Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Out of Possession - Defensive shape

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Alfie Souter
Name: Alfie Souter
City: Maidstone
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up, Hand Ball

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Warm up, Hand Ball (15 mins)

Set-Up: 2 teams, 1 player from each team in each end zone. To score a point the ball must be played from one end zone to the other. The ball cannot be thrown above head height. The player who passed into the end zone replaces end zone player when they pass out. 

Progression - the ball must be played through the centre square to score a point.


Coaching points/Questions

Defence

 - Intercept the passing lines, check your shoulder move to positions to stop the forward pass.

- Organise a block, stay narrow, in shape. 

Attack

- Short, fast movements to find space

- Move straight after the defender checks their shoulder

- Minimise time with the ball, receive and pass.

Q - Why minimise time on the ball? A - to give our opponents as little time as possible to regroup.

Q - How do intercept passing lines? A - constantly scan your surroundings particularly what is happening behind you, move in between the player in possession and the potential recipient. 



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen the forward pass

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Screen the forward pass (20 mins)

Set-Up:
10x10 square in the middle of a 30x30. The team in possession can have 1 player in the centre zone only but don't have to use the centre zone. Players keep possession,  5 passes for a point. Only the team in possession can be in the centre zone.


Progression 

- 3 touch

-A defender can enter the centre zone only when the ball is there

- The centre zone must be used to score a point.

Coaching Points/Questions

Out of possession

- As previous

Find positions to stop the second pass, anticipate the opponents' next move

- Comms, tell your teammate where to step or cover 'Step left/right'

In Possession 

- As previous

Transition

- Positions first

- Identify the danger pass EG, quick pass forward

Q - How do I decide who to cover? A - Stop the most dangerous pass. 

Rewards - Goal scored from an interception is worth 3 points.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending as a Unit

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Defending as a Unit (20 mins)

Set up:

The field in thirds, 3v3 in centre 3rd and 3v1 in end 3rds. Extra players on the wings or as GK or make it 3v2 in end 3rds. A normal game, for a goal to count the ball must be played through the centre 3rd.

Progression

- 3 touch

- One player from middle 3rd can move into another 3rd. 1 player at a time.

Coaching points/Questions

Out of possession

- As previous

- Stay goal side

- Comms, work together, move as one unit. when 1 pressure's, the others drop and slide into narrow positions.

In Possession 

- As previous

Transition

- As previous

- Get into position early

- Don't get attracted to the ball, position first.

Q - Why do we need to get back into shape before challenging for the ball? 

A - To keep shape, if one person applies pressure without any comms or without winning the ball, it could leave gaps to be exploited. Positons first.

Rewards - if a goal is scored directly from an interception, it is worth 3 points.



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