Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Role of the 2nd Defender

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Juan Elias Gonzalez

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Juan Elias Gonzalez
Name: Juan Elias Gonzalez
City: Holland
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

What:

  • Improve positioning, and covering of second defender

Who:

  • Players closest to 1st defender. 

Where:

  • Anywhere that a 1st defender is pressing. 

When:

  • When opposition has ball and we are applying pressure

Why:

  • In order to cover 1st defender when opposition is in possesoin and attempting to isolate 1st attacker. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Intro
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Intro

Organization:

  • 2v1 in each field. 

Instructions:

  • Ball begins with attacker
  • Only 1st defender can enter opposite half, second defender can not enter
  • Attacker can score after crossing half. 
  • Defenders score by crossing line 

Techinical Coaching Points:

  • Body positioning 

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • . 2nd defender must cover goal 
  • Support 1st defender

Progressions & Regressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activity

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Main Activity

Organization:

Instructions:

    • Yellow team plays toward mini goal for 1 point
    • White team attempts to defend to win the ball and dribble across the line for 1 point
    • Play for 3 min and switch roles

Techinical Coaching Points:

  • Stance of defenders 

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Who goes for ball, who is cover?
  • Close openings 
  • When?

Progressions & Regressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Match

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Conditioned Match

Organization:

Instructions:

  • 4v4

Techinical Coaching Points:

Tactical Coaching Points:

    • What is Pressure (1st defender) / Cover (2nd defender)
    • How can we close openings for attackers?
    • Who is the cover defender?
    • When do I drop into a covering position?
    • Where do I need to be to cover effectively?

Progressions & Regressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match

Organization:

  • Fifa Rules 

Instructions:

Techinical Coaching Points:

Tactical Coaching Points:

Progressions & Regressions:


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