Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): #DEFENSIVE SESSIONS # - Team Defending - #1 - Multiple

1. DEF Unit

1. Step 1 coach or ATT  beats mannequin and drives 

2. DEF presses passivley but aggressive and then coach plays attempted ball into goal or behind back line 

3. Backline reacts and slides to cover gaps on yellow markers 

4. Same repeated from middle mannequin 

5. Same repeated from wide mannequin. 

6. Last one players sprint to recover a unopposed cross played in by far coach or ATT  - Then Add Runners 

Anime of 2

x20 by x20 full session 

x5/6 Yd by 5/6 Yd grids 

Goals 10 yds away 

1. Must stay within your own grid but can swap with movement 

2. Opposition can press in 1 v1 in only one grid encouraging stepping of DEF and sliding of other DEF 

3. Team with the ball must progress up the grid and shoot on goal 

4. Progression - Can break out final line of grid and 1 V 1 to goal 

4. 2 Vs 2 CB DEF

OBJ - 

Improve individual defending / cover defending,defending space in behind from runner

DETAIL : 

• Ball starts with defending team - long pass played into one of the

two attackers who play live on first touch

• Defenders must sprint up to offside line to reduce space

• Two attackers go to goal, if defenders win the ball they transition

  to opposite goal

• Restarts with same team each set

CP's

• Individual defending - weight on front foot, breaking down, side onto force player inside/outside, step in on poor touch/negative

• Cover position - inside to help 1st defender, body position to seeball/player, manage the line, on the pass and first touch, protect theinside

6. Defend in front & Behind

x45 Length / 40 Width  (Green Neutrals can be addded if needed) 

Defending in behind and in front - Stepping and Dropping 

1. Rondo 4 Vs 2 (15 Yard Roughly zone) Red break out after 5 passes - Can have all break out or start with a limit 

2. If Blue win they play to defender on in back line and they have 10 Seconds to score in mini goals 7 Vs 4 cant come out zones other than two on top 

3. Red can block within large square OR go 1 Red Vs 1 Blue down flank outside of square 

4. Red Break out then two bluse stay in zone and it becomes 4 Vs 5 - Neutrals can be added if needed - Which would be for bounce passes and runs in behind an offside line 

5. If no neutrals Reds score by dribbling or passing to recieve through one of the gates or playing a long ball in behind that hits or stays in one of three in behind zones. 

CP -

When to Step, Timing to Dorp , Shifting and sliding and DEF Principles 

7B DEF Phase 2

(From BACK GOAL) Defending team in Blue = 3-4-2 + GK (10)
Attacking team in Red = 3-4-1-1(2) + GK (10)

* All teams initially locked into their zones.

* Red try to keep possession and Attack the Blue's goal at the opposite end.
-- x1 Red can drop into a zone to receive the ball when building the attack --

* Blues goal of the session is also to attack the opposite end goal but with x4 pass restriction.
-- x1 Blue can also drop into a zone to receive the ball when building an attack ---

* For Red's to score they must hit one of the Strikers or AM dropping in from their 'Free Zones' to initiate the Attack. Only x1 ST/ AM can exit their 'Free Zone' to receive the ball.                                   (No Blues/ Defenders can enter the Free Zone)

* Once a ST/ AM has received the ball they can then initiate the Attack as a bounce pass or breaking into the end zone   and a 3 Vs 2 begins - Blues then work on Defensive unit principles - shifting, sliding, dropping and topic of "Defending as a team" - Once established ..... We then ALLOW 2 Additional Reds to be 3 Vs 4 and One WB can recover