Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defending Session (u10-13)

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Todd Underwood
Name: Todd Underwood
City: Spring
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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1v1 Defending (U10- u13)

Individual Defending

Defending in Pairs


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Activation (15 mins)

Activation:

(Space depends on age)

2 Teams. One team defending goals (5) one team attacking goals.

Attacking team sees how many goals they can score. Defending team (RED) defends and tries to win ball (and knock out).

-only 5 attackers in at once.

-when one ball is left (5v5) to 6 goals.

-play for time/when all balls are done

Switch Roles

Points:

Get to ball / close down

Approach (speed)

Body position (low)

Footwork

-Led with one foot

Looking around


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Screen 2 (15 mins)

Defending movement:

1) Small square (depending on age) 2 players have balls in hands. Players in middle run and touch balls (high,low) while outside players move also. (6-10 sec.)

2) Close down cones. 1st to leftand back. Then to right and back. Then to center and back. (Add) turn and sprint.

Points:

Movement:

led with one foot

get low. stay low

"shift your hips"

accelerate/decelerate


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Screen 3 (30 mins)

1v1 Squares

A. 1 v 2 TAG (each def. must stay in their square). Try and make it thru past the blue cones.

(+) BALL (1 v 2). Try and dribble ball thru blue cones.

B. 1v1 / 2v2 (Goals)

- team that passes ball in calls "1 or 2" (1v1) (2v2)

- alternate based on where ball goes out

Points:

body position to force into pressure/away from goal

close ball down

Pressure/ Cover

communication


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Screen 4 (30 mins)

3v3 / (4v4) Games

Teams of three. Balls restart form goal.

Switch teams each goal or Time limit.

Striker Wars- END

1v1/2v2 (add GKs)

Neutral area in middle. (Space depends on age)

Each play is limited to two/three touches in their square.

No hands if not using GKs.

Switch on goals. MAKE it /TAKE it.

Points:

Look for defending points from previous


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