Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Waltham Abbey 02/02/19 - Defending in Midfield Areas (Start Time: 2019-01-29 19:30:00)

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Name:	Rob Kember
City:	London
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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The foucs of the session is working on the midfield unit out of possession defensively. Looking at how they, shuffle to block passing lines, press and rotate marking responsibilities between one and other.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending in Midfield Areas

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Defending in Midfield Areas (30 mins)

Defending in Midfield - Set Up:

- Set up the area as per the image 50 x 40, 2 end zones and 2 wide channels

- 2 blue bounce players in the deep end zone, no one is allowed to go into this area, making it a free zone.

- 6 Red defenders in the middle area, with 4 Blues in the middle and 2 Blues, one in each red wide zone. The 2 wide players are not allowed in the central area and must stay in their channel

- The defending Red team look to hold a position in the middle of the area waiting for the ball to be either played into the central area or into the wide red area. When this has happened, the Red team need to look to defend aggressively, pressing and covering, trapping the players and ball in the wide areas in order to prevent the blues finding the target man

- Once this has happened, it is 6 v 4 in the central area, with the Reds looking to score in the mini goal in the deep end zone

- Players alternate between being on the defending team, attacking team and the outside players

Key Points:

Stay Compact - To stop the ball coming through the area centrally, players should look to stay compact to attempt to push the attackers into wide positions where they can try and win the ball

Slide and Screen - To prevent forward passes, defenders need to slide and screen across the area, cutting out passing lines and pressing where appropriate.

Set Traps - When the ball is in wide areas, or the attacking team has the ball in vulnerable positions, the defending team should look to press aggressively and look to force the attacking team to make mistakes, eventually winning the ball back.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game - Scenario

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Small Sided Game - Scenario (30 mins)

Small Sided Game Scenario - Set Up:

- Area set up as above, half a pitch

- 8 v 8 no goalkeepers

- Blue Team are in possession for 15 minutes looking to build play from the back to score with a 1 touch finish in the big goal

- Reds will look to win the ball back and score in the mini goal with a one touch finish within 10 seconds of winning the ball back. They will receive 2 points for every goal they score whilst being the defending team.

- The Blues will be given the incentive of 3 points for a goal scored in the first 5 minutes, 2 in the next 5 and one in the last 5 minutes.

- Allow play to flow for a match realistic pace.

- nO corners or goal kicks, in this instance play re starts from the blues

Key Points - Remain the Same as the Skill Practice:

Stay Compact

Slide and Screen

Set Traps

COMMUNICATION - CONCENTRATION!!