization: Play with four defenders across the grid. Attacking team has two players neutral on end line, two players neutral on sideline, a target player and two in grid.
Goal: Attacking team to play to combine with neutral players to advance ball across grid to neutral player on opposite end. If defending team win possession, the quickly try to play forward across forward end of grid.

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Tactical Zone 3 block on the flank |
Objective: Coach principles of defending in a block in zone 3 on flank with focus on S, AM, HM, W.
Key Factors: Striker delays the CB while screening the opposite CB. W screens the target area and then will pressure the FB while maintaining screen of target area. AM and HM mark opposing MF players.
Organization: Play on above marked area. Target areas at half and edge of penalty area. Play 7v4. Attacking team plays with GK, CB, CB (target), FB, DM, HM and W (target). Defending team plays with S, W, AM, HM.
Goal: Attacking team attempts to play from CB to target areas. Defending team will prevent opposing team from reaching targets, while attempting to win possession and counter on goal.

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Tactical Zone 3 block |
Objective: Coach defending in a block in zone 3.
Behaviours: Pressure/Delay, Screening, Marking.
Key Factors: S will delay (CB) and screen (far CB). W will screen (W) and pressure (FB). MF will mark opposing (MF). FB will mark (W).
Organization: Play on B license set up with three nets at half. Play 10v9. Blue (1-4-3-2) and White (1-2-3-3). Coach the white team. Restarts at Blue GK.
Goal: To score on opposing goal.
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Warm Up: Rondos 5v2 (15 mins)