Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA B Practice session 1 - Defending against combination play 9&10 (Start Time: 2014-03-20 13:20:00)
Premier Users' Club
Lee Caldwell
Description
Session objectives
How to defend in central areas.
Defending ball into strikers feet.
Defending splitting strikers.
Develop understanding of the defending unit.
Key Factors:
Reading the developing play, can you intercept/ press the ball.
Marking players and space.
Pressuring, controlling and influencing an opponents options.
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10 mins
Start
A8 passes into A9 feet as quick as possible.
Primary
D6 presses the outside shoulder to stop run outside.
D5 provides cover and balance, but is aware of A10.
Secondary
D8 moves into support position.
D4 tries to block pass, if not apply back press.
Fringe
Can GK deny space behind.
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10 mins
Start
A4 passes into A8 quickly.
A8 passes into A10 who has dropped off to receive and pull out D5.
Primary
D5 presses inside shoulder.
D6 provides cover and balance, but is aware of A9.
Secondary
D4 provides support, but is aware of A8 run.
D8 applies back press.
Fringe
GK communicate positioning/press.
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
5 mins
Functional practice
Set Up
Defending (GK-2-2)
Attacking (T-2-2)
Organisation
The target player can be used by both teams, defending team can score by passing to target player.
Area being used is the central area (24 yards across).
Use offside for realism.
Think about coaching position to coach defensive unit.
Start
T bounces ball into A4/A8 and then passes into A4/A8 when they split.
If start doesn't allow success, manufacture start position (Recovery run by D8).