Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Shelton High School Camp (Start Time: 2019-08-22 18:05:00)

Rondos (10 mins)

Rondo

-Accuracy of pass, Timing of pass, weight of pass, first touch, awareness, communication, disguise, movement off the ball.

Soccer Tennis (15 mins)

Soccer Tennis

Phase of Play: Defending in Wide Areas (20 mins)

Team Function: Defenders defending within a 8v6 game with transition to attack

Team Task: Coach your teams defenders within a 1-4-2-3-1 formation to defend in wide areas in a 8v6 game vs opposition playing 1-4-3-3

Organisation

• Balls, bibs and cones

• Orange team – 1-4-2-3-1 Defensive unit (GK RB CB CB LB) Midfield unit (CDM CM CAM)

• White team – 1-4-3-3 Midfield unit (CDM, CM, CAM) Attacking unit (ST LW, RW)

CPs

• Establish a tight and compact shape through good starting positions

• Identify trigger to begin triggers press – when and how to press

• Angle of run, timing of press forcing the opposition to one side of the pitch

• Distance of central midfield players from attacking unit, screen mark and cover

• Midfield players blocking forward passes through good starting positions, communication, the angle and timing of their pressure cover and balance

• Body stance – low and side on. Delay and jockey, be patient and wait for opportunity to win the ball

• As the ball travellers wide, FB’s timing and angle of press, CB’s body shape as they shift across, distance between CB’s and FB, ensure FB is aware of opposite winger and still connected to back 4

• Once possession is won, make a positive decision, can you play forward and if not keep possession of the ball

•Ball starts with Orange #10 giving away possession to White #6

Scrimmages (50 mins)

Scrimmage

-11V11, Both teams playing a 4-2-3-1, place a captain on each team. Make captains do substitutions. Coaching topics worked on today.