Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Off_Season_Defending_Unbalanced_10s_16s

Arrival Activity/Warm Up (15 mins)

THE SESSION: 3v1 Rondo

Set Up: 8x8

Player lead

3v1 possession

If you give ball away or your pass leaves square you become defender

Two touch max

Defending 2 (20 mins)

THE SESSION: Recovering Defenders

Set Up: 18x24 x 2

Three attackers and one defender on the field with one defender in the end zone

Coach playing the ball into one of the three attackers

Once the attacker takes his first touch the defender in the end zone can track back

Blues look to score in the small goal and if reds win the ball back they try to get the ball into the end zone

New players enter the field after every ball - one attacker leaves and one joins

Defenders rotate roles - Defender A goes to C and rest, defender B becomes defender A and defender C becomes defender B

Change over roles every couple of minutes

Key Messages:

Delay and predict

Deflect away from goal

Deny passes - cut off other players

Destroy once 2v3

Don't always recover to the ball - where is the space for defenders to exploit

Quick transition into end zone

Progressions:

Flip so reds attack 1v2 with two recovering defenders

Competition:

Defending pair with the most end zone goals