Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 5/12/25 - Phase: Block Defending - Action: Def in pairs - Prin: Stay Compact - Mid 1/3

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Marcus Watt
Name: Marcus Watt
City: The Woodlands
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cognitive X/O's

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Cognitive X/O's

Title: Warm Up & X/O's (5 minutes )

Aim: Put players in a fun cognitive setting that gets them competing.

Activity / Organization: Players are in teams, play relay X/O's. Use bibs as markers. Must be done at speed! Think & Play. Players must dribble the ball to the grid before dropping bib, pass back to team mate once your done. 

Notes: Makes teams the lines of the team / age groups during split training. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Opposed - Def Mid Block

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1v1 Opposed - Def Mid Block

15 minutes

Organization:
1. 20x20 area.
2. Gates - 2yds.
3. Players set up as shown. Instructions:

1. Blue player looks to score through blue gates, red player looks to score through red gates.
2. Attackers must dribble through gates.
3. Defender (in the middle) is live on attacker's first touch. 4. If defender wins the ball, he can counter through any colored gate.

5. If ball goes out, next attacker starts the sequence.
6. Rotate roles after six attempts (three for each attacker).
Coaching Points:
1. Speed of approach - close the space quickly.
2. Angle of approach - bent, force away from goal.
3. Look to make play predictable.
4. Slow down as space decreases.
5. Identify correct moments to tackle.
Progressions:
1. Attackers can score on either gate.
2. If defender wins the ball and scores, he stays outside as an attacker. 3. Add Second Attacker to make 2v1.







Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Defending

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2v2 Defending

Title: 2v2 Defending: 12 - 15 min

Coaching Points / plan for failure:

Pressure on the ball - players will move slowly out of fear of getting beat 1v1 - discuss advantage of not having time on the ball
Marking and covering + Distance between first and second defender - Players will think 'my man' discuss what happens when your team mate gets beaten here. 
Tracking run and seeing ball and player transition - Discuss contact, reading cues and dealing opponent 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Middle Third training in pairs

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Middle Third training in pairs

Title: Middle Third training in pairs - 20 minutes

Organization: Players play in grid to mimic moment of focus players having to reposition / shift based on the opponents movement in a numbers down situation. Balls will be played from yellow luteal players who can play to any blue. Red's have to adjust if they win the ball 11/7 have two touches but must find possession team inside the grid. 6/8 in red are tasked with finding 5/4 and receiving a one touch set outside the gird to mimic the habit of FHFP quickly playing against a high line / moving out our low block. 

Coaching points / plan for failure: 

- Focus group will fail to shift when yellow is in possession - discuss defending being a mentality and what happens if we don't commit to this. 

- Pressure on ball (Who)
- Get head down of attacked on ball
- midfield covering, sliding at same angle as ball
- Reading attacked to stop splits.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending Block of 8 Focus Back Four

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Defending Block of 8 Focus Back Four

Defending Block of 8 Focus Back Four - 30 minutes
Set Up
8 vs 7 + 2
At First white and Green midfielders are restricted to play in grids.

Back four Must start in 10 yard area
Front three for green can only receive the ball by moving
side by side.
Blue can find forwards at any time weather from Neutrals (5/4 in blue)
or any midfield players.
If red wins the ball they must play to the neutral and get
it back in one touch (Doesnt have to be same player)
Coaching Points
Pressure on ball (Who)
Get head down of attacked on ball
midfield covering, sliding at same angle as ball
Reading attacked to stop splits.
Back four communicating with midfield 4
Back four dropping when any attacker has time on ball
If midfield gets split, who steps? no turn
Furthest CB provides depth
If we score and attacking team plays immediatley who covers?
Progression, Attacking three in midfield can go in any area.
Progression, Forwards can check into area, forcing defenders to decide who steps who drops






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