Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defending (Start Time: 2024-11-08 17:00:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

Defending 

Practice layout - The practice will require 15 players.

• Area size will consist of 3 mini pitches at 20 long x10 wide.
• Inside 2 of the pitches the will be 2 circles marked out with red flats. these circles will be of different sizes, one will be larger than the other.
• There will also be two zones marked 5m in from each goal. these will be marked in blue cones.
• The players will be divided into 7 red bibs and 8 blue bibs.

Mechanics - Defending (10 Mins)

1. Get in line with the ball.

2.Pressure on the ball

3.Deceleration

4.Stay on toes

5.Be patient

6.Decision to win the ball.



The session will begin with the player splitting between the two circles marked with red flats. They will spit into 8 players on the large circle 7 players on the smaller circle.

On the large circle there will be two players inside the circle (DEFENDING) with the remaining 6 players dotted around the outside of the circle.

This will then be repeated on the smaller circle only change is that one player on the inside (DEFENDING) with the remaining 6 on the outside.

The ball is to be passed around and through the circle without the defenders winning the ball.

Each session for defenders will last approximately 1 minute each. The will then swap with a player from the outside of the circle.

Adaptations

Circles can be made bigger or smaller depending on how successful the defending players are.

Screen 3 (30 mins)

Small sided tournament (30 mins) 3 x 10min games.

Games to consist of 3v2 

1 point for defender to win ball and make a successful pass to team mate. 

2 points for a red team goal 

1 point for a blue goal.