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Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Defending the Final Third

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Allan Siwela

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Allan Siwela
Name: Allan Siwela
City: Medicine Hat
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 Team Possession

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 Team Possession
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3 Team Possession (10 mins)

6 v 3 Possession

Instructions:  

First Set: 

  • encourage defenders to press every ball for the 90 seconds
  • 3 sets of 60-90 seconds

Second Set:  

  • Press with 2-4 players and have the remaining players balance the press
  • anticipate the next play and watch for the long switch and be aggressive

Third Set: 

  • One team on the outside as neutrals and two teams in the middle keeping the ball bouncing it off the outside players with a neutral in the middle

Coaching Points: 

  • Be aggressive on every pass

  • React and anticipate the next pass
  • Deny long switches
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Soccer Tennis

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Soccer Tennis
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Soccer Tennis (15 mins)

Soccer Tennis: Pressure and Cover

Set-Up: Field is 20yds x 35yds, with 5 yard central zone. Balls

located centrally off to the side with the Coach. 3 teams of 5 in

different colors.

Instructions:

The coach plays a ball in to one of the attacking team who attempt to connect 5 passes and transfer ball across to other grid to score a point. Start by having the ball played on the ground to the other team. 

The defending team defends with 2 players against 5. The 3 remaining are on the side waiting to press when the ball is played to the other side. 

Progression:

1. Add one screening defender in the middle channel to deny spaces and balance the two pressing defenders.

2. The screening defender can decide to stay or step into the box and help defend or balance the press whole the weak side defender drops.

3. A player from the other attacking team who are waiting to receive the ball can drop into the middle channel to receive a ball and help transition the play forward or draw a defender out of position


Coaching Points:

> Pressure - do we apply fast or slow pressure (what are the ques to think about)

> Cover - am I in a good position to deny a forward pass and defend the next obvious pass

> Balance - can I provide additional support to the players in front of me and clean up any gaps

> Communication and work together as a unit.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Analytical - Game Play

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Analytical - Game Play (20 mins)

Organization:

  • Field is 50yds wide and extends to the half way line.
  • Teams playing in a 1-2-1-2, then 1-2-2-1, then mix both together..
  • Need 6 cones, 16 balls beside the net, 8 red bibs, GK jersey, and 7 yellow bibs.

C1 - In this coaching position, I will focus on the overall shape (tight team) and attitude from the striker and midfielders making sure they are screening and covering the pass to a player behind them.

Description:

Scrimmage

  • Re-start from the GK when a goal is scored.
  • Coach the yellow team focusing on the forward and midfielders on how to defend in a block while in zone 3&4, 
  • Manage the red team by having them play from the back because yellow is is working on pressing hard.

Coaching Points:

  • Delaying
    • 1st Def applies pressure to prevent forward passes or dribbling 
  • Cover/screening 
    • 2nd Def provides cover for the space in behind the 1st defender. 
    • apply pressure on the ball while screening the pass to other team's members(red team). *keep them in your shadow*
  • Balance
    • 3rd Def provides balance on far side while pinching in to stay connected.
  • Shift and stay Compact - stat tight at a team and do not get split by passes or dribbling. Be discipline to shift and cover your teammate and not be too concerned with man marking.
  • Communication - are the players talking to each other on where they need to be and if they are in the correct screening/cover position

Where are they on the field? Close to our goals? Far away? Where do we want to win the ball?

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