Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Academy Training WK 4 Pressing and Counter Pressing

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 25 x 36 Yard Grid

2. Separate players into 2 teams or 3 teams (depending on numbers)

Instruction:

1. The players will move inside the square only passing to players with the same color.

2. After each pass players will find space and look for the next ball.

3. Players need to work on receiving across body and playing quickly with back foot to go forward.

4. Players will pass for (X) amount of time, then challenge the players and only pass and receive with weak foot.

Coaching Points:

1. Body Shape

2. Reaction

3. Awareness

4. Communication

5. Movement with out ball

Progression:

1. Limit touches on the ball.

2. Add another team into square

3. Memory game - Stay in sequence by players name or number, then reverse it.

MT 2 Pressing 2 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 25 x 36 Yard Grid

2. Separate players into 2 teams

3. 2 or 4 small goals, 1 large goal

4. Coach has extra balls

Instruction:

1. Strikers (2 or 3) immediately pressure the ball to make play predictable.

2. Defender 4 defends outside middle to deny penetration or build up.

3. Defender 1 slides into the middle as central midfielder.

4. Pressing high and defend the strong side and communicate where to pressure and cover.

Coaching points:

1. Body Shape

2. Communication

3. Recover when pressing

4. Deny passing lanes