Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 8v6 defenders defending in their own half game. (Start Time: 2022-03-06 14:25:00)

Screen 1 (20 mins)

Method:

5-10balls, 8yellow cones, 6orange cones, 8blue bibs 6red bibs. One full sized goal set.

6Reds (3mids&3Att) attempt to play through 8blues(1-4-3) and score. Start point from Red #6 carries/pass ball into play. Blues must identify and establish a line of pressure.  

When Blue team wins back possession, they transition into attack (width and depth) and carry ball through one of three gates. If ball goes dead, the play restarts from red #6.

Coaching Points:

establish a line of pressure

compactness in relation to the defence

defend as a team, the ball moves, the team moves.

establish triggers to initiate the press and recovery runs when they beat the press.

discipline and patience.

Animation 3 (20 mins)

Method:

Allow the play to flow. take note of any defensive mistake or improvements needed and address them during natural stoppages in play. 

attempt to fix any individual errors durign the course of play to try to kept disruprions to play at a minimum.

Coaching Points:

identify and establish line of pressure and compactness in relation to line of defence

defend as a team, ball moves we move. establish triggers for pressing.