Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defensive Principles - Pressing/Triggers
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25 mins
Decision Making - Global:
Set-up: 6v6 or 6v5 with a neutral players.
- go in waves except for neutral players.
Description
- Defending team plays into attackers
- Attacking team scores by dribbling across line
- Defenders win and they can score by dribbling across opposing line
Defensive Key Points:
1st - Ball Pressure = Delay. 2nd: Support & Cover. 3rd: Compact
- Apply pressure to the opposition - Who, When, Where, How
- Who, when and where is pressure, cover and balance applied
- How are pressure, cover and balance provided to direct play or
prevent penetration
- Side on Approach - Dont get caught flat
- Compact and Narrow Unit shape
- Show Inside/Outside
- Communication
- Angles and Distances of support
- Recovery Runs
- Switch teams
Progression
- Play with offside line
-Coach transitions (moments)
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20 mins
2v2:
- Ball Pressure - Control and Restraint.
- Side on, forcing one way.
- Distance, angle and communication from second supporting
defender.
1. Trigger #1: Ball moves!
- Travel as fast as possible as the ball travels to close down
opponent.
2. Close the opponent down forcing the player the way you want
them to go.
3. Slow down the last few yards, get balanced, bend knees,
sideways on stance forcing the play your way, and slow the
attacker up (making play predictable).
4. Feint to tackle – use your front foot this forces the opponent to
protect the ball and ultimately look down at the ball and away from
you the defender.
5. Watch the ball not the player.
6. Stay on your feet and be patient.
- 2nd defender - distance/space to 1st defender
Progression:
- Offside line
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15 mins
4v3 - Looking for traps while denying forward progression.
- Closest defender goes first
- Look for triggers
- Should we press - look for transitions.
- Stay organized
- Don't chase
- Stay Compact and Balanced.
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15 mins
Game Scenerio: regular game rules appy
MODEL OF PLAY:
- Direct the opponent and close the spaces around him.
- Dynamic block – make the field as small as possible
(compactness)
- Stay compact and focused to shift as fast as possible (unit)
- Constant pressing attitude on the carrier of the ball
- Intelligence when being aggressive (don’t over commit
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
15 mins
Warm-Up:
1 - Ball Movement (Varied)
2 - Rondo's (3v1) focus on triggers
- ball moves
- bad touch, head down