Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 1st Defender - 1v1

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Angelo Sabblah

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Angelo Sabblah
Name: Angelo Sabblah
City: Portland
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer

Description

Objective

1. responsibilities of the 1st defender

2. Focus on delaying attacks and protecting important space

3. Quick transitions when available.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (20 mins)

Set Up

4 - 5 lines, 20 yards long. Cones are 5 yards apart.

Rules and Conditions

Prevent Injury and Enhance Performance (PEP) Routine

- Motor Skills: Forward, Backwards, Sideways

- Dynamic Stretches: Main lower body muscle groups

- Strength: Lower Body Strength exercises

- Plyometrics: 2 leg jumps, 1 leg jumps

- Sprints and Agilities: Fowards, diagonals, backwards, quick changes of direction


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill

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Skill (25 mins)

Set Up

20x20 yards. Small Goals on adjacent sides. Cone to mark scoring zone which is 7 yards from goal (blue line).

Rules and Conditions

1v1. Player dribbles ball in and has to score in goal opposite. Defender breaks out and has to try and win ball and score in goal opposite. Team with player that wins the 1v1 gets to start with the ball. Losing player defends. Attacker wins if they score, defender wins if they force ball out or score in transition.

Progression

Play 1v2 (Overload in attackers favor).

Coaching Points

role of 1st defender

- Pressure

- Delay

- Protect space

Tactical

- Where should I force the attacker?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game 2

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Conditioned Game 2 (25 mins)

Set Up

36x40 yard fields. 3 Fields

Rules and Conditions

Play Directional. 3 Teams per field. Winner stays on. Teams to try and score in the goal opposite the one they are defending. Third team spread around the field and play as netral support players. When a team scores, they have to collect the ball from the goal they just scored in and try and score opposite. Losing team has to get off the field quickly and offer support. Support team has to get onto the field to defend straight away

Coaching Points

1st defender

- Delay

Compactness

Cover

Offensive and Defensive principles

Defensive concentration


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (20 mins)

Set Up

40x24. 3 fields.

Rules and Conditions

6v6 (1-2-1-2) or (2-3-1). 3 teams per field. First goal wins or 4 minute games. Header challenge decides a tie.

Coaching Points

INDIVIDUAL COACHING. TRY NOT TO STOP WHOLE GROUP

Defensive principles


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Movement
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Dribble
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Pitch Line 2
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Pitch Line 4

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