| Name: | Murat Akyol |
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| City: | Tempe |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Objective: Prevent the opponent from creating scoring options
Main Principle: Keep compact, stay compact
T.T.P.: Create zonal marking until the opponent is in the danger zone, get numbers back quickly, #9-7-11 can receive the ball but prevent them turning with the ball and facing our goal
Player Actions: Scanning, Adopting body shape, dropping back, marking, covering
Training Day: Preparative
Session Type: Progressive
Session Length: 75 min (Including Fifa 11 and passing stations warm-up)
Physical Load: Low
Cognitive Load: High
Current Behavior
WHAT: OPPONENT'S #9-7-11 ARE RECEIVING THE BALL AND GOING FOR 1V1
WHO: #4-5-2-3-1
SECONDARY: #6-8-8
WHERE: DEFENDING 3RD
WHEN: WHEN THE OPPONENT BREAKS OUR MIDFIELD LINE WITH A PASS OR DRIBBLE
WHY: OUR #4-5 STEPS UP TO STOP THE OPPONENT'S MIDFIELDERS AND LEAVES 3 1V1 IN THE DANGER ZONE/CONE
Desired Behavior
WHAT: OUR DEFENSIVE LINE STAYING COMPACT IN/AROUND THE DANGER ZONE/CONE
WHO: #4-5-2-3-1
SECONDARY: #6-8-8
WHERE: DEFENDING 3RD
WHEN: WHEN THE OPPONENT BREAKS OUR MIDFIELD LINE WITH A PASS OR DRIBBLE
WHY: #OUR DEFENSIVE LINE NOT STEPPING UP TO STOP THE OPPONENT'S MIDFIELDER WHEN HE IS IN THE DANGER ZONE/CONE AND OUR MIDFIELDERS DROPPING BACK TO OUTNUMBER THE OPPONENT
Guided questions
What do we leave behind when our #4-5 steps out of his zone?
What does the opponent create when their midfielders supports the attack but when we do not drop back?
Where do we want the opponent to go?
Which way do we want the opponent face?
What is the situation(numbers) in this moment? Count the number of the players
What is the moment when we regain the possession of the ball?

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When one of our centerbacks (#4-5) pushes up, we need our other centerback and our fullbacks (#2-3) tuck in to cover in/around the danger zone for the opponent's runs/dribble into our danger zone

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Activation and Implementation of the player actions from the defensive unit/line
4+GKvs4
Field size: 45x40
Red team is the focus team
Defends the big goal and scores to 2 mini goals which represents #7/11
Blue team is the non-focus team
Scores to the big goal
Blue #8 will start with the ball in every reset
Restrictions:
Red team
Can only touch ball 2-3 times in order the score after winning the ball
Only one center back (#4/5) can push up in order to follow the #9
Can not leave the red zone in order to score
Blue team
#8 can not enter the playing zone, he positions himself as a passing stations out of the playing zone
Cues/Triggers
Red team
#2-3 tucks in when one of the centerbacks (#4/5) pushes up to follow the opponent's #9
When one centerback pushes up, the other center back positions himself central

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5+GKvs5
Field size: 55x40
Red team is the focus team
Defends the big goal and scores to 2 mini goals which represents #7/11
Blue team is the non-focus team
Scores to the big goal
Blue #8 will start with the ball in every reset
Restrictions:
Red team
Can only touch ball 2-3 times in order the score after winning the ball
Only one center back (#4/5) can push up in order to follow the #9
#6 can only drop back when #8 of the opponent enters the playing zone
Can not leave the playing zone in order to score
Blue team
#8 who has the ball can not enter the playing zone, he positions himself as a passing stations out of the playing zone
#8 who has not have the ball can enter the playing zone when #9-7-11 receives the ball
#8 who entered the playing zone can not leave the zone in order to defend/stop the ball
Cues/Triggers
Red team
#2-3 tucks in when one of the centerbacks (#4/5) pushes up to follow the opponent's #9
When one centerback pushes up, the other center back positions himself central
When #8 supports the attack, red team's #6 has to drop back
What can go wrong
#2 or #3 can push up in order to mark #8 and that will leave us outnumbered in the back
#6 can jog back or not drop back at all and that will give the opponent 4 1v1 in/around the danger zone
#4/5 who stayed back may not shift in order to cover the middle
#2-3 may not shift to create compact 3 in/around the danger zone in order to outnumbered the opponent

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7+GKvs6
Field size: 65x40
Red team is the focus team
Defends the big goal and scores to 2 mini goals which represents #7/11
Blue team is the non-focus team
Scores to the big goal
Blue #8 will start with the ball in every reset
Restrictions:
Red team
Can only touch ball 2-3 times in order the score after winning the ball
Only one center back (#4/5) can push up in order to follow the #9
#6 can only drop back when #8 of the opponent enters the playing zone
Can not leave the playing zone in order to score
#8 is responsible for the opponent's #6 and prevent him receiving the ball from the opponent's #9
#6-8 responsible for the opponent's supporting the attack runs inside the playing zone
Blue team
#6 who has the ball can not enter the playing zone, he positions himself as a passing stations out of the playing zone
Both #8s now can enter the playing zone when #9-7-11 receives the ball
Cues/Triggers
Red team
#2-3 tucks in when one of the centerbacks (#4/5) pushes up to follow the opponent's #9
When one centerback pushes up, the other center back positions himself central
When #8 supports the attack, red team's #6 has to drop back
#2-3 may not shift to create compact 3 in/around the danger zone in order to outnumbered the opponent
#8 will mark when the opponent's #6 is looking for receive the ball back in order to reset
Second #8 will follow the opponent's #8's support the attack run
What can go wrong
#2 or #3 can push up in order to mark #8 and that will leave us outnumbered in the back
#6 can jog back or not drop back at all and that will give the opponent 4 1v1 in/around the danger zone
#4/5 who stayed back may not shift in order to cover the middle
#2-3 may not shift to create compact 3 in/around the danger zone in order to outnumbered the opponent
#8 may not mark when the opponent's #6 is looking for receive the ball back in order to reset
Second #8 may not follow the opponent's #8's support the attack run

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7+GKvs6
Field size: 65x40
Red team is the focus team
Defends the big goal and scores to 2 mini goals which represents #7/11
Blue team is the non-focus team
Scores to the big goal
Blue #6 will start with the ball in every reset
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Current Behavior
When the opponent's #9 receives the ball, instead of creating 3 back line, our #2/3 also pushes up to focus on the secondary runs from the opponent's #6-8-8 (when our midfielders do not drop back to support and defend), leave a gap and 1v1 in/around the danger zone.
Our #4/5 is also giving the opponent's #9 the time and the space to turn with the ball and face our goal