Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): RHS - Defending in lines of 4

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Name:	Justin Almquist
City:	Richland
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warmup

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Warmup (10 mins)

0) Player/Coaches meetings

0) Pump up balls (including GK bag of balls, i.e. old ones)

0) Principle - Love -- Willing to sacrifice — Make heart symbol in air while saying “sacrifice"

1) Warmup

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Back 4 warmup

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Back 4 warmup (10 mins)

Setup:

Cones setup as shown.

4 lines (1 line for each position in back four)

Activity:

1) 4 players come out from lines and coach serves 3 balls in. Player receives and plays back in two touches and other players move to cover/balance positions behind ball.

2) Progress to remove inner cones and use outer cones.

After the 3 balls have been played, players jog around outside cones and technical work back: headers, volleys

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending in 4's SSG

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Defending in 4's SSG (20 mins)

Setup:

3 teams of 6

50x25 grid split in half (25x25 in each half) with 4 lanes

Activity:

All players stuck in their half.

Defenders should stay in their lanes.

Attacking team moves ball around and tries to play penetrating pass into attackers behind defense.

2 Attacking players must complete one pass before scoring in small goals.

Coaching Points:

~ Pressure on ball

~ Checking shoulder to see where attacker is

~ Recovering to deny dangerous space/split after ball is played square

~ Immediate recovery if ball breaks the defensive line

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v3 midfield phase of play

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4v3 midfield phase of play (20 mins)

Setup:

2 teams

Attack setup with 2 CBs, 3 MF, 3 F; Defend with back 4 plus 3 MF

30x20 square near half

Activity:

Ball starts on CBs who play into midfielders with goal of playing into forwards to attack the goal.

Defense tries to win ball and pass to targets at midfield.

Coaching Points:

+ Back 4 shape - one steps to defend; others cover dangerous areas (usually center of field)

+ Communication - step, drop, slide, clear

+ Covering space behind - side-on body shape

+ GK covering space behind + communicating

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 10v10 Half Field

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10v10 Half Field

Setup:

2 teams of 9; 2 wide neutral players

1/2 field with big goals

Teams in 1-4-2-1

Activity:

Normal soccer rules.

Wide neutrals have 2 free touches; Progress to no free touches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Niyah's Fitness

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