Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending as a Unit 1.1

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Tracy Wolf

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Tracy Wolf
Name: Tracy Wolf
City: Atlanta
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo
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Rondo (15 mins)

Instructions:

  • Depending on numbers, there will be 3 teams per grid. This example will show 3v3v3. 
  • Two teams will possess as one team defends. Attacking teams will receive a point for connecting x amount of passes. If defending team regains the ball, the defending team transitions to be an attacking team and the team that cause the turnover turns into the defending team. 

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Movement

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Technical Movement (15 mins)

Instructions:

  • Three teams will work in quick, short time spans of movement off the ball. Coach will play a ball into the attacking team (yellow) and the defending team (red) will transition into who will step to the ball and who will cover. The yellow player will play the coach back and the teams will transition back to their starting position. After about 1-2 minutes, teams will rotate between attacking, defending, and resting. 

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3/ 4v4 Transition Play

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3v3/ 4v4 Transition Play (30 mins)

Instructions:

  • Teams will play flying changes to the big goal. One team (yellow) will begin attacking and another team (red) will begin defending. Once a team scores or the ball goes out of bounds, the next team (blue) will step on to attack, the attacking team (yellow) transitions to defense, and the defending team jogs around the field to rest before being the next attacking team. 

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (30 mins)

Instructions:

  • Team will play half field. 

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