Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing Tactics and Drills

Warm-Up (10 mins)

Warm-Up (10min)

- Players will start with a two lap jog around the pitch

- Next, they will be on the left side of the pitch doing dynamic exercises

- Some dynamic exercises are high knees, butt kicks, straight legs, A-skips, B-skips, etc...

- After, they will go to the right side of the pitch to perform a dribbling warm up

- The players will dribble through cones in a zig zag pattern

- Lastly, players will perform a passing station with a partner. 

- They will focus on high quality passes and touches

2v2 Pressing Drill (20 mins)

2v2 Pressing Drill (20min)

Rules

• In possession team tries to play into the players across from them for a point.
• Team that played the ball across should immediately apply pressure to the ball.
• In possession can play back to a new pair at anytime.
• In possession must make at least one pass before playing to the other side.

Small Group Pressing (25 mins)

Small Group Pressing (25min)

Rules

• Play 5v3 with 2 extra defenders in the middle area.
• In possession team can play on the ground or in the air to play to the other side.
• Out of possession team should press to win the ball and then play into the middle area or to the other side for a point.
• No passing restrictions on when to play to the other side.
• First team to 5 wins.
• Progress to after 3 passes, you can add another defender in the area to press.

Objective: Deny In possession from passing to the other side through our shape.

7v7 Final Third (25 mins)

GAME | 7v7

- Only score from Final 3rd.

- Must connect at least 5 passes or 3rd man in middle area to score.

- Corners & Free Kicks for Orange

- Corners for Black restart with Long Ball from GK.