Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Improve the team's ability on how to defend in a 4-3-3 (Start Time: 2016-09-29 19:00:00)

Warm-up - Defending & Pressing

Warm-up - Defending & Pressing

Place poles 10 yards away from each other in a diamond shape.

Press the player opposite you, show good defensive technique but do not win the ball. That player will then go to the end of that line. The player who receives the ball must pass left and move to the right.

1st Progression - Now you can take your teach either way

2nd Progression - Pressing player must force the player with the ball into a direction.

Coaching Points

1) How to defend in the delay/jockey position

2) How to notice a trigger?

3) What is the trigger to engage?

4) What is the speed of the press and how far away do you slow down?

5) How can a payer position themselves so that they are defensively aware with their bod position?

ESSG - 10v8

ESSG - 10v8

Defending team 4-3-2 (7&11) vs Attacking team (2-4-2 [4,5,7,6,8,11,10&9])

The whole concept relies on not stabbing or jumping in, if the ball is there to be won, win it.

1st defender = Delay

2nd defender = Cover

3rd defender = Contain

4th defender = Balance

Objective for the 7 & 11 - as soon as we have lost the ball is to resort back to supporting the 2 & 3. The 7 & 2 and 11 & 3 must not get flat with each other unless on the line of retreat. Show attacing players outside

Spaces inbetween 2, 4, 5 & 3 need to be no more than 8 yards between each player. and the same applies to the 11, 7, 8 & 6

If the ball is on the side of the 7 & 2, the 11 can push up to anticipate the ball being dropped back into the middle of the field. This applies to the 7 as well.

Coaching Points

1) What do the 7 & 2 do when in a low-mid block and what do the the 7&2 do when the 2 is left 1v1 and the 7 is tracking back? (Same for the 3 & 11)

2) How do the blue team transition from attack to defence?

3) How do the blue team transition from defence to attack?

4) Where do the blue team force the opposition?

5) How does the team handle with a player coming into your zone?