Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending as a unit

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Joseph  Ayandeji
Name: Joseph Ayandeji
City: maplewood
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up
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Warm up (5 mins)

Organization: Make three channels. Each sqaure should be 10 by 10 yards.

Instructions: Attacking player will start with penny in hand. And also have a penny tucked in side of shorts. Attacking player is to try to get to defenders cone and place the penny on his cone. If attacker makes it to defenders cone he gets point, if defender gets penny off attacket beforehe makes it to his cone, defender gets two points

Coaching Points: Defender run to attacker and slow him down from moving forward. Defender should stay low, with knees bent. Defender should stand in a staggard position and force attacker to a side.

Progressions: Defender has 10 seconds to get penny or else no point.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technique

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Technique (10 mins)

Organization: 30x20 field

Instructions: Introduce the ball. Defender starts with ball and will pass to attacker. He immedietly follows his pass. Defender is not to take the ball away, he gets in defensive stance. Attacker will dribble slowly with small touches towards defenders endzone. Alternate turns.

Coaching Points:

Defender is to follow his pass and slow down as he approaches attacker. Make sure knees are bent and feet are staggard. Force attacker to a side. Slide feet and keep hips open.

- Body position in order to see the whole field

- Distance between 1st & 2nd defender

- Cover space

- Stay compact

- Support/ cover angles

- Squeeze as a unit

- Start position

Progressions: 3v3, 4v4, 5v3.

Increase the numbe of attackers tomake it more difficult for the defenders


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill

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Skill (15 mins)

Organization:

Instructions: Defender starts with ball and will pass to attacker. He immedietly follows his pass. Defender is now allowed to take the ball away, he gets in defensive stance. Attacker will now try to dribble to defenders endzone. If defender wins the ball he gets a point, If defender can win ball and dribbe back to atacker cone, two points. If attacker dribbles to defenders cone he gets points.

Coaching Points:

-End product once the ball is won, can you counter attacker quickly

- Reading visual cue of attacking player’s pass for a possible interception i.e. eye contact made, head is down to pass

-Angle of approach/shape of run to make play predictable

- Reading visual cues of receiving player in order to decide whether pressure should be applied tightly and/or tackle as they receive. If receiving player has lifted head up after receiving, defender should look to jockey/retreat

- Assessing opportunity to tackle, has the attacking player offered the chance to make a challenge? i.e. poor touch or lifted head to assess options.

Progressions: 2v2, 3v1, 2v1, 3v3, 4v4, 4v3


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): conditioned game

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conditioned game (25 mins)

Organization:

Instructions:

Coaching Points:

- Distance from first attacker to determine space in behind

- Track runner as the ball moves, don’t ball watch

- If interception is not possible, pressure ball to prevent turn and make attacker receive on front foot

Progressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (30 mins)

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Instructions:

Coaching Points: the player either marks tight or close the space depending on the situation

Progressions/Regressions:


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