Craig Birtwistle
| Name: | Craig Birtwistle |
|---|---|
| City: | New Jersey |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Pressure and Cover in the defensive 3rd

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SetUp
Two 12x20 areas with 3 gate goals as shown
Organization
One defending team, one attacking team. Play 1 from the defending passes into player two who turns and passes to player 3 of the attacking team. The attacker/3 must score by dribbling past the defender/1. The attacker gets 2 points for a dribble through yellow goals, 1 point for the red goals.
Progressions
If the defender wins the ball they must pass to their player on the outside
Rotate players/opponents every 3 minutes
Coaching Points
Close down quickly - pressure the ball
Body position - side on, footwork
Slow down/delay the attacker
Dont dive in - patience, look for triggers

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SetUp
Two 20x30 fields with mini goals set up as shown
Organization
A) Play 2v2 with 2 players (yellow) resting. Team one starts as defenders and plays a long ball to team 2. Team 2 quickly attack and try to score in the goal. If the defending team wins the ball the try to score in the counter goals. Teams attack-defend-rest.
Progressions
B) Varied starting position. The defending team has one player who starts on the field and another as passer/server who joins to make 2v2.
Coaching Points
1st Defender - Close down quickly, pressure the ball. Slow down/delay the attacker
2nd Defender - Provide cover to double up for the dribble, positioning to intercept/block a pass/shot
Communication - Clear, commanding, detailed
Transition quickly

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SetUp
30x30 Area, full size goal
Organization
Attacking team starts with 3 players, defending team has 4, 2 active & 2 who play as targets. Attacking team must score by dribbling into zone 1 through one of the gates. Defending players can work together to create 2v1 situation with the second defender covering. If the defending team wins the ball they must find a target player.
Progression
Defending team can add another defender to zone 2. Attacking can send two players into zone 1 to make it a 2v2.
Coaching Points
1st Defender - Close down quickly, pressure the ball. Slow down/delay the attacker
2nd Defender - Provide cover to double up for the dribble, positioning to intercept/block a pass/shot
Communication - Clear, commanding, detailed
Transition quickly

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SetUp
8v8 to goal.
Organization
Regular game
Coaching Points
All the above
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Warm Up (15 mins)
SetUp
4 Fields
Organization
Team is split into 2. One group is green the other group is orange. Players work with a partner of the same color and move around the grid. The same teams play against each other in every grid. Games last 4 minutes and both partner and opposiiton move together. In each square they have a different game.
A - 2V2 scrimmage to goal (keep score)
B - 2V1 scrimmage to goal. One team starts with one out against 2. If the ball goes out of play they restart with the other team sending a player out. (keep score)
C - 1v1 to endzones (score by dribbling over opponents end line. Take in turns both players on each team should play against both players on opposite team (keep score)
D - 3v1 possession player in the middle holds a different color pinnie (no scores at this station)
Coaching Points
None, let players play and figure it out for themselves