Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressure and Cover

Warm up

Leading passes

Set up: 4 lines 30 yds apart and one cone in the middle.

Procedure:

1. First person in line one runs past the middle cone and receives the ball from the first person in the second line.

2. Player one dribbles to the back of line 3.

3. Player two sprints to the back of line 1.

4. At the same time line 4 starts a run to the middle and receives from line 3. Line 4 dribbles to the back of line w and line 3 sprints to line 4.

Progression:

1. Line 2 and 4 have the ball. Player 1 and 4 turn to the line it came from and dribble.

Coaching points:

Quality touch, leading pass, sprinting runs, instructional talk.

2v2+2

2v2+2 - Pressure/Cover

Set up: 6 players per grid. Cones 15 yds apart. Two attacking players on two end cones with two neutral attackers on middle cones. Last two players in the grid defending.

Procedure:

1. Attacking players bass the ball side to side or into neutral players as defenders move into pressure and cover.

2. Rotate groups of 2.

Progressions:

1. An attacking player may dribble to other side.

2. Play becomes live as attackers look to score by dribbling or passing over opposite end.

Coaching points:

1st attacker and defender principles, pressure and cover.