Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Mid Block Defence (Start Time: 2022-07-01 19:30:00)

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Neil Ross
Name: Neil Ross
City: Rouse Hill
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Session Objective:

Midfield to stay compact across and between lines and prevent penetrating balls.

Win ball in midfield.

Strikers defend by directing opposition back 4 one way, team slides and presses as a unit.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Frame/F11 Warm Up (15 mins)

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Frame/F11 Warm Up (15 mins)

Session Organisation: (Frame & Warm Up 15 mins)

12 players (6 orange bibs, 6 blue bibs)

F11 warm up in corner of field.

Positioning exercises set up in mid of field for realism (topic of defence in midfield).

Coaching Points:

Frame - quickly go over session plan.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up Ballwork : 3 v 3 (15 mins)

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Warm Up Ballwork : 3 v 3 (15 mins)

Session Organisation: (Warm Up: Ballwork 15 mins)

12 players, 4 groups of 3 (2x3=6 orange bibs, 2 x 3=6 blue bibs)

1. Static exercise - 1st/2nd/3rd defender (5 mins only)

    - 3 on cones passing ball, 3 opposite react when ball is passed (passive exercise)

2. Dynamic exercise - 3 v 3 games (10 mins)

    - ball played in from centre, game ends with goal or ball out of play (goal played between 1 of the 3 sets of cones to a player

      behind the cones/goal)

    - players wait for their turn directly behind goals (this retrieves balls)

Coaching Points :

1. Positioning of all 3 defenders - 3 tasks = mark, cover, block channel to goal

2. Speed and body shape of pressing player

3. Reaction when Pressed attacker plays the ball (back & in, don't follow or take step towards ball)

4. All 3 defenders are connected and compact


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positioning Exercise (15 mins)

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Positioning Exercise (15 mins)

Session Organisation: (Positioning Exercise 15 mins)

Defending 4-4-2 block

14 players (6 defenders in orange, 7 attackers in blue plus GK)

 - get 2 more players from U20 to go from 12 to 14 players

1. Coach defending red team (orange bibs) defending 2 wide mini goals.

2. Ball starts with blue GK.

3. Game ceases/recommences when ball out of play or goal scored. 

4. Start static for a few plays across backline watching defensive positioning, then static playing across attacking mids with passive defending mids positioning.

5. Go dynamic.

Coaching Points:

1. When defending, stay compact and slide to prevent penetrating balls.

2. Front 2 (9 & 7) slide and force ball one way, try and prevent recycling by counter pressing. 

 (i) 11 drops back to make 4-4-2 block.

 (ii) 9 presses blue 4 & blocks recycle

(iii) 7 presses blue 5 while blocking channel to blue mid

(iv) 10 slides wide to block channel to goal, then presses

3. Mids slide, widest mid task is to block channel to goal first, then close attacker. When played, drop back and in.

4. When defending in midfield, closest defender presses on ball, others tuck in to reduce space behind. When ball is played, mid defender drops off and back.

5. For mids focus on 1st,2nd,3rd defender, pressing by closest mid player, and 3 tasks (mark, cover, block channels)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Training (20 mins)

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Field position and body position
Technical Tactical
Compact defence that slides across park, knowing who/when to press and when not to press

Game Training (20 mins)

Session Organisation: (Game Training Phase - 20 mins)

3/4 field.

11 v 11 (orange v blue).

Coaching red team (orange bibs) defending goal with 4-4-2 block.

Blue team (blue bibs) playing 4-3-3.

Game starts & recommences once out from Blue GK, must play short (3,4, or 6 only), reds convert from 4-3-3 attack to start in 4-4-2 defensive block pattern (7 or 11 on opposite side to ball drop back and in).

Coaching Points:

1. Keep compact horizontally and vertically.

2. Block passing channels.

3. Defend at front by directing opposition one way & team press.

4. See player and ball.

5. In mid, one player presses opposing mid with ball, others tuck in. Immediate reaction when ball played is drop back & in, do NOT follow or take step towards ball.

Back 4 : mark opposing 7/9/11, stay compact to prevent through balls.

Mid 4 (3+retreating front player) : 3 mid take opposing mid 3, 4th mid block channel between 2/7 or 5/11 of opponent.

Front 2 : force player one way, prevent recycle, counter press.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Training Game - 20/25 mins

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Field position and body position
Technical Tactical
Compact defence that slides across park, knowing who/when to press and when not to press

Training Game - 20/25 mins (20 mins)

Session Organisation: (Training Game Phase - 20/25 mins)

Full field.

11 v 11 (orange bibs v blue bibs).

Rule : Blue GK to always play short when in possession, orange bibs to drop to 4-4-2 block immediately.

Coaching Points:

Only coach on the run. Do not stop unless major issue.

Reds (orange bibs play 4-3-3, but drop into 4-4-2 when opponent has ball, specifically when opponent GK has ball).


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