Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending the switch

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David Walsh

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Name:	David Walsh
City:	Mold
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

30x30 half pitch split into 3 zones 10x102 min rotation of teamscoaching points during rotation - speed and direction of press/distance of player defending from the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Screen 1 (10 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):3 teams, a middlepressing team (blue) with end zone teams keepingpossession additional player from red team rotates with otherplayers as feeder - play the ball into end zone team they need 5-7 passes to stop the press before ball is played to the other endzone team (yellow) players in the middle zone take turns topress and win ball back before teams rotates

Coaching Points & Interventions

-Press quickly put players under pressure/heads down sothey cant see the next pass and reduce time on the ball

- Distance - Press and stop at the correct distance awayfrom players to stop players passing or going around yourpress easily

- Stop the switch - force players into smaller areas cut off thearea they have to play in (Force Mistakes)

- Communication from team mates to encourage the press and put opposing players under additional pressure

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: pass range per team 3-6 passes depending on ability and success to progress. 1 point toreach pass target race to 3 points defending pressing team win the ball back to stop or score to take a point awaypassing teams progression to switch play to the opposing passing team, progress to allow pressing team to intercept the passand stop the switch of play from middle zone add extra point for successful switch or interception

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Screen 2 (20 mins)

Pitch Size 30yrd x 36yrds

5 v 5 + 2 servers (9 mins)

Session will always start with the server on the outside in between thecones on half way,

The attacking team (reds) will always receive the ball. Ball is not live untilred player touches the ball, when a play ends in either a goal or ball goesdead the player will start from the server and be delivered to the attackingteam (Red)

Block 1 (3m)

Free Play no challenges. Red must play first pass in same half beforeswitching play, then the reds can look to score in either goal in the oppositehalf.

The defending team look to break up play and win the ball back. if they winthe ball back, they can look to breakout or play ball in to the server or theconed areas

No Restriction to players

challenge - if the switch is too easy and outcome is not positive, lookto challenge reds to get 2-3 passes in before the switch

Block 2 (3 min)

Same format for both teams as block one, but Reds are challenged to play throughthe central cones, encourage them to try this for at least 5-6 goes within theblock

Block 3 (3 mins) competition

Reds must complete 1 pass in half before switch, players can go anywhereand don’t have to stay one side

Defending Team (Blue) win the wall back 1(pt) , if they win the ball backand switch and score (5pts)

Attacking Team (Red) 1pt for switch and 1pt for scoring.

Key Points

Speed/angle of initial press

Supporting roles of defensive players around the ball

Force the direction of play

Defend narrow

Leaving the furthest player/s

Interventions:

Concurrent

Terminal Walk

Through Coaching Process

Challenge and coaching points per block

Block 1

Attackers – make the pitch big

Defenders – Speed and angle of press

Pressing in pairs/communication

Block 2

Attackers – try to make pitch big and switch through centralpositions

Defenders – Defend central positions

Leave the players further away

Block 3

Attackers – encourage to mix up switch plays

Defenders – win ball back and for fun score