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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Marking, Sliding & Screening

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Ash Snadd
Name: Ash Snadd
City: london
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Transfer to other zone

White team retain possession and wait for the right time to try and break line between 3 defenders. If defenders win the ball can they score in one of the mini goals

KCP

-Scan to check movement of other players

-Slide & Screen to get in line of passes

-Compact distances to prevent pass through the line but ensure there's balance so they can't go round

-Communication (shuffle left, shuffle right)

Progression

-Attacker can come into middle zone to receive ball

-Defender can press in attackers zone

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Mid-Block function

The team in possession can only make two passes intheir defending third before attempting to play through the middle third. This increases the opportunity for the defending team to win the ball back in the middle thirdand counter. The objective for the team out of possessions is to deny passes into the central midfielders. 

KCP

COMPACTNESS defending team need compact distances between players & units to condense space in midfield. 

DENY PASSES INTO MIDFIELD- Slide & Screen with the ball- both units should aim to mirror the ball. Defending players behind the ball should be trying toread the body language of the player on the ball andanticipate where the pass is going to be played with theaim of making an interception. 

BITE IN THE MIDDLE•  When theball is played into the middle third, thedefending team should become more aggressive withtheir pressure on the ball

SOFT PRESS• The defender closest to the ball will have to make adecision on whether they are able to apply pressure onthe ball-carrier. A soft press may be applied to the ball carrier to encourage them to play a pass. 

Counter Attack- When we win the ball, create space off the ball and attack quickly. 

Progressions


-5 or 6 can carry the ball into the next zone

-Add striker for team team in possession

-Can go and press team in possession

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