Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Warriors Defending: Pressure cover adding Balance (Start Time: 2016-04-14 17:00:00)

Warm up I (10 mins)

Organization:

Have 2 or 3 lines depending on the numbers

Instructions:

Have the players do a dynamic warm up that include heel, high knees, open the gate, close the gate and other warm ups that will get them going for the session

Coaching Points:

Make sure that everyone is doing the warm up 100 percent and is concentrated on the session

3v3 at goal (2 wide) (10 mins)

Organization:

In a 25x30

two goals at wide

teams of 3

Instructions:

3v3 at goal. The defending team will have a pressure cover balance system that will block passing lanes as well give cover to cover the wide goals. If the defending team gets the ball they are now offense and attack the goal. In the defending team, we will want them to drop and get into a defensive formation that will alllow the pressure cover system to be apply.

Coaching Points:

-have good defensive shape

-have the triangle shape to have Pressure cover balance

-angle of approach from first defender

-communication

-be first to pressure

-if the pressurer is beaten then he/she must drop right away and assume another defensive position such as balance or cover

Progressions:

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.