Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 6v7 Pressing In A 4-4-2 Diamond

6v7 Pressing In A 4-4-2 Diamond

6v7 Pressing In A 4-4-2 Diamond:

Obj: Improve our press in a 4-4-2 diamond & relationships between the first two layer of the press. 

Set Up: 54 yard wide x 30 yard long grid with three puggs for the building team to play into & a big goal for the pressing team to score on. 

Timing: 4 Min Games

Scoring/Rules: Red team looks to build/break the blue press and score in the puggs. Blue is looking to win the ball back as high as possible and counter (different ways to score). The build line splits the field into two. Red can only have their back 4 and one midfielder in the bottom half. Blue can only press with 4 in the top half. When red breaks the build line they can attack with one additional player on the other half of the build line. 

(1) Build line is present - blue scores by passing or dribbling into 18 (2) Build line is present - blue scores by playing into 18 and then going to goal with 3 seconds to score (3) build line is taken out - blue scores by playing into the 18 and going to goal.

Coaching Pts: (1) Pressing of the two 9s - keep play to one side, if broken and 10 shifts drop in to cover the 6 (2) Adjust and move in response to pressing of our first layer. Shift to cover passing lanes, respond to squeeze triggers. Help pin play to one side (3) Poor pass, bouncing ball, faced own goal, poor first touch etc