Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 9/25 2006b Red - Defending (Start Time: 2017-09-25 00:05:00)
Pro-Club: Red Bulls New York Academy
Meggan Rodrique, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Meggan Rodrique |
|---|---|
| City: | Hillsborough |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Rank: | Elite – 0 points |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Monday 9/25/17 7pm-8:30pm
HSC 06b Red
DOCHERTY PARK
Players: 11
equipment needed:
FOCUSES:
- Role of 2nd defender = Cover the 1st defender
- Angle of support (making sure you are able to stop the penetrative pass/shot)
- Distance of support (making sure that you are able to tackle the attacker immediately if the 1st defender is beaten)
- Open body shape, allows you to see both attackers
- Communication (making sure that you are telling the 1st defender where you want them to force the play)
- Awareness of 2nd attacker
- Quick transition from 2nd to 1st defender if the ball moves
- Quick transition from 1st to 2nd defender (block opportunity to penetrate quickly)
SECONDARY FOCUSES:
- Individual Defending pricnciples
TECHNICAL - defending, pressure
TACTICAL - defending
PHYSICAL - agility, speed, quickness
PSYCHOLOGICAL - decision making, awareness
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ACT2- 1 v 1 to gate (2v2) (10 mins)
Organization:
Instructions:
- 1 v 1 to gate.
- Player passes in the ball and immediately becomes a defender.
- The attacker has to try and beat the defender and dribble through the gate.
- If the defender steals the ball, the dribble through the endline.
Coaching Points:
3 P's of Ind. defending:
Pressure
Position
Patience
Progression:
2 v 2
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ACT3- Wave Practice with defending (25 mins)
Wave Practice with defending team
Organization:
Instructions:
- Attacking team start with the ball and try to score in the goal.
- The defending team have to stp the other team from scoring and when they win the ball, they play into the waiting attackers.
- As soon as the waiting attackers receive the ball, they become the attacking team and the previous attacking team switch places with them and be the waiting attacking team.
(The 3 zones are visual aids for the players in terms of how high the pressure should be)
Coaching Points:
- Pressure / Cover / Balance
- Pressuring drops immediately after ball leaves their "zone"
- Pressure quickly when ball is in your "zone"
- Press immediately if attacker has ball in final grid (goal box)
- GK squeezes the field to take away the space behind the defenders
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5 v 5 scrimmage with 5 neutrals (30 mins)
Regular scrimmage with 3 teams of 4 with 1 team on the outside as neutrals.
Coaching Points:
-All previous
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ACT1 1 v 1 to goals (10 mins)
Organization:
Instructions:
1 v 1 to goal.
1 Player with the ball passes into opposition player. Attacking player tries to dribble past the defender and pass into goal. If defender wins it, they go to opposite goal.
- Vary start point
- Switch to defend 2 gates
Coaching Points:
3 P's of ind. defending
- Pressure
- Position
- Patience
* Press quickly (fast then slow on approach)
* Sideways on showing them one way
* Wait for mistake / big touch
* Aggressive when decide to win ball using body
* Quick steps to keep balance