Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Final Third

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Sam Fitchett-May

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Name:	Sam Fitchett-May
City:	Oswestry
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Specific Practice: Defend Final Third

Coaching defending team and managing attacking team

Defending team aims: protect the middle, force wide, mimimise box enteries, stop crosses and defend the box

Speak to attacking team who coach is managing: keep width and spread the defending team.

Progression: attacking team get the ball wide quickly and drive at the fullback looking to beat them and get cross in

Regression: attacking team look to recycle when ball isnt on and take less risks.

Speak to attacking players (managing, greens) keep width, spread the defending teams

5 minutes of free play, see how drill works.

5 minutes adding in progression or regression.

30 seconds/minute Q&A style (if possible) autocratic (if Q&A isnt possible), what should defending team be doing? Protect the middle, force wide, minimise box enteries, stop crosses and defend the box.

Problem: What happens when the attacker drives at the full back to get a cross?

Solution: Either midfielder or CB doubles up. When this happens defending unit has to move as one

DO NOT ALLOW DEFENDING TEAM TO DROP OFF

Challenge: look to force wide at every oppurtuinity, coach would rather a cross go in rather than pentertrating passes through the middle.

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

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10 minutes

Same players same positions add in 1 line to imitate the 'final third' on the hlaf pitch and another 2 for channels

Defending team has to protect this line in behind, classed as the 'final third'. Defending team always looks to force wide into the channels.

Scoring system:

Attackers score by crossing from the channel or via an entery into 'final third' 1 point

Defenders win ball back in final third and counter into mini goals 2 point

Defenders win ball back in channel and counter into mini goals 1 point