Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Overloads (Out of Possession)

Specific Practice

Set up 

• Red Defending Team (Coached) set up in a 4-3-3. Take away the striker and wingers, so it would be a 4-3.
• Blue Attacking Team set up in a 4-3-3 as well. Take away the Defenders, so that leaves them with a 3-3.

• Time - 10 Minutes.  Four 2 minute blocks.
• Area - Half a Pitch.
• Players - 14 - 7v6+1 Goalkeeper.
• Equipment for the whole session - 3 Mini Goals, 2 Big Goals, 8 Flat Markers, 6 Blue Bibs, 7 Red Bibs and 2 Bibs for Keepers and 10 Footballs.

• The ball starts with the Blue Attacking Team Holding Midfielder.
• Attacking Team look to move the ball around and try to create 2v1 or 3v2 Overloads to create chances and score
• Defending team to try defend the overload to win the ball back and score in the mini Goals.
• The Pitch is divided into 2 halves going across the width just to help the attack get more players down a certain half to create more chances for overloads. 

Objectives

 1 point to Attacking team to score a goal

1 point to Defending Team to score in a mini goal

Can the Defensive Team win the ball back and create an overload of their own and score to get 2 points instead of 1.

Conditions

• 3 touch for attacking team (except for wingers)
• Defending Team have 7 Seconds to score in the mini goals when gaining possession.
• Add in when ready - defending team constraints on moving across the half way line.

Out of Possession (Coached Team)

•  Recognise opponents movement
• Press quickly
• Protect central areas
• leave the furthest player

 In Possession (Managed Team)

 Can you move the ball quick.

• Be direct.
• Create Overloads.
• Precise with passing and Run's.

•  Walk Through
• Coaching Process