Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 6 - Defending (Pressure, Cover)

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Kelvin Kote

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Kelvin Kote
Name: Kelvin Kote
City: Clifton
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Skill level U10-U12


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondos

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondos
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Rondos (10 mins)

Organization: 4v1 in 20x12 grid

Instructions: 4v1 keep away, passing and moving.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Where should our first touch be? 1st touch away from pressure.

How do we know if we should play 1 touch or 2 touch? space and time

Technique: passing/receiving

What can the defender(s) do to win the ball? immediate pressure, poke the ball away

Regressions/Progressions:

Progression 5v2, 6v3, 5v5, 6v6


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Athletic/Technical Development

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Athletic/Technical Development (10 mins)

Organization:

2 lines of players. 6 cones in a straight line spread apart approx. 3 feet away from each other. Relay race with ball on head/neck/behind you.

Instructions:

Two teams compete in relay race. If player drops the ball, has to return to cone where ball is dropped to continue the race from there. Sit down when you are finished with your race. First team to have all players sitting wins.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Regressions/Progressions:

progression: progress this to technical relay race zig zagging around the cones with right foot with an outside turn at end of sixth cone.

progression: left foot only


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activity

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Main Activity (15 mins)

Organization:

2v2 attacking/defending to goals on small fields.

Instructions:

Defenders: Pressure the ball and poke it (1 point) or block tackle (2 points) with cover (3 points) to prevent penetration; Attackers: provide diagonal passing lines and penetrate to score a goal (1 point)

Coaching Points/Questions:

Technical: block tackle, poke ball

Tactical: movement off the ball, defending: recovery run to cover; attacking: diagonal penetrating runs

Why is it harder for the opponent to attack if we provide cover to our teammate who is pressuring the ball?

Regressions/Progressions:


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

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Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

7v7 to goals with keepers

Instructions:

Game-like conditions except defending team can pressure and cover in the identified situation to earn 2 points to counter a goal (1 point) scored by attackers.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Technical: Match speed execution.

Tactical: Match speed thinking.

Are you trying what you learned earlier today? Who's pressure? Who's cover?

Regressions/Progression:


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