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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): W3 - High Press Opposition Goal Kicks (Start Time: 2025-01-22 19:30:00)

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Claire Haskett
Name: Claire Haskett
City: Waterlooville
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Out of possession.

High press, prevent the opposition from playing out from the back.

Primary Player - 9

Secondary Player - 11 or 7 (left or right side)

Tertiary Player - 10 or 8 (left or right side)

BEFORE: Awareness. Ball - Opposition - Teammates - Space

DURING:  Close Down - Slow Down - Show Down

AFTER:  Stay Calm - Support - Counter Attack

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Before During After

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Before During After (5 mins)

Refresher:

Group discussion. Small groups may be required. Assistant coach to help another group in the same exercise.

BEFORE - Ask players why each one is important and why the order is specific?

DURING - This is the technique of pressing as an individual

AFTER - What happens next?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Defending skills.
Technical Tactical
Adapt to the movement of the ball, opposition and teammates. Work with your unit.
Technical Physical
ABCs. Speed.
Technical Psychological
Concentration. Control. Commitment.
Technical Social
Teamwork. Relationships. Communication.

Game (30 mins)

Set out two teams. One team with pink numbered bibs for positions. 

Assistant coach - watch another pitch. Look at helping the team play out from the back (team without pink numbered bibs).

  • Focus is on the 9, 11/7, 10 pressing the opposition defence.
  • Put balls in the goals. Both teams will need a goalkeeper.
  • Lock players into thirds. One attacker locked in each end zone. One additional attacker allowed in end zone once ball is kicked from the goalkeeper.
  • Mark lanes. Visual reference when pressing left or right.
  • Try to have all players in three lanes when out of possession.
  • Game restarts quickly from goalkeeper when ball goes out of play anywhere.

BEFORE - Can you see the path of the ball, the opponents, and your teammates? Can you see the space the opposition might want to use? Can you see where you are in relation to the goal?

DURING - Press. Close down at speed. Slow down. Sit down. Show down. Stay down.

AFTER - Force back. Force away. Force into a trap. Force a mistake. Win the ball.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6 Game

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Defending skills. Pressing ability.
Technical Tactical
Recognise and dictate direction of play. React to opposition movement.
Technical Physical
Speed to press. Use body to direct opposition play.
Technical Psychological
Concentration and focus.
Technical Social
Teamwork, press together not alone. Communication. Relationships between players.

6v6 Game (30 mins)

6v6+GK. Defence sets up to play out from the back. Two goals near the half-way line for defence to aim to score.

Coach starting positions, pressing and cover by the attacking team. Encourage trap setting to force play out wide, not man-marking opposition full-backs.

Assistant coach - ensure defensive team is setup correctly and coach them to play out from the back. Counter-coaching the theme session to keep the quality for the attacking team to press against.

Normal rules inc, offside. Game restarts from a goal kick if defending team score or attempt to score.

  • 9 presses the centre half. Objective isn't to win the ball but to force play out to a full-back.
  • 11 / 7 presses the full-back, preventing them from coming inside - force them out.
  • 10 / 8 covers the space inside to block off pass into a CM

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Plays RH (2)

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Plays RH (2)

9 is now blocking a pass back to the CB.

11 presses the RB.

10 will move across with CM to block pass in here.

8 will track the other CM.

6 will provide cover behind.

7 will tuck in to cover defenders moving across.

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