Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defensive session - Marking in the box

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Session aim:

The aim of the session is to practice getting hands on attacking players while entering the box. Being touch tight by the time the attacking players enter the box.

Session will run in waves of attacks one down each side with rest breaks in-between. The session isn't designed to flog players its to give them the understanding of not allowing there opponent time or space in the box and not being to be aloud to attack the ball cleanly.

Challenges:

To keep a clean sheet for the session

Mark efficiently in the box

No clean contacts for attacking players

Understanding roles and responsibilities 

Being able to use your free player efficiently to defend the cross

Conditions:

Once ball is switched players become alive

Attacking winger is allowed to pass the full back who is passive to allow cross to come in for session purposes 

Crosses can be mixed

Targets:

To see players understand what is needing to be achieved 

Minimal goals scored 

Stopping attacking players get close to the ball 

Being physical with attacking players (hands on)