Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Individual Defensive Skills - U10

Escape 1v1 (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2. 2 players (4 Defenders, 8 Attackers) set up as shown

3. 8 balls 1 ball per attacker) (A dditional around the outside)

Instructions:

1. Each attacking player attempts to keep possession of their ball inside the area for as long as possible

2. The defending players attempt to win the attacking players balls and pass them outside the area

3. If the attacker’s ball is knocked out they must dribble through two gates to re-enter the game

4. The idea is to get all attacking players out of the game as quickly as possible

5. Rotate defending players over a set time period, record any time a defending team knocks all attackers’ balls out of the area. Use this to motivate other groups and keep a leader board

Coaching Points:

1. Correct tackling technique (block or poke tackle)

2. Ankle locked

3. Body weight forward to gain possession

Progressions:

1. P – Reduce the number of defenders

2. P – Allow players who have their ball kicked out to work with other attackers to help keep possession of theirs

3. R – Increase number of defending players to play 6 vs. 6

4. R – Increase the number of gates attackers must dribble through to re-enter the game

Attacking shooting-Defending (20 mins)

ORGANISATION:

25 x 15 yd area

5 yd central channel

2 goals at each end

INSTRUCTIONS;

2 attackers play inside area with 4 defenders outside the area

1 attacker from each side collects the ball and moves inside

Creating a 2 v 1 scenario.

Once the attack is finished a 2nd ball is collected and a new defender comes in.

Attackers look to combine, creat scoreing chances, work on decision making.

COACHING POINTS: Closing down the attacker, delay, force attack to one side, communication from the gk to 1st defender, communication to the 1st defender from the 2nd defender as he enters the game, attempt to block every shot

VARIATIONS:

2v2, 3v3