Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U9-U12 | Defending | Pressing Basics

1v1 Pressing

DRILL DYNAMICS:

• 3 groups of players as shown with two small goals and small cone gate goal.
• Blue 1 comes out to defend as the pass is made from Green 1 to Yellow 1. 
  
• Yellow 1 can score by passing into the small goal across from them or dribble through the cone gate.
• If Blue 1 recovers the ball, he/she scores in small goal between green/yellow lines.
• After each rep, green moves to yellow line, yellow to blue line, and blue to green line.

OBJECTIVE:

• For the defensive player to press and win the ball to score.

RULES:

• Attackers can only dribble through the cone gate goal to score.

POINTS:

• +1 pt for each goal