Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing

Club Logo

Premier Users' Club

Jack Tinker

Profile Summary

Jack Tinker
Name: Jack Tinker
City: leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
75
per year
Join today

Description

Practical assessment session plan for the University of South Wales 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): whole

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): whole
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): whole Create Video:

whole (5 mins)

Learning objectives of the session

  • Understanding how and when to press
  • Understanding how to press as a team 
  • Learn how to trigger the press

Set up

A 40x45 yards area size with three different channels. Both defensive channels being red and the middle is white. Two teams of 6 with goalkeepers on each team, if no goalkeepers are present the drill will change to a one-touch finish and the outfield players will take a turn in goal. 


How the drill works

1. Free play with minimal communication besides what is expected surrounding the learning objectives

Five-pillar considerations 

physical -  one v one battles

technical - close control under pressure

tactical - choice of a pass in the safe zone

psychological - habit of retreating to the retreat line quickly

social - communication 



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Part Create Video:

Part (10 mins)

coaching points 

  • creating traps when pressing
  • how the spare two can contribute
  • pressure cover balance

Set up 

A 25x15 yards is organized with 3 boxes approximately 8 yards apart. with the 12 participants split in to 3 groups of 4. In the diagram, the blue team is in the middle, and two from that box press the black box. The black team must complete 5 passes successfully before transferring the ball to the yellow team. This will then allow the other two on the blue team to go press. If the ball is lost the team who lost possession will change with the team in the middle.

progression 

If the pressing team manages to win the ball back and play into their zone the player who lost the ball must attempt to win the ball back in a 4v1 scenario in 10 seconds. If success the 4 will stay in the middle, if unsuccessful the teams will change over.

regression 

allowing 3 players to go into the area and press instead of 2. This will increase the success rate of winning the ball back however if the ball is transitioned the work rate will increase in order to get to the other box quickly.

5 pillar considerations 

physical - aggression in press and transition 

technical - passing 

tactical - decision making 

psychological - fitness under fatigue, remain focused 

social - communication during the press


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): whole

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): whole
Save Image: Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): whole Create Video:

whole (5 mins)

Set up
A 40x45 yards area size

Free play with intervention strategies if necessary such as Fly by and Drive-by.

reiterating the learning objectives throughout the drill

Conditioning

If the session is stepping away from the LO's incorporate a retreat line in which if the ball goes out of play the defending team must retreat into their own half. 

challenge 

 two goals if you retain the ball in attacking half and score.

Target

Can you score 3 goals from winning the ball back from the press?


Build 3D sessions in seconds
Access to 1000’s of sessions
Professionalise and modernise your coaching
Used by the world’s best coaches
US$
75
per year
Join today

Animation Controls (PCs, Macs, Laptops):

Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop

Back/Forward: Drag timeline button