Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defensive Transition Games
Description
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5 mins
THE SESSION:
EPE's
1 x sets of 7 sprints x 30 m
40 seconds between sprints
Players sprint from A to B.
When all have reached B, sprint back to A
Recovery in pairs passing over short distances
PROGRESSIONS:
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:
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20 mins
THE SESSION: Directional Possession: Creating overloads playing forward
2 v 2 + 1 (One group may have 1 x neutral)
grid size = 12 m x 18m
(2 adjacent grids)
Footballs
Phases
Coach starts and plays into the #6.
#6 can not be challenged in the white zone, but can step in and join the attack
#6 plays for team in possesion.
Team defending the 2 x small goals can score in the large goal, but only after a wall pass with the #6
Keep score
W:R
4:1 x 3
Coaching Points
3 looks
Movement to receive (pass and move again)
Get into a passing lane
Draw a line with ball
Wall passers communicate and move to initiate the pass
Strong passes Vertical pass with 3rd man runs
Light switch transition
PROGRESSIONS:
6 can be challenged in white area
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15 mins
THE SESSION: 3 v 2, Transition to defend
To start red have 2 players OOP on the mid line.
Team IP must get the ball over the mid line to score on goal
If Blue achieve pass to target player next 3 blue attack and next two red defend.
If Red win possession and score, next rotation is 3 x red v 2 x blue.
I.e Continuous 3 v 2's
PROGRESSIONS:
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:
Get the ball beyond the first line of press: Fast forward runs and passes
Constant rotations to loose defenders.
If runs drag 2 x defenders into attacking half player IP can step in to create 4 v 2 in attacking half.
Strong passes to safe side.
Be patient, we cant score quickly every time
Keep it competitiv: KEEP SCORE
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20 mins
THE SESSION: Transition to defend
Red defend the two goals in the red zone.
Blue the same in blue zone. Team IP can not score unless all their team in in the attcking half.
If the team IP scores and the defending team has not transitioned to their defemsive half goals count x 2.
5 v 5
Field size = 40 m x half field.
PROGRESSIONS:
Add or remove defender depending on sucess
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:
Light switch transition
Reform the central block
Delay deflect destroy
Press in wide areas and passes inside the block.
Anticipate oppourtunities to defend away from the ball
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The Session: Pressing at Goal Kicks
Phase starts from GK
Red task is to play out an score in either of the sall goals.
Blue press to win back possession and score in large goal
Progression
additonal red players
Coaching Points
Allow the CB to have the ball
# 9 move to frce pass to FB
As the ball moves to the FB winger presses to force the FB to play back to the Cb
Passback to CB is theCUE to press
Screen players inside the block
# 6 lock in the spce behind
Ifthe first press fails, reform the block
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
15 mins
THE SESSION:
Academy Protocol warm up +
First touch - one touch
First touch accross and play around
First touch diagonal (LHS + RHS)
Volleys left foot right foot
Two touch thighs
controlling touch
Headers
PROGRESSIONS:
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: