Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking and defending principles

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Dan Squibbs
Name: Dan Squibbs
City: Rochdale
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Session concentrates on beating your opponent in a 1v1 situation and progresses into a 2v2, 3v3 and finishes with a game of line ball 


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Warm up activity (5-10 mins) 

Turning 

Attacking player must try and get through a gate without being tagged by the defender, there are 3 or 4 different stages (champions league, premier league, Championship, league 1) 

•Game starts by the attacker stood face to face with defender by the central cone (yellow cone)

•Attacker has 30 seconds to score as many points as possible by running through the mini-goals.  Once a point has been scored the game restarts by the central cone.

•Defenders are only allowed to block the mini-goals.

•After 30 seconds the attacker and defender switch and the attacker tries to beat their opponents score.

After the pair have each had a go, winners and losers move up and down the “ladder’ 

Progression- Add a football for each pair

Coaching points

  •  Defenders low and side on when facing the attacker
  •  Attacker to use fast feet and body feints to beat defender 
  •  Use a change of direction to beat the defender 
  •  Be confident and take risks 


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Technical practice- Start of with an attacker vrs defender (1v1), attacker receives 1 point for side gates and 3 points for beating the defender and going straight through the main gate. Players switch roles after each turn, if defender/s win the ball the can try and score a goal in one of the mini goals 

Progression 1- add a football for the attacker, same point system 

Progression 2- try 2v1with a ball, same point system 

Progression 3- move on to 2v2, same point system 

Coaching points 

  • use speed and skill to beat defender 
  • Stay low and side on when defending 
  • Defenders out to attacker and slow down 


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Main practice- Line Ball (10-15mins) 

3v3 or 4v4, players in two teams, blue team must work the ball to the other end of the pitch and stop the ball in between the opposition lines (American football style), if the red team win the ball they must try and score in opposite goals

Progression- swap over, blue team to score, red team to stop in between the lines 

Coaching points 

  • work hard in and out of possession 
  • Create space for teammate to pass or dribble through 
  • Communication between teammates 
  • Be creative and confident 


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4v4 match (10-15 mins) 

Start with 2 touch 

End with free play 

Have plenty of footballs for continuous play


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