Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session Plan - Prevent the Opposition from Playing forward quickly, Set up Defensive shape (Start Time: 2021-04-30 15:20:00)

Exercise 1 (30 mins)

Method:

• 6 plus G.K vs 5

·   Duration: (20 min)

• 4x3min with 2 min rest
• Blues work as a team to prevent Reds from breaking & getting in behind the Blues

Coaching Points:

·       Make it Compact

·       When we loose the ball how quickly can we move into a defensive shape

·       When we win the ball, how quickly can we break and score

·       Understanding your role

·       Good Commication

·       Good understanding of what we are trying to achieve

Screen 4 (30 mins)

Method:

11v11 game with two teams defending both goals.

Blues win the ball from the Red two on attack, Red team quickly work back to get into a defensive shape with 9 & 10 pressing the ball early, Reds Midfielders and Defenders set up a defensive shape of 1-4-4-1-1, as the Blue team play the ball to RB, the two Red blocks of 4 shift together as a unit and cut out the ball played to CF & no.7.

Coaching Points:

The team must have good Communication, Balance & defensive shape across the midfields & defenders, set up quickly. Midfielder to communicate to no.10 & 9 to close the ball quickly. GK plays a key role in talking through the transition from attack to defend. As Blue are playing out 9 & 10 need to understand their role, which is getting behind the ball & then pressing early, 9 & 10 need to communicate & understand that they need to work as a team & play a key role into transition from attack to defend & slow down the quick break.All players to work on the shape as one unit and not to get attracted by the ball.