Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Fall20-11v11- Session 18

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Xavier Ribera
Name: Xavier Ribera
City: Jersey City
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Learning Outcomes:

- Defensive prioritized behaviors: Avoid open shots, force opponent to play outside and try to isolate players there, force opponent to finish from difficult angles.

- Balance and cover movements depending on ball's location. Ability to identify roles and responsibilities.

- Shape and intentionallity of pressure (looking for isolations, 1v1s).

- Identify the moment to step up -vs moment to hold.

- Improve effective communication.

What: Provide structure and clear intentionallity to our pressure.

When: When Out of Possession, especially during open game (but transferrable to any moment of the game when out of possession).

Where: Our Attacking Half of the field (but also transferrable to the Defensive Half of the field).

Who: All the players: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defenders (Primary Players), Defenders away from the zone of pressure are also essential.

Why: To avoid disorganized pressure. With the intention of increasing our options of winning the ball back by performing an structured and organized pressure.


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

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Main Activity (25 mins)

Organization and Instructions:

Half the Field (as above).

5v5+2 neutrals + 2 players on wait.

- Game starts in the central square 30x30yd area. Once one of the team completed 5 pass, they are allowed to attack. First step (mandatory), connect with one of the Wing-Backs on the side channels. Once connection is made, the defender of that player is also released starting from the opposite end of the shaded area.

- If defensive team wins the ball back, they try to score.

(1 goal, 1 point).

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Defensive prioritized behaviors: Avoid open shots, force opponent to play outside and try to isolate players there, force opponent to finish from difficult angles.

- Transitional behaviors: quick reaction after loss according to the shape/structure (2 players closest to the zone of loss, agressive and quick pressure).

- Balance and cover movements depending on ball's location.

- Shape and intentionallity of pressure (looking for isolations, 1v1s).

- Identify the moment to step up -vs moment to hold.

- Improve effective communication.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Activity 2

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Main Activity 2 (30 mins)

Organization and Instructions:

Half the Field.

9v7.

Attacking Team (Red): Tries to score in one small net. Sides: 1 point. Center: 3 points.

Defending Team (Blue): Tries to win the ball back and score, 1 point.

Intentions:

(1) Force opponent team out.

(2) Isolate Even Numbers.

- Forward creates isolation (avoiding pass back to the GK and opposite side DEF.

- Identify Weak Side and Strong Side of Pressure.

- Wing on the Weak Side cover Forward mark.

- Wing-Back on Weak Side helps inside man marking.

- Center-Mid Weak Side provides support to defensive line.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Defensive prioritized behaviors: Avoid open shots, force opponent to play outside and try to isolate players there, force opponent to finish from difficult angles.

- Transitional behaviors: quick reaction after loss according to the shape/structure (2 players closest to the zone of loss, agressive and quick pressure).

- Balance and cover movements depending on ball's location.

- Shape and intentionallity of pressure (looking for isolations, 1v1s).

- Identify the moment to step up -vs moment to hold.

- Improve effective communication.


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