Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): DP3: Protect the Goal - Close Down Wide Area and Deny Service 3

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David Zook
Name: David Zook
City: Phoenix
Country: United States of America
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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This session is designed for the players to learn how to deny crosses.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group Game: Across the River Directional Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group Game: Across the River Directional Rondo
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Group Game: Across the River Directional Rondo

Game Objective: Close space: deny the cross and/or cover incoming pass

Topic: Defending Wide Areas

Phase: Protect the Goal

Problem: Attacking team is deep, wide, and threatening to place ball in box

Who: 2,3,4,5,6

Where:  Defending Third

When: As they are looking to cross

What: 1) Close down attacker and deny pass. Angle body in passing lane to where your cover man is. 2) Close down receiver by covering him 3) Don't Dive 4) Adjust and readjust hips to continue to force play AWAY 5) Central players scanning and adjusting to become goal side of mark 6) Play is finished when ball is cleared. GOALIE: Punch, don't swing

Why:  to protect the goal and to clear the ball.

Layout: 20 x 27; 3 channels at 9 paces; no goals

Restrictions: 4v2 or 5v2 Rondo; 3:8:2 Three games of eight minutes each with 2 minute rest. Two touch. Arial balls. Every attacker in respective zone much touch the ball before sending over. This will give our defenders more opportunities to deny passes.

Scoring: Defense: 1 point for denying pass; 2 points for recovering ball from a cover position. Attacker: 2 points for a completed arial pass.

Game: After every attacker in the respective zones touches the ball, they send it to the other side. Two defenders hang out in the middle zone until the ball can be played to other side, then they break on the ball to the empty zone. Progression: the two defenders in the middle work together to provide cover and balance on a cross. Once ball gets to other side, they move into the zone.

Coaching Points: 

Urgency to close space/time on the ball

-Body shape & Positioning to prevent crosses

-Patient defending: NO diving

-Adjust & Re-Adjust hips to continue to force play AWAY

-Urgency to provide COVER defender


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Individual Skills: Deny Cross and Cover Volleys and headers

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Individual Skills: Deny Cross and Cover Volleys and headers (15 mins)

Game Objective: Close space: deny the cross and/or cover incoming pass

Topic: Defending Wide Areas

Phase: Protect the Goal

Problem: Attacking team is deep, wide, and threatening to place ball in box

Who: 2,3,4,5,6

Where:  Defending Third

When: As they are looking to cross

What: 1) Close down attacker and deny pass. Angle body to push him away from goal 2) Close down receiver by covering him

Why:  to protect the goal  

Layout: 30x30; 3 channels; 3v3 or 4v4;

Restrictions: Two wide players are netural and must stay in their channels;

Scoring: Scoring: Defense: 1 point for denying pass; 2 points for recovering ball from a cover position. Attacker: 2 points for a completed arial pass.

Game:

Coaching Points:

Urgency to close space/time on the ball

-Body shape & Positioning to prevent crosses

-Patient defending: NO diving

-Adjust & Re-Adjust hips to continue to force play AWAY

-Urgency to provide COVER defender


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Game: Deny Wide Areas

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Final Game: Deny Wide Areas (25 mins)

Game Objective: Close space: deny the cross and/or cover incoming pass

Topic: Defending Wide Areas

Phase: Protect the Goal

Problem: Attacking team is deep, wide, and threatening to place ball in box

Who: 2,3,4,5,6

Where:  Defending Third

When: As they are looking to cross

What: 1) Close down attacker and deny pass. Angle body in passing lane to where your cover man is. 2) Close down receiver by covering him

Why:  to protect the goal

Layout: 20 x 27; 3 channels at 9 paces; no goals

Restrictions:  2:10:2 Two touch. Arial balls. Every attacker in respective zone much touch the ball before sending over. This will give our defenders more opportunities to deny passes.

Scoring: Defense: 1 point for denying pass; 2 points for recovering ball from a cover position. Attacker: 2 points for a completed arial pass.

Game: Just play

Coaching Points: 

Urgency to close space/time on the ball

-Body shape & Positioning to prevent crosses

-Patient defending: NO diving

-Adjust & Re-Adjust hips to continue to force play AWAY

-Urgency to provide COVER defender


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