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

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Learning Objectives
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Technical Sprint |

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Learning Objectives
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Technical Sprint, Strong pass, Back foot, Bounce, Open Hips, Movement to un-mark |
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Tactical Bend the run to stay onside. Attack the blindside of the defender. The through pass and runner travel through different gaps |
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Psychological Scan |
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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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Staff roles and responsibilities:

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Learning Objectives
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Technical Strong pass, Back foot, Bounce, Open Hips, Movement to un-mark |
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Tactical P1, P2, P3 passes. Find the free man. Defense: prevent the central combination / defend the goal |
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Psychological Scan |
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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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Learning Objectives
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Technical Sprint, Side on, Move the feet to contain, Hand up, Block tackle, Poke tackle, Slide tackle |
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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 |
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Psychological Scan |
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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
- Add Blue 6 and Red 8
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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Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
11+ (10 mins)
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