Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing and intensity U14 session 1

King of the ring T.T (20 mins)

King of the ring T.T

Area: create 2 squares or circles. 10mx10m for approx 8 players in each. 

Equipment : balls, bibs, cones/poles

Objective: select a pair to chase the rest have a ball each and are looking to protect their own ball. The chasing teams aim is to press/tackle and kick all thy balls out of the area as quickly as possible against the clock. When your ball has been kicked out you wait outside the area till the end of that round. Once time recorded 2 new chasers come in and repeat and the original chasers then have to protect their ball. Winning pair is the pair with the quickest time. Losing players perform nominated forfeit. This practice is duplicated in the 2nd area simultaneously. 

Key Points: best to work as a team rather than Individual pressing. Use physical pressure within the rules of football to force errors or create opportunity to tackle. Promote reasonable force. 

Progression:

Use the same rules and idea but only use 3 balls for the 4 reds and they are allowed to pass to each other instead of only protecting their own ball. The players all stay in tbf game if they are tackled. The time recorded is when all 3 balls are removed from the area. Winning pair is the pair with thy quickest time. 

Match (20 mins)

Area:

reduce pitch size to make it more congested and more conducive to pressing and changeover of possesion. 

Objective:

Split players into 2 teams and play match with 3 second, 3 touch condition in defensive and middle third. Unlimited in attacking third. 1st objective 1 objective is to win possesion and make 3 sucessful passes. 2nd objective is the scoreline and to score more goals.