Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Force Wide

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Anthony Watkins

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Anthony Watkins
Name: Anthony Watkins
City: Pontypool
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific Session

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Specific Session (10 mins)

Organisation

GK+7 v 8

Red Team have Wide Players and Striker Removed

Blue Team have Full Backs removed + GK

Flat Discs to section wings

Working with Red Team (OP) Defending in the Final Third

Blue Team to be managed to cause the problem

Ball to always start with Blue Centre Backs

10 Minute Session

Blocks

1 Block, at 2 mins, to allow play to see how the Red's defend and where coaching is required - introduce defending narrow and getting the Reds to force direction of play.

2 Block - at 6 mins - along with defending narrow and force of Direction asks the Reds to start forcing the Blues wide and to defend the cross

Conditions/Challenges/Targets

Blues to attack Reds and look to score - 1 Goal for scoring freely, 2 Goals for scoring Centrally and breaking a line and 3 Goals for Scoring from a cross.

Red Team cannot enter the wide area until the Blue Player IP has passed the 18 Yard Box

Blue Team will be coached to try and switch the play and get wide and in scoring positions quickly.

Red Team can score by winning possession and they have 10 seconds to score into Mini Goals. 1 Goal for doing this successfully

Key Technical/Tactical Points

Defend Narrow

Force Direction of Play

Protect Middle

Force Wide

Stop/Defend Crosses

Body on Line


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG Session

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SSG Session (15 mins)

Organisation

7+GK v 8+GK

Red Team have Striker and Wide Players removed

Blue Team have Full Backs Removed

Wings Tapered off

Ball to start with Blue Goalkeeper

Blue Team to be coached by Assistant Coach

15 Minute Session

Blocks

Block 1 - 5 mins - reinforce Key Points introduced from Specific Session - and coach Red's to begin to press and force the Blue Team to go wide where the FB can close down quickly

Block 2 - 10 mins - Coach the Red Team to press higher and force the Blue Team to change how they play (longer passes - increase interception opportunity for Red Team)

Conditions/Challenges/Targets

Blues can score in normal play for 1 Goal, Scoring by Breaking a line is 2 Goals and scoring from a cross is 3 Goals

Reds can socre by winning possession and scoring which is 1 Goal or 2 Goals if they score by Breaking a Line.

Key Technical/Tactical Points

Defend Narrow

Force Direction of Play

Protect Middle

Force Wide

Stop/Defend Crosses

Body on Line


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