Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Deny progress - High pressing

Win the ball

Organization/Setup:

• Create a space 20 by 20 
• 14 players with a ball 
• 4 players without a ball

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

• Players on the ball dribbling around in the space for about 30 seconds
• Tell players without the ball to press 
• Once players without the ball win the ball , the player who lost the ball must go press someone else to win a different ball.
• After rep is over players with out a ball have some form of activity to do. ( push ups, jumpping jacks etc)
• Each rep. should be 1 min 30 sec.  x  5 

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Players Full press to win the ball - emphasize winning the ball!  
• fast as you can run through the player with the ball to win it. 
• If you lose the ball can you counter press and win another one in 5 seconds

4 v 2 to goal

Organization/Setup:

• Set up a field 20 Yrds long  by 15 yrds wide 
• 4 v 2 ( includes GK ) 
• 2 small goals 
• 1 large goal 
• balls played in from goalkeeper

Instructions/Achievement Criteria:

• 4 v 2 
• attacking team must keep possession for 4  passes before they can attack the small goals 
• defending team is pressing trying to win the ball and shoot immediately on the central goal with the gk
• the balls will reset from the goalkeeper each rep. 
• if the ball goes out on the sideline throw ins ( 3 sec) 
• ( defending team plays 2 reps then rotates)  ( 2 balls)

Coaching Points/Questions:

• All out press 
• ASET 

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