Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Game Principles: Def - Pressure/Angle of Approach

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Matt Anderson
Name: Matt Anderson
City: Brooklyn
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery Warmup

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery Warmup
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Ball Mastery Warmup (20 mins)

Organization: 3v1. Defender switches out with attacker when they force an error

Coaches role: Supply of balls. Encourage attackers to get in behind and spread out quickly

Technical: angle of approach, tackling technique (poke, hook, block)

Tactical: pressure, pressing triggers (bad touch/pass, square ball) tempting passes,

Social: communication, reading body language

Psychological: sprinting when pressing, slowing down, side on and getting low

Physical: High intensity rounds, acceleration to the ball, making body contact


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

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Stage 2 (20 mins)

Organization: 2v2+2. Play from one target to the other to gain a point. Depending on odd numbers, can add a neutral in the middle. If given the space, target players can pass through the middle to each other. 2:30-3 minutes on, 30 seconds rest and rotation of targets into the middle.

Coaches role: Supply of balls. Encourage attackers to get in behind and spread out quickly

Technical: angle of approach, tackling technique (poke, hook, block)

Tactical: pressure/cover/balance/screen, forcing play, making it predictable curved runs, pressing triggers (bad touch/pass, square ball) tempting passes, using/forcing towards the the touchline

Social: communication, reading body language

Psychological: sprinting when pressing, slowing down, side on and getting low

Physical: High intensity rounds, acceleration to the ball, making body contact


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 3

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Stage 3 (20 mins)

Organization: Attacking team trying to go from their goalkeeper to the target goals or target player's feet. If defending team wins the ball they go to goal

Coaches role: Supply of balls from different entry points. Encourage attackers to get in behind and spread out quickly

Technical: angle of approach, tackling technique (poke, hook, block)

Tactical: pressure/cover/balance/screen, forcing play, making it predictable curved runs, pressing triggers (bad touch/pass, square ball) tempting passes, using/forcing towards the the touchline

Social: communication, reading body language

Psychological: sprinting when pressing, slowing down and getting low

Physical: High intensity rounds, acceleration to the ball, making body contact


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 4

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Stage 4 (20 mins)

Organization: 9v9 match

Coaches Role: Observe individual players ability to execute skills practised. Coach individuals in the flow and at natural stoppages

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