Ryan Williams
| Name: | Ryan Williams |
|---|---|
| City: | Birkenhead |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Defending The Lines Out of Possesion
Specific Practice into SSG
343 v 442 Diamond
Organisation Specific Practice
Specific practice (10mins total)
Organisation SSG and transition into SSG (2mins total)
SSG (13mins total)
Terminal feedback with players (1min total)
Equipment: 2 Full size Goals, 2 mini Goals, Cones, Balls, Bibs,
Players:
Specific Practice: 13 (11 + 2GKs)
SSG: 17 (15 + 2GKs)

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SSG
Half Pitch 9v8Red Team Coached 3-4 (3-4-3 No forwards)
Blue Team 2-4-2 Diamond (4-4-2 Diamond no CB's)
Block 1 and 2, ball always restarts with Blue Gk whenever play ends. Block 3 normal rules.
Timings 15 minutes 3x4 minutes with 1 minute rest
Objective for Red Team is to take playing habits and technical details from the Specific Practice into the SSG. If they win the ball they then go to goal. Blue team objective is to break lines and score goals.
Block 1 Blue Team 2 touch, 2 goals for a goal scored for goal following ball over the top. Red Team 2 goals if score within 6 seconds of regain of possesion.
Block 2 Free touch, Blue Team 2 goals if Goal scored following through ball. Red Team still 2 goals if they score within 6 seconds of a regain.
Block 3 Normal game, a goal is a goal.
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Screen 1
Specific Practice
Area half pitch with wide areas tapered off, offside line just outside area
5v6 Within the confines of the playing area
Red Team Shape 3-2 (No Wide Players or Forwards, 3-4-3)
Blue team managed 4-2 diamond (No Back 4, 4-4-2 Diamond)
Objectives
Red Team (Coached)
Successfully defend and win the ball back whilst being unable to drop below the blue line. Idea is to not allow Blue attacking team to player through, around or over into the space beyond blue line. If Reds win the ball they need to play into a mini goal to score a point.
Blue Team
Objective is to play through, over or around the Reds. If successful they go to goal. One RED player can track runner in behind and defend/block shot.Block 1 4 minutes
Description GK server (yellow) plays into Blue 6. Game is now live. If ball goes out, always starts from server.
Conditions Blue can only play into final zone inside red cones.
Red Team 2 goals if they score in mini goal within 2 passes.
Technical Areas:
GK positioning, Pressure on ball holder, Communication, Distances, Defensive Body Shape, Protect Middle (if attacker goes through rather they shoot from wide angle)
Block 2 4 minutes
Description Same as Block 1 but the challenge for the Reds now increases as the blues can play in behind from deeper as we remove the red cones. They will now have bigger distances to put pressure on the ball.
Important Note Opposition 6 will have time and space and can now play over the top from deeper. Two key points: GK Higher starting position when opposition 6 is on the ball. CBs body shape when 6 is on the ball and unopposed (be ready to turn and run/get a block on striker).