Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): 04-30-2024 Press the Wide Player

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Name:
Jeremy Pillow
City:
SLC
Country:
United States of America
Membership:
Adult Member
Sport:
Football/Soccer
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Description

What/When/Where/Who/Why:

During the opponent's build up, stay connected and compact in central areas to deny the opponent from playing into key spaces

Team Tactical Principles:

Protect the goal, Stay connected (Compact), Mark the player/Mark the area


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 11+

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 11+
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Sprint

11+ (10 mins)

Organization/Field Setup:

  • Set up 4-10 pairs of parallel cones 5-6 yards apart

Duration [Number of Intervals x Interval Duration (Rest)]: 

  • Part 1 is 8'

  • Part 3 is 2'

Exercise rules:

  • Perform Running Exercises Part 1 and Part 3

Coaching details:

Likely error(s):

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Technical - Diamond

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Technical - Diamond
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Sprint, Strong pass, Back foot, Bounce, Open Hips, Movement to un-mark
Technical Tactical
Bend the run to stay onside. Attack the blindside of the defender. The through pass and runner travel through different gaps
Technical Psychological
Scan
Technical Social
Communicate

Passing Technical - Diamond (15 mins)

Organization/Field Setup:

  • Set up a 5 x 5 box with cones 7 yards away from each side

Duration [Sets*Period(Rest)]:

  • 12' [4x2'(30")]

Exercise rules:

  • Rotation: Stay in your line. Swap Targets every set

  • Pattern A:
    A shows Over and B shows Under to combine UBT to the weak-side Target

  • Pattern B:
    A shows close for a Bounce with the Target and B shows over to combine UBT to the weak-side Target

  • Pattern C:
    A and B decide who shows close for a Bounce with the Target to create diagonal and opposite. The Defender is now Live-Shadow. Create space to combine centrally to play to the weak-side Target

Coaching details:

  • 1-Touch

  • Movement to un-mark

  • Defender shadows

  • Arrive to support the pass

Likely error(s):

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Strong pass, Back foot, Bounce, Open Hips, Movement to un-mark
Technical Tactical
P1, P2, P3 passes. Find the free man. Defense: prevent the central combination / defend the goal
Technical Psychological
Scan
Technical Social
Communicate

Rondo (20 mins)

Organization/Field Setup:

  • 5v3 Rondo is 10 yards W x 20 yards L. Use flat markers to create two vertical channels and three horizontal channels

  • 7v5 Rondo is 20 yards W x 30 yards L. Use flat markers to create two vertical channels and three horizontal channels

Duration [Sets*Period(Rest)]:

  • 20' [4x4'(1')]

Exercise rules:

  • Must combine centrally before finding opposite target

  • Rondo 5v3:
    Play 5v2 up to 6v4

  • Rondo 7v5:
    Play 6v4 to 9v5

Coaching details:

  • P1, P2, P3 passes

  • Diagonal and Opposite (one far-one close, one left-one right)

  • Movement to un-mark

  • Create diagonal lines

Likely error(s):

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

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Press Game
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Sprint, Side on, Move the feet to contain, Hand up, Block tackle, Poke tackle, Slide tackle
Technical Tactical
Screen the opponent's build up until the opportunity to press and regain possession arises. Man-mark on the strong-side, Zonal mark on the weak-side. Front on the strong-side, Cover behind on the weak-side. Arrive before or with the pass to regain possession
Technical Psychological
Scan
Technical Social
Communicate

Press Game (45 mins)

Organization/Field Setup:

  • Set up a grid that is 44 W x 36 L with two halves. On one goal line place a goal. On the opposite goal line set up four mini-goals with the two central goals 5 yards back

Duration [Sets*Period(Rest)]:

  • 90" reps. Last 12 minutes play a game

Exercise rules:

  • Red starts with a goal kick and attempts to move the ball into both wide players before scoring on any of the four small goals. Red can also score by passing to their 10 who bounces for an UBT communication. Red gets +3pts for scoring on either central goal and +1pt for scoring on either wide goal

  • Blue attempts to regain possession and score on the goal. If Blue scores within 9", they get +3pts

  • Progression:
    • Add Blue 6 and Red 8

    • Open the space to full width

Coaching details:

  • Positioning between two potential pass receivers

  • Screen their play around and prevent line breaks

  • 9 screen pass to 6s and pressure CB to make play predictable

  • 11/7 screen pass to 6s. Positioning and awareness to jump and press opposition FB/CB

  • 10/8/6 man-mark opposition CMs. Strong-side front while the weak-side covers behind. Positioning and awareness to jump and press opposition FB/CB/CM

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