Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defensive principles & compatcness as team

Pro-Club: Liverpool FC Foundation

Darren Carr

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Name:	Darren Carr
City:	Liverpool
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Set Up: 2 x pitches 12x15 yrds. 2 x teams.

Pitch 1 Teammate plays into attacker who looks to beat def & score in any of the 2 goals.

Pitch 2 Both team at side of goal, coach with balls in middle, coach plays ball out and 1 player from each team race out to ball & attempt to turn & score in either goal.

After set time rotate pitches.

Key Points:

Attacking:

Awareness, 1st touch, attack the space, speed & finishing.

Defending

Pressure on attacker, can we prevent turning & face goal, deny space, counter attack on regain

Be aggressive with & without the ball dominate your opponent.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Set Up: Half pitch with 3 target goals facing large goal. Play 4v4 with team defending large goal have a GK. Place balls all around the outside of the pitch.

3 min games where the team attacking the large goal attempt to score as many goals as they can in their time frame. When a goal is score or goes out of play, attacking team always restart the game & can choose which outside ball they want to use to restart the game. Defending team score in target goals when they win possession. Rotate sides once time is up.

Key Points: Movement as a team to open space & create opportunities to play forward, awareness & movement to create space or recieve under pressure & move the ball, combination play & speed of play, attack in numbers & take shooting opportunities.