Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending

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Steven Ades

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Steven Ades
Name: Steven Ades
City: Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

Set up large area first (35x25 yards)

run warm up- bull dogs

Bib players into 2 teams

follow individual drill instructions


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

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Screen 1 (10 mins)

Defending (Technical)

Create a 20 x 10  channel on the pitch

2 teams line up opposite each other  at each end of the channel

1st team start with the ball- objective is to beat the defender and run the ball to the other end of the channel to score a point

defender has to stop them

Take it in turns until each player has had a go at attacking and defending


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression- narrow the channel or try 2v 2

Regression- widen and shorten channel

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:


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

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Screen 2 (15 mins)

Defending 1 v1 (Skills Drill)

Each instance of the drill involves 4 players

set up a cone square approximately 10x10 yards

two team mates line up opposite each other at each side of the cone square

2 players start in the box

1 team starts with the ball on the outside of the square and the team mate from the centre moves out of the square to receive the ball. They must then dribble into the suare and beat the defender to make a pass to the team mate on other side

If the defender wins the ball- their team get a chance to move the ball from side to side through the square

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Regression- make square bigger

Progression- make square smaller

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

keep score- add bonus points for each consecutive point scored


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Screen 3 (20 mins)

Defending- small sided game

4 v 4 normal game

1 player (yellow) plays for both sides- in possession 

objective to defend the overload


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Remove special player and play normal


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