Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 3

Technical Practice (10 mins)

Topic - Defending (Creating Overloads)

Technical Session

Players are arranged in pairs one red against one yellow.

1.Players play a game of gain and retain. Defender pressures player with the ball, the player shields ball from defender and attempts to keep possession for 5-10 seconds before turning defender and bursting away for 5 yards before stopping

2.Repeated 5 times

3.Swap defenders and attackers every 5 plays

Defenders apply pressure but do not tackle

Players with ball must beat defender and dribble to opposite end line.

Progressions

1.Defenders may tackle.

2.Players to roll defender both ways

Mechanics

1.Get in line

2.Pressure on the ball

4.Body position

5.Stay on toes

SSG (30 mins)

Topic - Defending (Creating Overloads)

SSG

Players are arranged into two 2 teams yellows vs reds as shown

1 GK, 6 outfield players

1.Play starts only within the smaller white area to aid defenders success

2.If attacking team completes X number of passes, a player can break into end zone and take shot at keeper

3.All players are given a player to mark and track across pitch throughout

1 point for goal

2 points for beating a defender by dribbling

2 points for losing your marker and recieving a pass in space

Progressions

1.GK can charge off line once player enters end zone

2. 1 defender can follow attacker into end zone and try to tackle.

Mechanics

1.Get in line

2.Pressure on the ball

3.Body position

4.Stay on toes

5.Patience

6.Decision Making

8.Recovery runs

9.Tracking players