Football/Soccer Session (U14): Defending through lines
Pro-Club: Tranmere Rovers FC
Paul Morrison, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Paul Morrison |
|---|---|
| City: | warrington |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Elite – 16 points |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Defending through lines
Session Objective:
Defending passing through lines.
Organisation:
Three groups,two red,one blue.Reds (A) have to manoevre ball and try to play through lines to other red group (B).Blues have to close down and limit opportunities,reacting to ball as it is spread along Red group.
Blues react by nearest man closing down,next man comes across to support and cover.Players react as ball is transfered.So if ball with Red 1,Blue 1 closes,Blue 2 shifts across.If ball transferred to Red 3 , Blue 3 closes and so on.Stay in boxes at first then players can move anywhere across theirchannel ( line of boxes).
Key Factors:
Pressure on ball
When, where,who?
Communication
Angles/distance of support
Compact and naqrrow shape
Tracking runners
Decision-making