Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 1v1, 2v2, 4v4/5v5 Defending & Tackling (Start Time: 2017-09-26 19:30:00)

Individual Defending//2v2 (20 mins)

Organization:

Set up 4 lanes on a quarter ptich using cones, 4 players per lane

Players should start from each end, one with the ball and one without

Activity:

Player 1 passes ball to Attacker 2. Player 3 prevents Attacker from dribbling across the line.

Progression 1: Attacker 4 joins to form a 2v1

Progression 2: Defender 3 joins (Attacker 4 does not) to makes 1v2

Progression 3: 2v2

Coaching Points:

Fast approach by defender, slowing down 3 feet away from attacker

Take up the defensive stance

Jockeying to delay

Eyes on th e ball

Don't jumo in, wait for the attacker to make a mistake

Over the River (20 mins)

Organization

-3 20x15yd areas with centre zone divided.

Activity:

Players are split into 3 teams and placed 1 team in each zone.

Team in the middle send 2-3 defenders into possession zone

Attacking team attamptts to play ball to opposite grid.

Defending team remains defenders unless they intercept or front challenge and win the ball; each defensive block wins 1 point

If defending team intercepts and completes a pass to players in the middle, the ball is played to opposite grid. Receiving team becomes attackers. Team losing posession defends.

Coaching Points:

Shape and compactness

Shifting

Blocking Passing Lanes

3-2 or 2-3 shape