Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Block Session Ideas (Start Time: 2017-07-17 16:30:00)

Exercise #1 (15 mins)

1v1 Defending

Field Dimension: 20 yds X 10 yds

(A)

- Defenders (Red) play the ball across to Attacker (Blue)

- Blue looks to dribble by defender and score

- Red looks to win possession and score on counter goal

(B)

- Attacker (Blue) sprints around cone and receives ball from next player in line

- Defender (Red) sprints to apply pressure

- Blue is looking to turn and score

- Red is looking to win possession and score

Work:Rest Ratio = 1:3

Coaching Points:

1- Speed of Approach, Angle of Approach, Break Down

2- Be patient (look to delay), wait for a bad touch

3- If attacker is facing his own goal, look to apply immediate/relentless pressure

Exercise #3 (15 mins)

Organization:

20x20 yards area

3 coned goals (A,B,C) on each side

Teams of 3

Instructions:

Play 2v2 in the area

Teams try to score a goal through any three of the small goals they are attacking.

The extra player on each team can move along the goal line his team is defending. If he is standing in a goal, no goal can be scored there. (ex: in the diagram blue cannot score on goal B and red cannot score on goal A)

Coaching Points:

1)Compactness.

2)Angles of defending.

3)Organization, Communication and collaboration using the 3rd defender.

Progressions:

The player standing in the goal can come out when his team has possession and attack 3v2