Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): improving defending with the back 4 with separated 2 strickers

main 1(part 1) (15 mins)

exercise (!) :

organization:

players 16 +2 goal keepers , cones 4 ,goal1 distance( 35*40 yards)

coaching points : 

• arrive agressive
  
• guide the player to the outside 
  
• stop the shot at all cost 
  
• be patient and time the intervention (tackle fast on the floor)
  

the player with the blue dribble with  the ball toward the goal and tries to score ,start from yellow cones   , the player with the red tries to stop him from going tru the gate then  tries to recover the ball and stoping the shot

main 3( part 3 ) (15 mins)

Expanded game:

16 players+2 gk , 14 balls ,2goals,(50*70)yards ,  cones,2 small goals

Coaching points:

• 1v1 defending (delay the intervention till the defensive line is balanced)and body orientation and forcing the play out 
  
•  being compact  while giving the defensive coverage  
  
•  paying attention to the distances between the players in the defensive line
  
• body orientation and awareness of the attacker position
  
• identifying the responsibility of who to mark within  the defensive line
  
• communication between the goal keeper and the defensive line and between the player covering the full  back or the center back  if he is defending the on ball player
  
•  dropping back in anticipation of a ball in the back of the defense
  
• dropping back quickly when there is the chance of header pass(flick)
  
• center backs have to follow the run of the strikers between the players (in-out)
  
• balancing the depth and width (defensive line)
  

Exercise instruction:

in this drill the player have to perform the action that are marked by the numbering that order:

1 the goal keeper plays the ball to the defender

2 the defender must play long ball to the midfielder on the same team

3 the midfielder plays the ball to the strikers

4 they pass to each other or Finnish

5 they try to Finnish

6 the goal keeper passes the ball to the midfielder on the same team

7 the midfielder passes to the strikers in the back of the defense high ball or blank spiele or passes to the strikers

8  the strikers finnish if the defenders recover the ball they will try to pass to the player on the side line and he will pass or drive the ball tru the gate simulating a counter attack

and restart again from the goal keeper and the starting position for the defenders is always the yellow cone line

if the defenders recover the ball at any stage they should score in the small goals pass to the outside player that can pass or dribble tru the gate simulating a counter attack