Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 3rd Defender (Balance)
RBNY Academy Inc
Enzo Bertolotti
Description
Learning Outcomes:
Building Blocks - Group Tactics
What: Improve the role of the defenders away from the ball, to provide balance and track the opponent runners or to move into the covering or pressing roles quickly if necessary.
Who: Primary - Defenders and midfielders
Where: Defensive 3rd in front of the 18 yards box
When: Out of possession and the opponent is organizing a structured attack
Why: Need to improve defenders ability to shift across and apply quick pressure when the opponent switches the point of attack
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30 mins
Organization:
- 4 teams of 3 players
- 2 6x4y grids or adjust according to size
- balls
- 90 seconds rounds
Instructions:
- 3v3
- Game starts when one of the players passes the ball to his/her teammate (first pass free) from the starting point
- Attacking team will get a point by dribbling to the end line
- Defender will try to win the ball for a point and can counter attack to the line for 2 points
Coaching Points/Questions:
- Can you keep the group compact? how
- Anticipate the play (what the player on the ball want to do)
- Quickly change roles (who is the closest defender) who should put pressure, who should cover and balance?
- Communication
- Travel With the ball, be proactive
Regressions:
- R1: Add gates for attacker to dribble through for a point.
- R2: Attackers can't pass forward
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30 mins
Progressions:
- Attackers can score on small net
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30 mins
Progressions:
- If Defender conceded a goal while they are in both halves of the field will be counted as 2 (Example red field )
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20 mins
Organization:
- 2 teams of 4 on the field+ one team of four neutrals
- G.K with big goal
- 3 Server players
- Balls
- 2-minute round
- Offside is ON
Instructions:
- Game starts when server passes the ball to one of the attackers
- Attackers score on the big goal for a point
- Defender will score a point for stopping the attack or not conceding a goal
- Defenders can get 3 point if they find any of the servers within 6 seconds
- Restart always when the ball is out. Each player should be on his/her starting position
Coaching Points/Questions:
- Role of 1st, 2nd, 3rd Defenders (pressure, cover, balance)
- Reading the cues, when to press, when to delay
- Quick switch in between roles as the ball moving
- Communication
- Travel with the ball be proactive
- Create depth in our defensive line, Do not drop off!
- Shape the attacker away from goal
Regressions/Progressions:
- P1: Defenders playing numbers down
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30 mins
Organization:
- 3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4
Instructions:
- Fifa laws
- POP
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
10 mins
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