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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending in and around the penalty box (Start Time: 2024-04-15 20:30:00)

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mike sneddon
Name: mike sneddon
City: edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cover and balance as a unit

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Cover and balance as a unit (20 mins)

Pitch 24Lx32W  4 areas. 

2 small goals each end

Games last 90 seconds. 90 seconds rest. 4 games. Rotate middle players

Ball must be played below head height.

Players remain in their area. Middle players 2 touch. End players 1 touch.

|Coaching Points :

Defend as a unit.

Screen pass to strikers .

Cover and balance

 End players score in small goals.

Mid players screen cover and balance to stop play through to opposition end players.

|Coaching Points :

Defend as a unit.

Screen strikers to stop pass.

Cover and balance

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Distances and relationship within and bteween units

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Pitch 72 yards long  44 yards wide 

2 x 10 min games

Players stay in own zones, playing on two-touch below head height 

Team in possession try to play through the zones to the target (GK) at the end 

Team out of possession aim to intercept (progress to WM/FB allowed to press)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defend the gates

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Defend the gates (20 mins)

Pitch 40Lx72W  games 3 x 6 mins

8v8+gk

Reds shape 1-3-4 White 2-4-2

Attacking team try to a) pass through gates to GK or b) rwb through gates and shoot
Attacking team cannot go beyond the gates (unless rwb through)
Defending team can go behind the gates at any stage
Defending team try to score on regaining possession in the small goals

Progression:

reduce defending team to 7 players

change defending shape to a 4-2

|Coaching Points :

Defend as a unit.

Screen pass to strikers .

Cover and balance

Recover goal side


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