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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Wide

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JSW Bengaluru Football Club Private Limited

Nishith Nair

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Nishith Nair
Name: Nishith Nair
City: Bengaluru
Country: India
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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SESSION OBJECTIVES:

  • Defending wide areas
  • Not allowing opponents time & space to cross/create from the wings

PLAYER ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:


Coaching Team -

  • 1 (GK) - Communication, organization, cross-collection & distribution
  • 2 & 3 - Focus on 1v1 defending, when to delay/pressure/tackle, distance between attacker & you, communication
  • 4 & 5 - Organizing the line, focusing on balance, cover, man-marking & communication
  • 6, 8 & 10 - Work rate, transition to attack & defend, providing cover, preventing penetration
  • 7, 9, & 11- Triggers to press, preventing switch of play, tracking back in the wide area, providing threats in attacking transitions

Managing Team - 

  • 1 (GK) - Quick starts, finding wingers & fullbacks
  • 2 & 3 - Attacking through the wings, overlap-underlap & combination play in the final third from wings, crossing
  • 4 & 5 - Quick ball progression from defensive to attacking third, attacking during set-pieces
  • 6, 8 & 10 - Penetrate wide areas, create overloads in wings, switch of play, play direct balls to wings
  • 7, 9, & 11- Cut in/out to shoot, cross/cutbacks, crash the box to score, combination play

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-Up

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Warm-Up (20 mins)

DRILL FOCUS:

  • Warm up

SET-UP / ORGANIZATION:

  • 10 yard distance between players
  • GK coach will take GK warm up for 20 mins
  • 7 v 3 rondos

DURATION:

  • 20 minutes

FLOW OF DRILL:

  • 7v3 rondos
  • Dynamic exercises

COACHING POINTS:

  • Body position
  • Communication
  • Closing down
  • Angles
  • Preventing penetration

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Position Specific

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Position Specific (15 mins)

DRILL FOCUS:

  • Defending 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, 3v2

SET-UP / ORGANIZATION:

  • 3 small goals on the 18 yard line
  • 4 small goals near the half-line

DURATION:

  • 15 minutes

FLOW OF DRILL:

  • 1 v 1 in the wings
  • 2 v 2 centrally
  • Attacker tries to dribble and score in small goal within 20 seconds - if defender clears/successfully tackles then1 point to defender
  • If defender wins the ball and scores then 3 points

PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

  • 2 v 1 (2 atackers, 1 defender)
  • 3 v 2 centrally

COACHING POINTS:

  • Pressure
  • Delay
  • Balance
  • Cover
  • Tackle
  • Interceptions
  • Types of tackle
  • Timing of tackle
  • Transition to attack
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Phase Of Play

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Phase Of Play (20 mins)

DRILL FOCUS:

  • Phase Of Play: Defending in wide areas

SET-UP / ORGANIZATION:

  • Half-field
  • Mark wide areas

DURATION:

  • 20 minutes

FLOW OF DRILL:

  • 8 v 6
  • CT: 1-4-3 Red
  • MT: 3-3 Blue
  • Ball starts with blues
  • Force wide play to score
  • Reds win the ball and score in 2 wide goals as quickly as possible

PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

  • Add 4 & 5 to MT - blues
  • Play quick and progress the ball to the wings

COACHING POINTS:

  • Defending core - Pressure, delay, cover, balance, tackle
  • 1v1 defending and 1v2 defending
  • Distance between attacker & defender
  • When to press, when to stay
  • Timing & type of tackle 
  • Communication
  • Not giving opponent time on the ball 
  • Double teaming in wider areas
  • Force back passes
  • Stop penetration passes
  • Transition to attack
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 9 v 9

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9 v 9 (15 mins)

DRILL FOCUS:

  • Wide defending

SET-UP / ORGANIZATION:

  • Two thirds - 60 x 65y

DURATION:

  • 15 minutes

FLOW OF DRILL:

  • 9 v 9
  • Add GK, 4 & 5 to MT
  • Add 9 to CT
  • MT only attack through the wings, score through crosses/cutbacks/1v1 wingplay/overloads
  • CT - play direct/long ball
  • Use linesman

PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

  • 11 v 11
  • MT: Add 2, 3
  • CT: Add 7, 11

COACHING POINTS:

  • Defensive principles
  • Patience
  • Communication
  • Awareness
  • Defending overloads
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 11 v 11

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11 v 11 (30 mins)

DRILL FOCUS:

  •  11v11 

SET-UP / ORGANIZATION:

  • Full Field

DURATION:

  • 20 minutes

FLOW OF DRILL:

  • Game focused on wide area defending
  • MT - Use wide areas more to attack
  • CT - prevent penetration & attacks from wide areas, compact defending & positive transition to attack/defend
  • Use linesman
  • Cool down - 10 minutes

COACHING POINTS:

  • Awareness
  • Defending overloads
  • Pressing
  • Communication
  • Defending principles
  • Set-piece defending

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