Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Winning your 1v1's and pressing the ball.

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Alex Meredith

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Alex Meredith
Name: Alex Meredith
City: Penymynydd
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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PITCH LAYOUT to begin.

spend 5 minutes talking to the players about winning 1v1 battles all across the pitch, GK, Defenders, Attackers.


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4 gates opposite each other.

Warm up, playing as attackers (on the cone) one side and defenders (on the gate) the opposite.

attackers have 6 seconds to get past the defender and through the gate, avoiding contact with opposite group. 5 minutes. switch sides after a few minutes.

Coaching Points Attacker

                           - change of direction

                           - burst of pace

                          Defender

                          - Stand him up 

                          - get out to the player as fast as possible

                          - dont dive in                          


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3 groups of 3/4 players, players are allowed to spend a couple of minutes performing their own movement to beat the cone.

- drop shoulder and go opposite way. 2 minutes

- drag over, drag the ball to the side to keep away from the defender. 2 minutes

Progression. the middle cone is now replaced with a defender.  concentrate on beating your man, scoring at the end is only important if you beat your man first.

total approx 12 mins


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Overloads - 

defenders marked A start with the ball, they play their pass into B, B then passes to C who moves forward with the ball, defender (A) must try to win the ball back, Attackers (B and C) mut work together to get past the defender and score. 

Coaching points - Attackers, - where is the space?

                                                  take the defender on or play the pass?

                            Defenders, - don't dive in.

                                                - get in line with the ball.

10 minutes


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SSG - 

starting by playing out from the keeper talk the players through pressing the ball as a team. 

- all move together to stay close to man.

- winning your 1v1 battles.

Defenders, if we get out, find the pass into space.

- do a walk through to make sure they all understand.


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