Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): B03R_Compactness in direct game channel_8.13.19

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City: Davis
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Defending in the middle third

Phase of play: Ball recovery

Game model: Density in the direct game channel (defending in the midzone)

Principles:

Pressure, cover, balance,

Compactness within and between lines

Defending inside to out

Cover shadow - keeping a player within it (being able to press while simultaneously taking away passing lane)

Technical gestures: angle and speed of approach, body profiling, defensive body shape, 1v1 defending

Perceptual references: ball/goal, teammate/space, opponent (opponent body shape)

Tactical situations:

CF is unable to get pressure on the ball and so a ACM comes out of midfield to deny penetration of the CB (ala Cheslea 2018/2019)

Interior midfielder comes out of MF to put pressure on the ball/CB

Forces outside while at the same time taking away CM he just left

Both OMs tuck and reduce the space between them and other 2 CMs

Shape looks for a spell as 4-4-2 with a compact midfield line of 4

Players play zonal in center of midfield and account for possible 2v3 situation with compactness with one another, trying to delay, and force opposition into wide areas, and areas where we have numbers


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation rondo
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Activation rondo (15 mins)

Activation rondo

8v3+1

3 defenders are in middle for 1 minute

Coaching points and player actions

Pressure on ball profile side-on and force into help

Covering defender profiling back inside to covering (3rd defender)

Creation of a triangle and a pressure pocket

Quartering the player in middle (ready to step in front and win it)

Keeping a player in your "cover shadow"


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v5+2 pos play

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5v5+2 pos play (15 mins)

5v5+2 in 30Wx25L grid

Objective is to connect from one target to another

Free players: 2/7, 3/11

Players used: 4, 6,8,10,9

Player actions and coaching points

Compactness in midfield triangle

Ability to press ball and keep opponent in cover shadow

Traveling as ball and teammates travel

Depth and layering in midfield structure in order to cover more of the field


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2+2 Street Soccer

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2v2+2 Street Soccer (20 mins)

2v2+2 Street Soccer

Player and coach actions

1v1 offense - attack players front foot

1v1 defense - body posture, profile, footwork

2v2 attack - make space big, overlaps, give and gos, 3rd man runs

2v2 defense - Pressure, cover, the switching of these roles

covering defender - take away passing lane into target

2v1 defense - look for those moments of superiority and recognize it as a cue to aim to win the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (25 mins)

Small sided game

44Wx60L

Emphasis on winning the ball in the middle third of the field

Each team in 2-3-1 shape

Coaching points and player actions

If not in position to repress setup middle block defensively

Force play to oneside, cut the field in half

Defend inside-to-out

Pressure and cover

Rotations (pivot press)

Cover shadow


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