Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): BPO High Press M3 6/2/18 (WC) (Start Time: 2018-02-06 18:30:00)

Passing Practice (15 mins)

Explanation

-Purpose of drill is to warm up physically and mentally, as well as thinking about ‘making the pitch big’, and completing the 'killer pass'

-2 groups of 5 inside circle

-Red team must pass and move within the circle to each team mate, avoiding yellow players

- Yellow team dribbles with ball at their feet, trying to block the passing lanes of other teams

- Blue team stays outside of circle and attempts to complete long passes to team mates on other side

-Minimal touch passing

-Pass must be firm along the ground

- Inside groups act as a passive defence

-Outside group moves along outside edge of whole square, attempting to complete passes to team mates on outer sides

-Players must communicate with each other (directing play and movement)

-Swap player roles every 5 minutes

Perception (Seeing/Hearing):

-Move to make make space to receive pass

-Look for gaps to recieve pass

Decision (Recognition/Anticipation/Options/Choices):

-Time pass to avoid collision with other player

- Move to space

Execution (Timing/Speed/Quality/Clarity):

-Passing must be firm

-Players should make an effort to move into space to find ball

-Players must call name of pass and direct player where to go or who to pass to

Game Training (25 mins)

Explanation

- 8 v 8

-Purpose of game is to get us thinking about collectively pressing, and pressing high

-Game starts when coach serves ball to one of the yellow players

- If blue win the ball in the yellows defensive zone and score, the goal counts as double

-Offside rules apply

-GK is waiting in rear zone to receive ball from yellow team (which equals a goal)

- Blue teams objective is to collectively press and prevent yellow team from passing the ball to the goalkeeper

-Blue can only score if ALL yellow players are in the attacking half

-Yellow always starts

-Yellow must take at least 2 touches before attempting to pass to keeper.

-For Blue, unlimited time when in BPO, one attempt to score when in BP (Blue)

-Active defending

-If drill is too easy for blue add another player to yellow team

Team Task: Collectively press high, with the intent to deny opposition space and time on the ball

maintain shape, and make the pitch 'small'.

Player Tasks/Actions:

2,3,4,5 need to work as a defensive unit, maintain structure and stay relatively close to each other when in BPO.

6 sits between the defensive lines when in BPO (between 2,3,4,5 & 8, 10).

8 & 10 apply pressure in M3 & F3.

2 & 5 support 6,8 & 10 in attack

3 & 4 offer option for back pass when in BP

YELLOW team can play through to GK on sides, middle or simply over the top

3,4 need to push high and provide communication to 6 to press forward

Cues (To assist Perception, Decision, Execution):

- Should we be sitting deep defending the goal keeper, or sitting high preventing the incoming ball? Which suits our team model?

- How close or far apart from each other should we be to prevent the ball being played through?

- What can our fullbacks do to support 6 when we have BP?

- What should our 3 & 4 be doing when we have BP

- How could we have prevented the initial pass?

- Should we be close to our defensive unit, or should we be stretching out wide to mark the wingers?

- What should we do if the opposition (yellow team) switches play?

- 2,3,4,5, should you have committed to that tackle? Do you need to win the ball or simply apply pressure to force player to pass back?