Eddy Berdusco
| Name: | Eddy Berdusco |
|---|---|
| City: | oakville |
| Country: | Canada |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Boys U10 attacking defending transition

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Organisation
-10 players
-10x15 area (adapt for age/ability/numbers)
-1 mini goals per team
Activity
-2v2 defending skill activity.
-set up 2 teams
-coach passes to the white team, and they become the attackers and try to score on the goal
-if a goal is scored or ball goes out out bounds, the coach passes to the ball to 2 new attackers and the white team that started attacking must quickly transition to defending.
- if attacking teams scores they keep attacking always with 2 new players until possesion is lost
-attack, defend, off
Coaching points
-attack with speed
-attack the defender and make your decision
-when to pass or when to beat the defender
-player without the ball is moving to get open
when defending-
-quickly get back
-pressure the attacker
-force him out wide

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Organisation
-8-9 players
-25x35 wide field (adapt for age/ability/numbers)
-1 regular goal per team
Activity
A small-sided game to consolidate the individual and group defending that has been worked on.
Variations/Progressions
-give teams a particular goal (i.e. win the ball back within 5 secs, defend deep and counter attack)
-give individual goals (i.e. don't let your attacker beat you on the inside, organize your team mates from the CB position)

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Set up
- 15x20 yards
- 2 teams
Activity
-the first player from the red group attacks the opposite goal without any pressure.
After they have shot; the first player from the opposite group attacks towards the other goal.
The first attacker now has to react and become a defender.
Progression
-attackers can score on either of the 2 goals.
Coaching points
- attack with speed
-finish with quality
-RWB
-when attacking the 2 goals-make you decesion as to which goal to attack based on the position of the defender
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3 goal game (15 mins)
Organisation
-10-12 players
-20x30 wide field (adapt for age/ability/numbers)
-3 mini goals per team
Activity
-small-sided game focused on the moment when we don't have the ball
-supproting your teammates
-switching the ball
-quality of the pass
-when to pass and when to dribble
-wide goals are worth 2 points, middle goals are 1 point
Variations/Progerssions
-start play with multiple balls (2 or 3)
Coaching points
-attack with speed
-attack the defender and make your decision
-when to pass or when to beat the defender
-player without the ball is moving to get open
-communication