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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U15 Defend the middle third

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Ben Martire

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Ben Martire
Name: Ben Martire
City: San Francisco
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation:
50 x 30 = 1500m

100m2 - Intensive

15 x players

9 x bibs (7 orange, 2 yellow)

10 x footballs

2 x mini goals

2 x 7v7 goal

25 x Cones (Marking zones and gates)

20 x Big cones (Area)

Coaching points:
Key:

1. Nearest player

2. Force wide

3. Ball side, goal side

4. Marking distance

3 zones maximum

Over, around and through

Secondary:

Pressing triggers:

Slow pass

Poor touch

Bouncing pass

Floated pass


DM's cover WB's when 1 v 1

ST's screen passes into opposition DM's

Shifting as a unit

Communication

Reference points

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up and Rondos

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up and Rondos
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Warm up and Rondos (30 mins)

Minute 0-30

Warm up

Bands

Rondos (Press, cover introduced)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defend the lines

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defend the lines
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Defend the lines (20 mins)

Minute 30 - 50

3-5-2 set up

Conditions:

Max 2 players press

Targets:

3 points for playing through the middle

1 point for playing over

1 point for playing through the wide gates

Challenges:

Can we trap the opposition?

Can we stay compact within 3 zones?

Can we be aggressive on the ball side of the receiving players?

Blocks:
4 x 4 minute blocks

1 minute rest

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Specific
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Specific (20 mins)

Minute 50 - 70

3-5-2 (CB's, WB's, DM's, AM) vs 3-5-2 (ST, AM, DM's, WB's)

Conditions:

Ball restarts from blue CB each possession

Targets:

Straight to mini goal 1 point

Bounce pass of the neutral 

Challenges:

Can we trap the opposition?

Can we stay compact within 3 zones?

Can we be aggressive on the ball side of the receiving players?

Blocks:

4 x 4 minute blocks 

1 minute rest

Detail given in rest

Freeze/coaching process interventions throughout to manage intensity and load

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (20 mins)

Minute 70-90

SSG

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