Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing principles (Start Time: 2023-02-22 15:30:00)

Stoke City F.C.

Jason Brindley

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Name:	Jason Brindley
City:	Oswestry
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Timings

3:15-3:30pm - Warm-up

3:30-3:40pm - Rondo Wars

3:45-4:05pm - Tech Practice

4:10-4:30pm - Pressing practice

4:35-5pm - Rondo based SSG

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo Wars

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Rondo Wars (15 mins)

Focus + Session design

Rondo Warm
35x15 area split as seen in image - could add a 5 yard middle channel
2 teams - equal numbers
Defending team to send 3 players in to win the ball
First team to 50 passes win the game

Coaching detail

Reaction straight away on turnover
Apply immediate pressure to the ball, get the ball possessors head down
Go as a three, work together. Where's the next pass, can we effect it?
Make contact

Progressions/Regressions

Game 1 - first to 50 passes
Game 2 - if you lose the ball you have to be one of the chasers
Game 3 - Every landmark pass (10, 20, 30, etc) you can send an extra chaser
Game 4 - If defenders regain and can play back into their box, resets opposition. Encourage counter-press

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending 1v1

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Defending 1v1 (15 mins)

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Defending 1v1
Defender to pass ball into attacker, replicating turn-over, 1v1
Attacker to look to dribble through ball side gate - 1 point, middle - 3 points, far gate - 5 points
12x15 yard area
Rotate roles each go
2min games - 30sec rest (x3)

Coaching detail

Reaction straight away on turnover
Apply immediate pressure to the ball, get the ball possessors head down
Don't over commit with the press, put the breaks on, get low
Make contact, use your body to win possession

Progressions/Regressions

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending 2v2

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Defending 2v2

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Defending 2v2
Red defender to start practice, pass ball into green attacker to represent turnover
Greens to look to score in mini goals which represent playing into the middle of the pitch beating the press
Greens can dribble through the wide gate for 1 point to represent the wide channel
Defenders to win possession and play into top 2 mini goals to represent forward attacking passes
20x15 yard area
2 x 4min games - rotate roles

Coaching detail

Reaction straight away on turnover
Apply immediate pressure to the ball, get the ball possessors head down
Go as a pair, work together. Where's the next pass, can we effect it?
Make contact

Progressions/Regressions

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressing practice

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Pressing practice (15 mins)

Focus + Session design

Possession practice with an emphasis on pressing and reactive pressure on transition
7v7(+2)
40 x 26 yard pitch with 8 mini goals positioned as seen in image - 8 yards off the pitch area
Possession team to make 10 passes before being able to score
Defending team to hunt the ball collectively and if they regain can score straight away
2.5 min games - 30 sec rest - high intensity
First set of games, 1 team set as possession and 1 as hunters

Coaching detail

In possession stretch the pitch, be patient, hold and appreciate the space
Look to draw opposition in whilst maintaining ability to play away from pressure, through a longer pass or combinations
Awareness is key
On turn-over, immediate pressure to the ball to close the net and suffocate the space around the ball

Out of possession, move together, engage the ball carrier and make contact. Get his head down.
Secondary defenders predict and effect the next pass.
Hunt the ball, have desire to win it. Put the work in.
On turnover, can we exploit the oppositions open shape quickly to score in a mini goal and play away from pressure

Progressions/Regressions

Progression 1 - Hunting team must find a neutral player with a pass on regain before scoring
Progression 2 - If you regain, you become possession team and have to make 8 passes to score. This focuses on team going form out to in and opening and stretching the pitch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo based SSG

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Rondo based SSG (20 mins)

Rondo Type Practice (20 mins)

Focus + Session design

Reactive pressure Rondo based game
8v8 (+GKs)
50 x 55-yard area (5-yard middle zone where mannequins are)
General principle-based practice
Chasing/hunting team can send 4 players to engage the ball
Set amount of passes equals a point

Coaching detail

Immediate reaction
Hunt together, cut off the spaces and prevent switches of play
Recognition of cues and triggers
Aggressive mentality

Progressions/Regressions

If hunters regain possession, can they transfer back to their grid via the mannequin gates
If possession team make set amount of passes, they can attack their own goal - Reaction then of chasers to protect/hide the goal
If hunters win the ball in opposition half, they can score
If possession team make set amount of passes, they can attack the far goal. The three hunters are out though.

Progressions/Regressions

If defenders getting too much success, drop to 3 players hunting

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