Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): LHSA U14 Jaguars: Recovery Defender (Start Time: 2019-05-01 18:00:00)

Intro: Recovery Defending

Organization:

- 2 tall cones

- 2 areas both sized 28x24

Instructions:

- Player in blue dribbles at speed to the blue cone ahead. Whwn they reach the cone they must play a pass to the red player.

- When the red player receives the ball they must attempt to get to the blue cone ahead of them before the blue defender can recover back to their cone.

- Once the red player reaches the blue cone they repeat the process by passing to the next blue player in line.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Speed of recovery

- Quality of pass

- Cotnrol on the dribble

Regressions/Progressions:

- P: Teams switch to the other field so they can attempt to play passes with another foot

- R: Distance of cones be changed based on ability/sucess rate

Conditioned Game

Organization:

- 2 fields

- 6 cones for each field

- Balls on each cone on the outside

Instructions:

- 3vs3 or 4vs4 depending on number of players

- If a goal is scored or a shot is missed, the striking player must retrieve the ball and place it on top of the red cone before resuming play.

- Whilst the player is retrieving the ball the game continues in an overload situation (3vs2)

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Pressure, Cover in 3vs2 siutations

- Speed of tranistion from attack to defense

- Do the attacking players make the most of the overloads.

Regressions/Progressions:

- R: No one has to retrieve a ball

- P: Every player on the team must score to win the game