Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing the ball as soon as possession is lost (Start Time: 2023-05-17 12:25:00)

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Rocco Rago
Name: Rocco Rago
City: Oakville
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Session Objective:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Initial Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Initial Game
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Initial Game

Organisation: (5+GK vs 6)

- 8 cones
- 2 pug nets and 1 big net
- 10 balls scattered on sidelines, and inside and behind nets (minimum 10)
- 5 Blue bibs; 1 GK kit; 6 Yellow bibs

Activity:


60 yards x 40 yards (adjust accordingly)
- 5+GK (1-2-2-1) vs 6 yellow players (3-2-1)
- Coaching Yellow Team/Players going towards the Big goal
- Blue team GK occupies big net; and 2 pug nets at opposite end on the corners of playing area

- Yellow Team starts with the possession with a pass from the coach
- Yellow Team Objective: (1) to hold possession while trying to score on GK (2). When possession is lost, they must hunt as team with speed to win back possession from the opposition
- Blue Team Objective: to combine and attempt to score in one of the two pug nets

Coaching Points: 

Press the ball as soon as possession is lost:
Delay Attack
"If we loose the ball this high up he field with number around the ball, what should our reaction look like?"

"Front foot defending or back foot defending?"

- React immediately after losing possession
-Prevent forward play
- Actively press the ball carrier
-Travel as the ball travels
-Speed/angle of approach

-When to press
pressing triggers and cues
Compactness
-close down the player on the ball to promote passes into certain areas - go together
"show me how you would close the space down together"



-focus on how to secure possession once they have won back possession


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Situation Analytical (6v6

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Situation Analytical (6v6

Organisation:6v6 (No GK) - coach any player on any team

- 8 cones
- 4 pug nets
- Balls scattered on sidelines, and inside and behind nets (minimum 10)
- 6 Blue bibs; 6 Yellow bibs

Activity:

- 60 yards x 40 yards (adjust accordingly)
- 5+GK (1-2-2-1) vs 6 yellow players (3-2-1)
- coach any team, any player
- 2 pug nets at opposite ends (4 total) on the corners of playing area

- Yellow Team starts with the possession with a pass from the coach
- Yellow Team Objective: (1) to hold possession while trying to score on either pug net. When possession is lost, they must hunt as team with speed to win back possession from the opposition
- Blue Team Objective: to combine and attempt to score in one of the two pug nets

Coaching Points:

Press the ball as soon as possession is lost:
Delay Attack
- React immediately after losing possession
-Prevent forward play
- Actively press the ball carrier
-Travel as the ball travels
-Speed/angle of approach
Command style... move the pieces on the filed to make sure they cannot play forward


-When to press
pressing triggers and cues
-close down the player on the ball to promote passes into certain areas - go together



-focus on how to secure possession once they have won back possession

- counter-press quickly on the transition to defense

-focus on how to secure possession once they have won back possession

-force opponent to weaker foot

-angle of approach and keep play on one side

-play away from pressure to thereby secure possession once they have won the ball back


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Game: 6 v 6

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Final Game: 6 v 6

Organisation:

7v7


Activity:

Full SSG

Coaching Points:

8 cones
- 2 pug nets and 1 big net
- 10 balls scattered on sidelines, and inside and behind nets (minimum 10)
- 5 Blue bibs; 1 GK kit; 6 Yellow bibs


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