Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Emergency Defending (Blocking, Clearing and Recovery Runs)

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Ian Dawson
Name: Ian Dawson
City: Pennsburg
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Emergency Defending

  • Who: Working with the #4,#5,#6,#2,#3 and #1 players
  • What: Emergency Defending, looking to block shots, recover quickly, delay shot/attack and form compact shape to prevent shots/through passes
  • When: Last chance defending when defending against overload, countered or shot impending
  • Where: defensive third and in and around defensive penalty area
  • Why: To prevent easy goal scoring opportunities against and make opponent work their hardest to create shots

Focus on: Blocking, compactness, recovery runs and clearing into half spaces


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Play Phase

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Play Phase
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
quick feet, balance and body position
Technical Tactical
When to step vs when to stay compact, directing play
Technical Physical
Aggressing the play, blocking shots
Technical Psychological
Competitive environment - winning vs losing
Technical Social
Working as a group

Play Phase (15 mins)

Play Phase

3v3+1 

Introduce key words to theme of session.

Key Words

  • Delay the attack (stay on feet)
  • Get compact
  • Block the goal/shot
  • Recover
  • Disrupt the play!

Defending as a 3v4

Coaching Points

  • Stay compact (pressure, cover and balance)
  • Block the shot
  • Can you poke away?
  • Recovery upon (becoming non pressure defender)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Phase - Emergency Defending

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Body position
Technical Tactical
Blocking shots on goal, shifting and sliding to where the ball is going.
Technical Physical
Change of speed and direction
Technical Psychological
Fearless
Technical Social
Setting the example

Skill Phase - Emergency Defending (15 mins)

Skill Phase - Emergency Defending

The Blue players passes the ball to the Red Player

The Red player will then look to shoot into goal A or B

Blue needs to react after his pass to defend the goal and block the shot.

Red has to hit the shot on their 2nd or 3rd touch. Once Blocked, Blue player looks to dribble through wide gates and pass into goal for =2 goals or Blue clears into goals before penetrating wide gates = 1 goal

Coaching points

  • Quick reaction after pass to block the goal
  • Keep feet moving and focus on committing to your block with power
  • Stay big and wide with arms by side
  • Block shot with your leading leg
  • Slide Block technique
  • Powerful calculated clearance into the half space Goals
  • Stay on your toes and be ready
  • Be dynamic and sharp

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical Phase: GK-3 vs 5 to Goal

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
defending, tackling, blocking and stopping attacks.
Technical Tactical
Recognizing how to defend in an overloaded situation,
Technical Physical
Aerobic Endurance to maintain shape
Technical Psychological
Dealing with adversity, positive mind set to defending.
Technical Social
Working as a group to achieve and prevent shot/through pass

Tactical Phase: GK-3 vs 5 to Goal (20 mins)

Organization

GK- 3 red vs 5 blue

4 Blue players outside box look to posses left - right for 5-7 passes

3 Red players look to stay compact maintaining a strong non penetrable shape to prevent through pass(can not tackle or engage 4 blue players, yet.)

Upon the 5th or above passes, Blue look to pass into the blue PK player, reds look to intercept/block through pass. If it gets through game goes live full pressure.

Red's look to win possession and hit half space goals.

Progression: After 5 passes can go Live and shots from all players allowed.

Coaching points

  • Pressure, cover and balance while staying compact
  • Quick change of speed to close down entry passes
  • Stay Big with arms down to block/intercept shot/through pass
  • Slow the attacker down, pressure the players dominant side
  • Disrupt the play when action allows to commit to ball fully (run through), 2nd defender pressures behind looks to win possession on ball
  • Don't dive in (Protect your goal)
  • Counter pressure from Blue to make hard for Reds to score on counter

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Condition Game

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
All technical aspects with main focus on defending, tackling, blocking and stopping attacks.
Technical Tactical
Recognizing how to defend in an overloaded situation, recovery runs when penetrated
Technical Physical
Aerobic Endurance, strength and change of direction
Technical Psychological
How do we react after shot is scored and or attacking team is having success
Technical Social
Working as a group / unit.

Condition Game (20 mins)

5v3 + 2 + 2

Ball is played into #9 from #6 to start, #9 will turn and look to shoot within 3 touches. Red look to Block, intercept shot. Upon shot (no matter the result expect goal being scored) game goes live and wide players join the game to make GK-5 Red vs 7 Blue

Offside active, normal rules

Defenders need to protect the goal

Red look to immediately counter attack to the half space Goals. 

Use words like: 

  • Be Brave, stay Big
  • Compact
  • Can you block

Coaching points

  • Work together as a unit
  • Protect the goal at all costs (no foul), stay on feet until no other choice can be made!
  • Stay compact and big
  • Keep your feet moving
  • Force attacks away from goal or negative
  • Constant communication on pressure, cover and balance
  • Recovery Runs from #2 and #3
  • Angle, timing and speed of recovery runs

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): End Game

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
All aspects of the game.
Technical Tactical
Working on defending an overloaded situation, understanding when to drop in as a group and win the ball.
Technical Physical
Aerobic endurance and physical strength.
Technical Psychological
Dealing with adversity of facing an overload
Technical Social
Working as a team.

End Game (20 mins)

Game Phase

GKs + 6v6+1 Neutral (creating overload and more repetitions for emergency defending)

Review all coaching points when possible

Keep using the same terminologies/words such as:

  • Delay the attack (stay on feet)
  • Get compact
  • Block the goal/shot
  • Recover
  • Disrupt the play!

  • Coaching Points

    • Stay compact
    • Block the shot / goal.
    • Don't drop too deep!!!
    • Disrupt play with 1st defender (don't slow down), 2nd pressure defender winning the ball following right behind 1st defender.


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