Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): United: Pressure Cover and intro to Balance (Start Time: 2016-04-12 16:00:00)

4V4V4 game (20 mins)

Organization: On a 20x20 or bigger grid depending skill level. Have 3 teams of 4

Instructions:

The defending team in the middle will try to maitain a pressure/cover/ balance system. The players that are on the outside will be able to pass the ball back to the possession team and will be allowed to move on their line. For every 10 passes the offense will get a point. If the defending intercepts the ball they become offense. If the offense was to pass the ball to the outside and control the ball badly or just lose possession of the ball then the possession loses the ball and gives it to the defending team.

Coaching Points:

-Keep a traingle shape

-keep communication

-staying compact

-move as a unit

-concentration

-proper defensive stance

-angle of defending and approach

Progressions:

have the players on the outside do 1 touch to speed up the game.

Free play (30 mins)

Organization:

5v5 or equal number of players in a team. Field space is depending on your area, but make it big enough to have good movement. Prefarably 30x40

Instructions:

5v5 game at goal no restrictions

Coaching Points:

-Same as previous exercise, but let the team play on their own to observe if the team understood the concept of the training. Make stoppages that relate to the defensive side. You could go ahead and correct the offense to show the defense what sign they should look for when they set up. This will give game like scenarios that will make players think.