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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): B13 Blue 5.16 - 5.17.21 - Defending in the Defensive Third

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Chase Hemphill
Name: Chase Hemphill
City: West Chester, PA
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

- What - Recovery defending in the defensive third

- Where - The transition from middle to defensive third

- When - Our back 4 and 6 & 8 are defending towards goal

- Who - 1,2,3,4,5,6,8

- Why - To improve our ability to handle dangerous balls in behind in the defensive third. Learning Outcomes:

Recognize the need to drop back line deeper

Quickly get compact and close gaps, esp. between CB's and FB's

Deal with balls over the top that land between back four and GK

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction
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Introduction (10 mins)

Organization:

  • Area set up as seen above. 
  • 3 teams of 4-5 players.

Teams:

  • Blue - Daniel, Nicky, Ahaan, Jimmy, Caio
  • White - Sammy, Jonas, Marcus, Ayub, Liam
  • Pinnie - Keiran, Roo, Lolo, Asher, Will

Instructions:

  • Two attacking teams (white & blue) vs a defending team (yellow).
  • Attacker score by progressing the ball from one square to the other. Defenders score by winning possession and passing in the mini goals in the direction they're facing.
  • Two defenders are allowed in the attacking and middle thirds respectively.
  • Defenders can switch roles when they please.
  • 2-minute rounds x 6. Each team defends twice.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Middle third defenders squeeze the space when the pressure is on, drop when the pressure is off
  • Attacking third defenders press the ball while trying to eliminate attackers with your movement.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activty

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Main Activty (30 mins)

Organization:

  • Field divided into two zones as seen above.
  • 7 blues vs 7 whites.
  • Mini-goal on the corners.

Instructions:

  • 5v3 (7v3) in the larger zone. 5 blues can be supported by the blue bumper behind and/or by the striker.

  • Blue has three ways to score: 1. Clipping the ball into a mini net. 2. Dribbling across the yellow line. 3. Dribbling into the endzone.

  • White scores by winning possession and passing into the counter mini-goals.

  • The ball restarts from the bumper, who feeds into 5v3.

Sets:

  • 6 sets of 4 minutes. 60-second rest.
  • Switch roles each round.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Backline, When there's no pressure on the ball, drop off to protect the space behind.
  • Backline, When there is pressure on the ball step up to squeeze space and win back possession.
  • Anticipate/ read when the ball will be switched wide to a free player and rotate to apply pressure with the full-back, the rest of the line should stay connected and provide cover at an angle.
  • Pressure to force back centrally into help.
  • Side on body shape when providing cover, ready to run in either direction. 

Regressions:

  • Blue must complete 3 passes before scoring.

  • Remove the blue striker.

Progressions:

  • Remove a white defender from the large area.
  • Add a blue attacker to the large area.
  • Add a second blue striker.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 7v7, no GK's.
  • White 4-2-1, Blue 2-3-2.
  • 50x30, halfway line (offside), endzones & nets.

Instructions:

  • Score by playing the ball into the empty net or by dribbling into the endzone.
  • Restarts with a pass-in (indirect).
  • Two 8 minute halves.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Backline, When there's no pressure on the ball, drop off to protect the space behind.
  • Backline, When there is pressure on the ball step up to squeeze space and win back possession.
  • Anticipate/ read when the ball will be switched wide to a free player and rotate to apply pressure with the full-back, the rest of the line should stay connected and provide cover at an angle.
  • Pressure to force back centrally into help.
  • Side on body shape when providing cover, ready to run in either direction.

Progressions:

  • Add a restraining line to start the backline high.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 7v7 to goals.
  • Full space available (50x30).

Instructions:

  • FIFA rules.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Backline, When there's no pressure on the ball, drop off to protect the space behind.
  • Backline, When there is pressure on the ball step up to squeeze space and win back possession.
  • Anticipate/ read when the ball will be switched wide to a free player and rotate to apply pressure with the full-back, the rest of the line should stay connected and provide cover at an angle.
  • Pressure to force back centrally into help.
  • Side on body shape when providing cover, ready to run in either direction.

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