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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Role of the 1st Defender

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RBNY Academy Inc

Ronnie Serrano

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Ronnie Serrano
Name: Ronnie Serrano
City: West orange
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

What:

  • Putting pressure on the attacking player quickly and with purpose to deny, delay and cause predictive behavior

Where:

  • All parts of the field

Who:

  • The closest defending player to the ball

When:

  • When the attacker is looking to penetrate with dribble

Why:

  • To prevent the advancement of the ball in a 1v1 situation.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction

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

Organization:

As shown

1v1

Instructions:

-Field divided into 3-5 zones

-Teams play 1v1 Handball games

-Attacker starts with the ball. Makes an eye contact with the defender and the game starts

-Attacker scores by crossing the starting line of the defender

-Defender gets a point by poking the ball out of bounce or making the attacker go out of bounce. Defender gets 2 points if they dribble into the attacker starting line

Coaching Points/Questions:

-What is Pressure (1st defender) 

-Quickly approach and then slow down when close

-How can we close openings for attacker?

-Surfer pose

- Pressure one side to lean the attacker to the other

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

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Main Activity (10 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

- Red team plays toward mini goal for 1 point

-Yellow team attempts to defend to win the ball and dribble across the line for 2 points

-Play for 3 min and switch roles

Coaching Points/Questions:

-What is Pressure (1st defender) / Cover (2nd defender)

-Quickly approach and then slow down when close

-How can we close openings for attacker?

-Surfer pose

- Pressure one side to lean the attacker to the other

-Who is the cover defender?

-When do I drop into a covering position?

-Where do I need to be to cover effectively?

Regressions/Progressions:

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progression 2

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Progression 2 (10 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

-Red player passes into 2 teammates and they play 2v2 to goal

-Yellow team must attempt to win ball and play into mini goal

-Play for 3 min and switch roles

Coaching Points/Questions:

-What is Pressure (1st defender) / Cover (2nd defender)

-How can we close openings for attackers?

-Who is the cover defender?

-When do I drop into a covering position?

-Where do I need to be to cover effectively?

Regressions/Progressions:

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

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Conditioned Game (10 mins)

Organization:

As shown

2 goals on each side

Instructions:

-Teams play 4v4 /5v5 as shown

-Players can score a goal in any of the 2 mini plugs

Coaching Points/Questions:

-What is Pressure (1st defender) / Cover (2nd defender)

-How can we close openings for attackers?

-Who is the cover defender?

-When do I drop into a covering position?

-Where do I need to be to cover effectively?

Regressions/Progressions:

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (10 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

-4v4 Match

-Play for 3 min / Rotate teams

-FIFA Laws applied

Coaching Points/Questions:

-Reinforce coaching points from session

-Review coaching points from session

-Observe players behaviors to check for learning & application

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