Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 2012/2011 Spring season session 14 - pressure from the back

Warm up (10 min)

Organization:

• Players are 20 yards apart, middle cone gates are on 10y 

Instructions:

• Pass goes to player in the middle, on his far foot. He makes a good first touch with inside part of his foot and turns and dribbles through the gate to end of opposite line. Passer runs in the middle right after his pass
  Turns : Inside R/L,  Outside R/L

Coaching Points:

• Athletic stance, on the toes, good first touch (lock the ankle), small touches on the ball, accelerate and dribble with speed

Progressions:
 Turn and go through the gate with one touch ( very good first touch )

1 v 1 (15 min )

Organization:

• Field is 20 x 15 , one small goal, 2 gates

Instructions:

• Pass goes to attacker in the middle, defender pressures right away. Attacker can score by dribbling through the gates, if he can't turn and beat the defender, he can use 1 back pass to create a combination with the passer. If defender wins the ball, he can score on the small goal
  Rotation : Passer to Attacker, Defender to Passer, Attacker to Defender

Coaching Points:

• Athletic stance, on toes, good first touch,check shoulders to rec. pressure,  quick turn and accelerate after the move, use fakes to beat defender, 

Progressions:

$ v 4 Tournament ( 25 min)

Organization:

• Fields are 30 v 20, small goals 

Instructions:

• 4 v 4 tournament, 5 min games, 3 passes to score, dribble in or pass when ball goes out,
  
  
• Coaching Points:
• When in possession, make the field bigger, open up and create passing lane, attack the space
  When defending, reduce the space, stay compact and close together, quick pressure and reaction to recover lost ball
  

Progressions:

• • Messi Rule: When a player decides to dribble he needs to either beat a player or make a combination with a teammate.
     Ronaldo Rule: When a player decised to dribble he either needs to end with a goal or an assist.