Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Immediately Regaining Possession

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Matt McCarty
Name: Matt McCarty
City: St. Louis
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 Team Repressing Warm-Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 Team Repressing Warm-Up
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3 Team Repressing Warm-Up (30 mins)

Set-Up/Rules:

  • 3 teams each with a ball set up in a 35x25 yard grid with goals in the corners 
  • Teams pass and move unopposed in the area until the coach calls a color of one of the teams 
  • Upon the coach calling the color the team he calls must try to score in one of the four goals while the other two attempt to win possession and deny them 

Progression: 

  • Give each goal a color and the teams race to score on the specified goal 
  • Give each goal a color and the teams race to score on the specified goal AND deny their opponents from scoring

Intervals:

  • 3x3:30 (1:00 rest)

Coaching Points:

  • Immediate repress 
  • Get compact quickly 
  • Protect the goal 

Key Terms:

  • Press 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 10v5 4 Goal Repress Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 10v5 4 Goal Repress Game
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10v5 4 Goal Repress Game (30 mins)

Set-Up/Rules:

  • 30x25 yard grid with goals on the four corners 
  • Players are split into three even teams where two work together to maintain possession of the football and the other team tries to win possession and score on any of the four goals
  • Change the defending team every bout

Intervals:

  • 3 x 3:00 (1:00 rest)

Coaching Points:

  • Transition to Attack: Play Away From Pressure 
  • Transition to Defense: Immediately Apply Pressure to Regain
  • Rapid Transitions - Like a Light Switch

Key Terms:

  • Repress
  • Play Away

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9v9 Repress Zones

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9v9 Repress Zones (30 mins)

Set-Up/Rules:

  • 9v9 field split into zones 
  • Extra point for regaining possession in the same zone you've lost it in 

Intervals:

  • 3 x 7:00 (1:00 rest)

Coaching Points:

  • Transition to Attack: Play Away From Pressure
  • Transition to Defense: Immediately Apply Pressure to Regain
  • Rapid Transitions - Like a Light Switch

Key Terms:

  • Repress
  • Play Away

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