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Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Compact Defending

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Oliver Raven
Name: Oliver Raven
City: Woy Woy
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finding the space in-behind

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finding the space in-behind
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Finding the space in-behind (25 mins)

X v X SSG. Focus on the attacking team playing the ball in behind the back 4.

 Area Size: 

  • 25M X 25M (Adjust as needed).
Work Time:
  • 4 Mins work
  • 1 Min recovery
  • 4 Sets
Scoring System;
  • 1 Point for dribbling in the end zone
  • 2 Points for passing
  • 5 Points for killer balls
Coaching Detail OOP:
  • Compact
  • Body Shape relative to the ball
  • When do the 6 & 8 press?
  • How to press
  • Regroup or counter-press?
Coaching Detail IP:
  • Quick combination play
  • Counter with speed
  • Try killer balls
  • 3rd man runs
  • Decoy runs
  • Do we play around, through or over?
Progression:
  • Double points if killer ball is from direct regain of possesion
  • Double points if killer ball is played 1st time.
  • No balls over the top

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending the spce in-behind

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Defending the spce in-behind (35 mins)

ATT VS DEF SSG. D (coached) (R) Defend the box in a 1-4-2 formation. A (G) Set up in a 2-3-1 formation.  

GK is an N-player. Play restarts from C whenever the ball is dead/ goal is scored.

PRINCIPLES OF PLAY:

  • Angles of pressure
  • Body shape
  • Distance between players

Work Time:

  • 5 Mins work
  • 1 Min recovery
  • 3 Sets
  • Swap teams after each block

Scoring System:

  • 1 Point for goal
Coaching points OOP:
  • Body shape
  • Back line position relative to the ball
  • When do 8 or 6 press vs drop
Coaching points IP:
  • When to play killer balls
  • Using width
  • Movement for chance creation
  • 8 & 6 Movement to create overloads


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