Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): High Press: Improve your team's ability to recover the ball in the attacking half

Stage 1: Warm up (10 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 2 mins REST: 30 secs INTERVALS: 4

Activity:

- Play either 3 v 3 or 2 v 2

- Target Team (Yellow): #7, #9, #11

- Opposition Team (Black): #2, #4, #3

- Opposition team pass the ball from side to side, Target team are the defending team and shadow forcing the ball inside. Only 1 yellow player is allowed passed the half line.

Progression:

1. Reverse roles

2. Yellow player can steal the ball and transition it to the end line upon winning.

Coaching Points:

1. Read cues of opposition and provide appropriate body shape

2. pressure and cover

3. communication

Stage 3: Expanded activity (25 mins)

INTENSITY: High ACTIVITY TIME: 2 mins REST: 2 min INTERVALS: 9

Activity:

- 5v5 to Goal (2 teams playing, 1 team off waiting)

- Target Team (Yellow): #7, #8, #9, #10, #11

- Opposition team (Black): #2, #3, #4, #6, #8.

- Both teams play to score in their opponent's goals.

- A goal scored after recovering the goal in the attacking half is worth 50 points. All other goals are 1 point.

- The game is to 150 points.

Coaching Points:

1. As Previous

2. How to establish a line of confrontation.

3. Principles of Defense (Who? Where? When? Why?)

- Pressure

- Delay

- Cover

- Balance

- Compactness

- Control & Restraint