Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): m6w12s4- 1V1 'Pressure from the side'

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Aspect- Dealing with a recovering defender pressuring you from an angle/side

Objective- Players (wingers/#10/#9) are capable of protecting the ball while driving with it to deal with a defender recovering on an angle

Key Principles: Use of body faint/change of direction/pace/sharp turn to lose defender, dribbling with head up (spacial awareness), seeking to break forward at pace during (+) transition .

(1) Skill Intro 

A) - first 4 players approach closest central cone are to turn sharply before passing to next player waiting in next group (clockwise then anti-clockwise). 

B) Run the gauntlet style warm up game - x4 defenders (2 each side) enter area as players inside seek to get ball to other side (defenders swap after 3 sets)- if ball is kicked out you become a defender. 

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(2) Skill Training 

Dynamic 3v2 to 4v3 attacking overload/transition game

Blue seek to score asap with 3v2 attacking overload (1pt for goal). If blue score or when ball goes out x2 wide jokers enter area (without ball)- keeper feeds new ball in to ignite 4v3 counter attack. If reds complete attack (2pts) or if ball goes out both teams reset. If red can win ball when it is 3v2- both wide players will still enter area to create 4v3 PT #General- Can you seek to play forward pass directly/or slightly in front of wide player to ignite fast counter attack and thus to create goal scoring chance Cue- As soon as you regain BP.

Both teams swap roles after 5 mins. 

General Script: Can we attack at pace (game realism) to prevent defenders from recovering, 

can we maximise use of attacking overload (find spear player in an attacking overload), reaction to both transition moments (recover at pace/seek to make fast support run to help team break forward). 

PT #Winger (in transition): can you immediately seek to receive forward/angled pass on shoulder of closest defender (in-line and level) before attempting to create a goal scoring chance. Cue- As soon as team regains BP and can play forward. 

PT #General: Can closest defender to ball recover on an angle and at a sprint to pressure ball carrier while delaying and getting goal side Cue- As soon as BP is lost and wide players enter game.

Step up: Now wide player enters area with ball (1 wide player still enter without ball) can seeks to immediately score after ball goes out.

PT #Winger/attacking mid: Can you drive with ball at pace and be direct while protecting ball with good awareness and body faints Cue- As soon as cued to enter area and when recovering defender get tight to you.