Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): BPO- Collective pressing F3

Bridge game (35 mins)

Set Up:

• 25 x 45 grid split into 3
• 3 teams of 4

Organisation:

• Team on the bridge (blue) send in 2 players into zone with the ball to defend
• Team with the ball need 5 passes before passing across the bridge to the other area
• If the ball crosses the bridge in the air the next must be on the ground

Work to Rest Ratio:

• Rotate when possession is lost

Coaching Points:

• POA
• POD- Collective pressing
• Team task= Win the ball back as soon as possible
• Player task= Recognise cues ie body shape, heavy touch, weight of pass
• Communication/organisation 

Progressions:

• BPO team wins ball or force mistake they swap roles with team that made the error
• Goals at end of the field and either side of the bridge. When defending team win the ball they score in a goal

Screen 4

Set Up:

• Bibs
• 10 v 6 in playing out shape- 1,4,1,2,2 vs 2,1,3

Organisation:

• All restarts with GK

Work to Rest Ratio:

Coaching Points:

• POA
• POD- Collective pressing
• Team task= Win the ball back as soon as possible
• Player task= Recognise cues ie body shape, heavy touch, weight of pass

Progressions:

• Pressing team can score
• Adjust overload to achieve desired outcomes/level of difficulty