Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): YDP - U12 - Week 1 - Combination play to finish (Start Time: 2020-11-06 18:00:00)

Individual Skill: Defending Wide Areas Rondo 4v2 (15 mins)

Game Objective: Close space: deny pass and provide cover.

Topic: Defending

Phase: Protecting the Goal

Problem: Attacking team are a threat to cross the ball.

Who: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

Where:  Defending third

When: 1) the attacking team is moving down the sideline in our defensive third.

What: 1) Defender in 3v1 close space and deny pass. 2) If pass is not denied, the second defender covers

Why: to prevent cross

Layout: Start with 8x8 grid

Restrictions: 1.5 minute in the midlle then rotate; 9 cycles; No break

Scoring: 2 points for each time defense recovers ball; 2 point for four consecutive passes.

Coaching Points:

Team Shape: compact when denying central passes

Urgency to close space/time on the ball

-Body shape & Positioning to prevent crosses

-Patient defending: NO diving

-Adjust & Re-Adjust hips to continue to force play AWAY

-Urgency to provide COVER defender

Tech 1 (20 mins)

THE SESSION: Attacking in Central Areas

4 Mannequins/poles or cones, depending on what you have

4 cones

Here we work on combinations and attacking in central areas of the field in and around the 18 yard box.

Player A psees to Player B who has checked away from his defender.

Player B takes his 1st tocuh behind the defender and drives towards the Center Back

Player C has made an arching run off the shoulder of the center back to create a gap for Player B to play a through ball.

PROGRESSIONS:

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Tech 3 (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

This time, Player C checks to the ball for a wall pass around the Center Back with a 1st time shot after the penetrating pass

PROGRESSIONS:

Same combination, this time reverse pass the the other Forward

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: