Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 11v11 line of confrontation Defending in the A1/3

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Gearardo Ruiz
Name: Gearardo Ruiz
City: san diego
Country: United States of America
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): split, pressure cover balance

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split, pressure cover balance (30 mins)

8v8 4 grids

Red vs Green players stay on grids but can move when they have the ball

Focus is on defending players. Movement as the ball travels.

every split or through ball to teammates is a point is the ball is intercepted that team can now find their teammates to accumulate points.

possible tournoument out of this

Coaching points:

how to pressure- comunication, pressure cover balance, body positioning

compact and together.

In possession :

quick movement of the ball- invite pressure- split on one touch.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 line of confrontation

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2v2 line of confrontation (25 mins)

2 v 2 or 3 v 3 depending on the numbers.

Objective is to make players understand the line of confrontation. In this exercise always switch the players on the field after each round.

Team that got scored on starts with the ball. If a team kicks it out the other team starts with the ball.

Defensive players cannot engage attacking players until they cross the half way line ( line of confrontation ) idea is for defensive player to move quick and hold to see when that line is crossed, that is their cue to go and win the ball.

Variations are to set the line higher A1/3 or go Full pressure to help the players distinguish different ways and lines to pressure.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): positional play

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positional play (30 mins)

Offense defense

Focus :

Line of confrontation in the M1/3 Green team cannot pressure until red team advances the line into the M1/3

Red team trying to get to small goals. Green team trying to win the ball and go to big goal.

Focus on that imaginary line as a cue for players to start defending and winning the ball to go to goal.

Communication to target weakest player and force the ball compact and together.

Variation is to go full press-

Variations from the build out on a goal kick or the coach plays a ball live to any player while defending team holding the line of confrontation.

Add or remove players when necessary.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (30 mins)

Focus on the line of confrontation. for both teams.

One team on a full press and the other with line set in A1/3


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