Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FAI C license Session Plan Wide Defending

5v2 Rondos (15 mins)

5v2 Rondos Two Grids 7 players each grid 5 players with the ball two without .

Grid Size 20x20

Red Team must keep the ball away from two defending blue team .The four reds on the outside must combine with the red inside the grid to combine play .

5 consecutive passes =1 goal for red team

1st Phase 45 secs each defending two , we will play to time , if the blues intercept Play starts again from red team .

Coaching points

Team in Possession

- High tempo in posession

- Quick Combinations

-Angles of support

- Play to back foot

- Dont force pass to link player

Blue team out of possession

- Stay compact

-Make them play around not through

- Press Trigger / Harder on a bad touch or on a poor weighted pass

-Be patient to steal the ball

- Highlight pressure and then cover to inside player

Progressions

1. When blues win the ball and dribble out of the zone they recieve 1 Goal so transition to attack

2. Add in mini goals or Gates for blues to score if they win posession

3. Red team only play one touch on outside .

6v6 +2 Possession (15 mins)

6v6 +2 Possession . 6v6 from the edge of the box to the half way line full width .

The ball always starts with the red team who play with a back four and midfield two vs the Blue team with a midfield 3 and a Front three ( Striker and Two wingers )

The object of the game is for the red team to try and transfer posession to the target man in Zone 2 by building the play from the target man in Zone 1 .

The blue teams object of the game is to disturb the build up by pressing high and then transitioning to build their own attack to pass into the end Zone target man in zone 1 .

Once the ball is inactive or a goal is scored PLay resumes off the target man in Zone 1 .

Coaching points ;

Red Team

- Build up Securely and be patient to transfer the ball

- Open the play when nessecary side to side and identify when to play forward

- Dribble to beat the press sometimes

- Angles to recieve / open body

- Timing of runs

- Quick transition to defend

Blue team

- press high , cut passing lanes , screen Target man

- Angled runs to press , striker arc your run to make centre back play "one way "

- Be Aggressive in approach

- Quick Transitions

- Identify triggers for example weak foot on left side or heavy touches

- Stop Quick tempo

Progressions

1. Ball starts alternate between teams instead of switching roles

2. one red can enter end zone 1 in build up phase

3. overload the build up team to make pressing harder to adjust

4. Target man in the build up phase ( Zone 1 can join in ) to create overload

5. Blues must win the ball back within 10/15 seconds or a forfeit