Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Red Bull Defending principles

Warm up shadow defending (10 mins)

Organization:

Have teams of 2. Have 4 grids or depending numbers adjust.

Instructions:

In this warm up exercise the players will learn the proper stand of defending. They will also shadow defend to get the proper repetition

Coaching Points:

Be low on your knees to have balance

Have strong tackling foot foward and balancing foot behind (Skate board position)

Have chest upright

Have good balance

Have the arm foward to give appropriate distance

Angle of approach

Progressions:

Have the players have a stutter step to unbalance opposition

Conditioned game 3 goals (20 mins)

Organization:

Two channels that are 1v1 only. Have the middle for a 4v4 (depending on numbers) you could also add a neutral player. Have two teams of equal number and 1 ball

Instructions:

Players will have 3 goals to score on. The two that are wide will be on 1v1 the middle will be a 3v3 defending. The players will be able to pass to the lone foward that will hold the play and wait for support this will give time for the defending team to set up and defend the 3v3 situation.

Coaching Points:

have a press coverage

1v1 be low on the knees and have proper distance

not allowing a player to turn

angle body of approach to not give space behind

communication within players

P- Have a touch limit for the offensive players

R- Add a neutral player