| Name: | Pedro USSF A |
|---|---|
| City: | Chelsea |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
LFC Role Model: Virgil Van Dijk
LFC Core Value: Commitment
Technical Area of Focus: 1v1 Defending
Tactical Area of Focus: Defending Outnumbered

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THE SESSION:
Warm up session to help get players prepared for a Pressing/Defending session.
1-Players run diagonally to each cone. At each cone they slow down and get into a balanced body shape when defending closely in 1v1 situations (Player or coach to demonstrate and take through key points) before accelerating and repeating the process at each cone
2- Same as 1 only now the players at each cone take a step back, adjust their feet and body postion (talk to the players about why they may need to do this, the oppostion player having good control and as a defender we then may need to adjust the distance between attacker and ourselves and may need to change our body postion)
3-Now 1st player presses the 1st cone. As he does this a second defender takes a covering postion behind him/her. After a second or so the 2nd defender presses the second cone and and the first defender takes up a covering postion behind him/her
KEY POINTS:
-Quickly out to close the distance (Jump to Press)
-Put the brakes on (slow down)
-Body shape/Stance (low down, side on)
-Move feet, short steps, balls of feet
-Cover/Distances

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THE SESSION:
- Red players attack the Blue team and try to cross the line to gain a point
- When they get to the line the red player waiting attacks the opposite line
- The ball must be under control.
- The player in the middle can only come out when they have won the ball back.
- When the Blue team win it back the reds will defend and so on.
PROGRESSIONS;
- Competition
- 1 pt when cross the line
- 2pt if win the ball and counter to the line
KEY POINTS:
- Body Position
- Angle of approach
- Delay
- Identify opportunity to win the ball
- Counter when in possession
- Use prominent LFC role models

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THE SESSION:
- Practice starts with: neutral players in mid third, serve ball into attackers and support play from behind, without entering end third.
- Objective of practice: defenders play out-numbered to prevent attackers from scoring, gain possession and pass in to neutral players, to score one point.
- Rotate roles of players.
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:
- Stay compact
- Delay
- Force attackers wide
- Protect the goal
- Use LFC role models
- LFC Values

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Game 8v8 (Half Pitch)
KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:
- Be Ambitious/ dominate 1v1 defensive situations
- Stay committed to protecting the goal and wining the ball back quickly to counter attack the opposition's goal
- Quick Decision making
- Play with high-levels of Intensity
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Warm-up (15 mins)
Set up
Two pitches with mini-goals
As players arrive for practice get them moving into small sided games early. 1v1 and 2v2
Key Points:
-Free play warm up with low/no coaching.
-Players take ownership of rules
-Competitive
-Design pitches themselves