Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): (D) DEFENDING IN CENTRAL AREA (FULL 1)

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Mick McCloskey

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Mick McCloskey
Name: Mick McCloskey
City: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Screen 1 (10 mins)

Defending exersice 1V1 (WARM UP 10 mins)

  • 8-16 Players, balls, bibs & cones

  • defend Starts by pass to attacker in a different line
  • attacker must driller pass defender and stop the ball on the line to score
  • if defender win the ball or it goes out of their grid defender passes to another line 

Coaching Points

  • bend run towards attacker
  • get their quick
  • stop at  the right distance from the attacker
  • get into defending position IE side on, knees bent
  • put presser on the ball
  • he you have the attacker go backwards keep with going that way

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Screen 2 (15 mins)

  • 5V5+ CDM TRANSITION (SSG

  • 11 Players, 2 goals, balls, bibs & cones
  • 2 teams (blue & white shape 122) (yellow CDM that is with whoever is attacking)
  • defenders & attackers can not leave their haft
  • CDM is the only player that can move anywhere 
  • game restarts with the goal keeper of the in posession
  • 3 passes must be made before passing into attackers haft

Coaching Points:

  • 2 attacker to work together 
  • do not allow penetration pass to CDM
  • one ATT bend run force the play to the side line 
  • defenders to work together
  • travel as the ball travels
  • get press on the ball quickly
  • knees bent & side on force them 
  • other DEF to cover the pressing DEF
  • communicate with each other

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Screen 3 (20 mins)

DEFENDING IN CENTRAL AREA

ORGANISATION

  • 14 Players (7V7) games

  • 7 blue bibs, 7 red bibs

  • 2 goals, balls, bibs & cones

  • area: L haft pitch, W 18 yard box

PLANNING & EXPLANATION

  • use tactic board so players can see their position

  • red attacking shape (1231) (KEEPER) (2 CH) (1 CDM) (2 CAM) (1 STR)

  • blue defending shape (1321) (1 STR) (1 CAM) (2 CDM) (2 CH) (KEEPER)

  • red team to build up from the & score a goal

  • blue team to defend from the front win the ball and score

  • game start & restarts with the red KEEPER

  • when I say stop all player freeze in their positions

ORIENTATION 

  • allow both teams to play at the start so the players get use to the session

  • set up red team from KEEPER

  • both CH to spilt either side of the KEEPER

  • CDM to stay in the middle of the pitch

  • CAM to go high & wide

  • STR to give us depth 

LREANING PHASE 

  • STR to ark run to force to play one way & cut off pass to other CH

  • midfielder to shift in relation to the ball

  • nearest CDM to put presser on the ball 

  • CAM to drop and cover the passing lane to the STR

  • CH to be the cover 


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DEFENDING IN CENTRAL AREA.

 

IMPLEMENTATION

  • Allow the game to continue & see if the players are getting the right things from the session
  • pick a good viewing point off the pitch
  • coach in the flow

DE BRIEF 5 mins

  • keep the players in their teams or groups
  • ask them individuals questions
  • look for feed back on the session from the players
  • give them praise for their rollin the session


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