Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): T-D with high press in final 3rd. (Start Time: 2018-02-03 13:05:00)

Animation 1 (10 mins)

Set Up

Create a 30x25m field with a half way line.

- Two teams of 3 play in the middle with two neutrals on the outside in the half where the ball is.

How to Play

The ball starts with the neutral at one end

- Neutral plays to red, red combine against blue (who passively defend) and play to neutral on the other side (this signals a loss of possession for reds)

- Neutral dribbles to other half and plays to blue with reds passively defending

Player Tasks

- Be in a position to see your player and the ball at all times

- Quickly pressure the pass into opposition

- Prevent opposition playing between you and nearest defender

- Trap them and make it diffiult to play out

- Track runs in behind you

Progressions

- Players can intercept passes

Game Training (25 mins)

Set Up

Use just over half a field with a big goal at one end and an end zone and 3 gates 10 yards past the half way line.

How to Play

Blue start with possession with a pass in from the coach

- Play 2 touch until goal scored or ball is lost then open play

- 3 transitions before starting play again (blue lose ball, transition to defence, blue win ball)

- Start from coach if the ball goes dead

Red (1-4-2-1) get a player on the ball in the end zone or score by passing through one of the gates.

Blue (2-3-3) win the ball and score as quickly as possible

Team Task

Today is all about how quickly we can win the ball back and score after losing possession in the final 3rd.

Player Tasks

ST #9

- Press the player in possession quickly to win the ball or force play towards your team mates

- If you can’t immediately press get in a position to threaten pass into deepest CM to prevent central build up play

- If the ball is played beyond you, recover quickly to pressure player on the ball from behind

- Link up with team mates in front of the defensive line to get yourself or a team mate in behind.

- If you can’t play forward or turn, play back quickly or hold up the ball and wait for support.

Wingers #7/#11

- Immediately press player on the ball or get into a position to cover pressuring team mate

- If you can’t immediately pressure, get into a position to prevent forward passes through the middle

- Get into a position to prevent opposition FB receiving the ball behind you

- Look to threaten in behind the opposition defensive line or receive to feet in space

- Combine in front of the defensive line to get yourself or a team mate beyond opposition defenders.

- If the ball is on the opposite side, get into a goal scoring position.

ACM #8/#10

- Aggressively press your opponent quickly to win the ball or force play towards your team mates

- If you can’t pressure, cover to prevent the opposition playing forward centrally.

- Can you threaten in behind the opposition defensive line or receive to feet in space.

- Look to pass or travel forward quickly or if not pass to a player who can.

- Quickly support passes into advanced players with runs in front or in behind.

- Get into goal scoring positions in and around the penalty box.

CM #6/#8

- Can you press the player in possession quickly or cover to prevent the opposition playing forward?

- Screen dangerous players and spaces in front of our defensive line

- Can you pass or travel forward quickly or if not to a player who can?

- Look to find team mates beyond the opposition defenders or to feet in space.

- Recognise when to join the attack or stay and cover.

CB #3/#4

- If pressure on the ball, keep a high line so the opposition can’t easily play out.

- Kill the space in behind if there is a threat to the defensive line.

- Support play from behind

- Recognise when to join attack and when to cover