Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Sliding Defence

warm up (10 mins)

Players play a straight ball then a diagnonal

if you recive a straight ball play diagnonal

if you recive a diagonal play a straight ball.

move straight to the cone in front

Warm up- Slalom (20 mins)

Organisation

Set up 2 or 3 slaloms as shown in the diagram depending on numbers allowes

3 players to each slalom- When players are waiting in line at start ensure 1m distance between each player- When the drill starts this won't be a problem.

Every Player has a ball

Session Explanation

Progression A-Players dribble through their slalom using different touches inside and outside. Emphasize the small touches. When they get to the end they dribble back to the start and go again.

Once you get to the first cone of the slalom the next person goes.

Progression

Box taps to cone 1, toe taps to cone 2 and then dribble to cone 3.

Sole roles through the slalom. Right and Left foot.

Time limit/ Race other groups.

Progression B-Put a player at the top orange cone. Player dribbles through slalom. Once player gets through the slalom they pass ball to player on top orange cone who then dribbles ball back to the start. Player on the top orange cone is replaced by the player who passed him the ball.

Play a 3 pass combo with the feeder on the top cone- All one touch- Player on top orange cone will dribble back with the ball to the start and be replaced by the player who just went through the slalom.

Defence slide

As the 11 passes to the 6 and then the 7 the defence slides left and right.

the 6 drops back to the 3 as the 3 slides right

the 2 move up

2 v 2 SSG (Face Off) (20 mins)

Organisation

2 Fields 4 v 4 on each field- depending on numbers

3 goals- Can use poles/cones for the extra goals.

A gate in the middle for players to dribble through.

Central zone marked out where players from each team must not go in- Keeping the distance

Players on the same side can move around but must maintain 1m apart.

Session Explanation

Players have to try to score in any of the 3 goals opposite. The team that has possession must do at least 5 passes in their team. The person that receives the 2nd pass must dribble through the gate before before shooting at one of the 3 goals. Can only shoot from their side, and can't shoot in the yellow zone.

Blue team can stop the ball, but can't use their hands- if they keep the ball in play they then have possession and can attack the reds. Same rules apply.

If a shot is wayward then teams just take a ball from behind their goal and start again.

Progression

Just place one cone in the areas- players have to do a skill past the cone before shooting.

After perfroming a skill, players must play a one two with partner before shooting.

Must be a first time shot

Remove the cones and players just have free play, practising their skills and shooting.

Coaching Cues

When in BPO are the teams sliding left vand right

are the team responding to the coaches call to press or drop