Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending
Premier Users' Club
Mal Gerrie
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35 mins
Session Objective: To improve defending 1v1,2v2,3v3.
Organisation: 10 x 30 area (A);20 x 30 (B and C).
(A) Player 1 plays ball to player 2 then follows pass and defends 1v1,Player 2 tries to beat him and get to end line.3 plays to 4,then 1 plays to 3 and so on varying who is either attacker or defender.After a while swap one player at each end so all players finish up defending/attacking each other.
(B)As above but 2 v 2
(C) As above but 3v3,varying which player to feed ball to (left,right or centre).
Key Factors:
Communication/decision to close
Speed to close down.
brakes on/stance.
support and cover
Balancing off
Movement to change and balance if ball switches.
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35 mins
Session Objective:To improve defending in 1v1 and 2v2.
Organisation:As before.15 metres by 15 metres.Corners coned across 2 metres each side of corner.
Now 2v2.Player A plays ball to either of B players and two A players now defend.Nearest A player closes down.Other A player balances off to support and cover.Coaching to also focus on balancing off if ball moves from one B player to other.
Once the ball goes dead or B scores, A and B players move to the right and join other groups.So B goes to the back of C and A moves to the back of D.
Then the practice continues with D playing diagonal ball to C corner.This means as players rotate they will get opportunity to attack and opportunity to defend.
Key Factors:
Pressure -nearest man closes down quickly,angles,distance and shape as before.
Support and cover-second man takes angle and distance of front man.
Communication-determine who will close down, then last defender must communicate and "control" situation.
Prevent goal being scored.
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40 mins
Session Objective:To improve defensive unit play.
Organisation:
Server A plays ball to wide Red player B.Blue 1 closes down,Blue 2,3 and 4 then move to provide support and cover.
Then switch amd play to C.Blue 4 closes then 3,2,1 balance off.Repeat switching to get back four to move in unison.
Key Factors:
Nearest man closes down to apply pressure.Speed to close then brakes on.
Next player provides support .
Support,
Cover.
Angled position to see man and ball.
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
10 mins
Session Objective:To warm up for defensive work
Organisation:Individually at first ,split into two groups,then in pairs across 20 yard area.
(A) Warm up moving side to side crouched across area.When get to other side,opposite players move.
Extension(B) , one side moves side to side to other group going forwards,then move backwards to where came from.then other group do same.
Extension (C) players 1 moving side to side crouched across area to players 2.When get to other side,players 1 move back sideways changing direction and players 2 follow,changing direction but moving forward.Repeat up and down so players experience movement forward and backward.
Extension(D)as in c but one player dribbles with ball changing direction up and down.Other player moves backward jockeying and changing directions.
Key Factors:
Keep low.
Kkeep eye on ball
Move quickly back and side to side.