Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): preventing the switch

Prevent Switch (20 mins)

Welsh Way Principles - Understand when and how to stop a switch of play based on the pressure applied by the defending team

Organisation / Area Size:

Area size is 36m wide by24m long

Play 3v3 + 1 common player centrally (in yellow) with the other players filling the corner areas.

Explanation:

Both teams can 'score' by combining within half of the pitch with a minimum three passes and then passing the ball into the opposite respective corner. The 'corner' player then drives into the central area and play continues. This gives the coach the opportunity to work with the defensive principles of stopping a switch of play. If possession is won early (EG the reds here) they would adhere to the 'in possession" principles of swtiching play

1. Pressure on the ball and force the direction of play

2. Breaking passing lines

3. Defending narrow

4. Leaving the furthest player/s

5. Stopping the switch of play

Coach A will be coaching the team 1, coach B will be managing team 2.

Key coaching points:

Players press as team

stop passing lines

defend narrow

dictate direction of play

covering as a team and quickly

Coach B

Make sure the team:

Is playing and passing with purpose

is at a match tempo

is switching the ball with speed

Interventions when necessary:

walk through

concurrent

terminal

coaching process