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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defensive transition u16s

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Warwick Thomas

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Warwick Thomas
Name: Warwick Thomas
City: Kent
Country: Other
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PITCH LAYOUT

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PITCH LAYOUT
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PITCH LAYOUT

Session Focus: Losing possession in our half (Transition) - 1v1 / Emergency Defending


Key Coaching Points:

  • When we lose possession in our half, we must show desire to win the ball back as quickly as possible
  • Closest player puts pressure on the ball, look to be assertive, slow play down and force opposition away from goal (speed up, slow down, sit down and show away from goal)
  • Body on the line defending
  • Quickly change shape to protect the goal by creating a narrow and compact block centrally
  • Close gaps as quickly as possible to prevent counter attacks
  • If we are in front of the ball, recovery runs (sprints) needed to get back behind the ball

Session Structure:

1) FIFA 11+ Warm Up (15 minutes)

2) Head Tennis - Fun Activation Activity (15 minutes)

3) Individual Counter Pressing - 1v1 (10 minutes)

4) Small Unit Counter Pressing - 2v2/3v3 (10 minutes)

5) Transition Wave Game (15 minutes)

6) Transition Game - One Goal (15 minutes)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): HEAD TENNIS

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HEAD TENNIS

Head Tennis (15 minutes)

Team:

  • 2 teams, first to 21 points
  • Can only score on your serve
  • One bounce per team each time ball goes over the net

Individual: 

  • 2 lines, 3 lives per player - last player standing is the winner
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): INDIVIDUAL COUNTER PRESSING & EMERGENCY DEFENDING

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INDIVIDUAL COUNTER PRESSING & EMERGENCY DEFENDING

Individual Counter Pressing - 1v1 / Emergency Defending (10 minutes)

  • Players are put in groups of 3 (or 4) and work in their own individual channel
  • Channels shuffle across after Block 1 to provide different opponents
  • Block 1 - Shown in top channel of diagram (5 minutes)
    • Blue passes to orange, orange then attacks blue and aims to dribble past them and the end cones
    • Blue counter presses the ball and aims to win it back or force the orange out of play
  • Block 2 - Shown in bottom channel of diagram (5 minutes)
    • Orange starts with the ball and aims to beat the blue
    • Blue presses the ball and aims to delay the orange so that the second blue can make a recovery run to regain possession

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SMALL UNIT COUNTER PRESSING & EMERGENCY DEFENDING

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SMALL UNIT COUNTER PRESSING & EMERGENCY DEFENDING

Small Unit Counter Pressing & Emergency Defending - 2v2 / 3v3 (10 minutes)

  • Channels are widened and groups combined
  • Channels shuffle across after Block 1 to provide different opponents
  • Block 1 - Shown in top channel of diagram (5 minutes)
    • Blues pass to orange, orange then attack blue and aim to dribble past them and the end cones
    • Blues counter press the ball and aim to win it back or force the orange out of play
  • Block 2 - Shown in bottom channel of diagram (5 minutes)
    • Orange start with the ball and aim to beat the blues
    • Blues press the ball and aim to delay the oranges so that the third blue can make a recovery run to regain possession

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): TRANSITION WAVE GAME

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TRANSITION WAVE GAME

Transition Wave Game (15 minutes):

  • Players attack direct to goal in wave game, players enter the field as soon as goal is scored or ball goes out of play, order as follows:
    • 1v0
    • 1v2
    • 3v2
    • 3v4
    • 5v4
    • 6v5
  • Same coaching points as per previous practice, attackers encouraged to be direct, decisive and look to exploit space/overloads where possible
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): TRANSITION GAME - ONE GOAL

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TRANSITION GAME - ONE GOAL

Transition Game - One Goal (15 minutes)

  • Split the group into 3 x teams of 3/4 players and bring back one of the two GKs
  • Greens get a ball from the end zone and attack the goal
  • If they score or if the ball goes out of play they get another ball and carry on
  • If the ball goes out of play 3 times or if oranges win the ball back and dribble into the end zone, Oranges become the attacking team and Blues become defending team, oranges become the resting team
  • Emphasis on blocking shots, protecting central areas and applying pressure on the ball

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