Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defending: Functional training of #4 & #5

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Sarah Fawcett

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Sarah  Fawcett
Name: Sarah Fawcett
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Key Moment: They have the ball

Defending Phase: 3 & 4

OBJECTIVES:

To improve #4 and #5 ability to defend the ball in the defensive 3rd.

WHO: The #4 Right Central Defender and #5 Left Central Defender

WHAT: Individual Defending Techniques and defending principles of play

WHERE: Defending Phase 3 & 4: Defensive third of the field

WHEN: The opponent is attacking down the central channel

WHY: To delay or deny penetration and win the ball back


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 1: 3 v 2 + server / target

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Stage 1: 3 v 2 + server / target (20 mins)

INTENSITY: High ACTIVITY TIME: 1 min REST: 1 min INTERVAL: 16

DESCRIPTION:

-3v2+Server/Target Player

- Target player will pass the ball either Black player. The closest central defender (Yellow #5 or Yellow #4) will Pressure the receiver, the other will Cover without losing sight of the other Black attacker.

-Black team scores in the big goal, the Yellow team scores by passing to the Target player.

COACHING POINTS:

1. What? Techniques of: Angle, Speed and Distance of Approach, Footwork, Eyes on the Ball, Body Shape and Types of Tackle - Poke or Block?

2. Defending principles of play (Who? Where? When? Why?

-Pressure

-Delay

-Cover


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 2: 5 v 5  with counter goals

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Stage 2: 5 v 5 with counter goals (20 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate - High ACTIVITY TIME: 6 min REST: 1 min INTERVAL: 3

DESCRIPTION:

-Play a 5 v 5 Game - Target team (Yellow): #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5

-Defends the regular goal - Opposition team (Black): #7, #8, #9, #10 and #11

-Black team Defends the counter goals on the mid-line .

-Any interceptions or tackles by the #4 or #5 wipes out the opponents goals to zero.

(if extra players have 3 different teams of 5 and rotate - one team can do ladders to keep moving).

COACHING POINTS:

1. What? Techniques of: Angle Speed and Distance of Approach/Recovery, Angle and distance of Covering player/s, Interceptions, Types of Tackle.

2. Defending Principles of the #4 and #5: (Who? When? Where? Why)

-Pressure

-Delay

- Control and Restraint:

- Cover


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Stage 3: 7 v 7

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Stage 3: 7 v 7 (30 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate - High ACTIVITY TIME: 10 min REST: 3 min INTERVAL: 2

DESCRIPTION:

-7 v 7 game

-Target team (Yellow): #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #9

-Opposition team (Black): #1, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 and #11- Goals scored after the #4 and #5 win the ball and pass to #6 or #9 for a counter attack are worth 100 points.

-Play to 300 or 10 Minutes.

(Progress to 8 v 8 or 9 v 9 if extra players)

COACHING POINTS:

1. What? Techniques of: Individual defending

2. Defending Principles of the #4 and #5: (Who? When? Where? Why?)

-Pressure

-Delay

-Control and Restraint

-Cover

-Balance


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