Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Preventing the goal

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Mikaela Buchweitz
Name: Mikaela Buchweitz
City: FC 1974
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game 1: Defending in the midfield

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Game 1: Defending in the midfield (20 mins)

Divide Playing Area (55(15-25-15)x30) Players play an 8v8 with a defensive shape of 2-1-4-1.  

Triggers to press: Travelling ball, Bad Touch, Wide Areas, Opponent facing his own goal

Decision making: Press/Drop/Slide

Create overload in the area the opponent is being forced to play

Mark the striker and provide cover, force strike away form goal

When to press? When not to press? Striker as the trigger.



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice: Defending in the the danger zone

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Practice: Defending in the the danger zone (10 mins)

Back 4 defend under constant pressure against 3 strikers.  

At any point coach may call direct delivery in the box from opponents 2 and 3 

Relate to ball, teammate, opponent and goal

Decision making: Reacting quickly and correctly to combinations: wall passes/overlaps/inside cuts/through balls

Sense the danger

Body position to block shot on goal

6 seconds of pressure.  Win those 6 seconds


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice: Defending in the the danger zone (Part 2)

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Practice: Defending in the the danger zone (Part 2) (10 mins)

Back 4 and DM defend under constant pressure against 2 strikers. 2 wing players and 2 cms

At any point coach may call direct delivery in the box from opponents 2 and 3 

Relate to ball, teammate, opponent and goal

Decision making: Reacting quickly and correctly to combinations: wall passes/overlaps/inside cuts/through balls

Sense the danger

Body position to block shot on goal

6 seconds of pressure.  Win those 6 seconds


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game 2: Defending deep (Compactness)

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Game 2: Defending deep (Compactness) (15 mins)

Area 40 x 30

Play is focused on the white team as they defend in a 4-4 formation against a 4-2-2 formation.  Blue team score to goalkepeer and their central backs are restricted to 2 touches and should only be pressed if a back pass is given to them.  White team can score in any 3 goals with a vertical pass on the positive transition.

Positive transition

Keep the team compact, reducing space between the lines and horizontally between the players

Mark strikers tightly back 4 to defend central areas 


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