Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): DRUMCHAPEL UTD 2009 BACK 4 DEFENSIVE SHAPE

EXAMPLE 1 (10 mins)

TECHNICAL PRACTICE TO TEACH DEFENSIVE PRESSING AND SHAPE

6 V 5 UNOPPOSED PRACTICE

BEGIN VERY SLOWLY AND WALK THROUGH WHO PRESSES DEPENDING ON WHO HAS THE BALL AND WHAT SHAPE IS EXPECTED FROM REMAINING 3 PLAYERS AND GK

START BY PASSING BALL IN SEQUENCE FROM WIDE MAN THROUGH ATTACKING 4 TO OTHER WIDE MAN

PROGRESSION

ALLOW PASSING TO BECOME OUT OF SEQUENCE TO TEST DEFENDERS REACTION

GK IS IMPORTANT AS HIS BODY SHAPE AND MOVEMENT IS AGAIN REACTIVE TO WHOEVER HAS THE BALL

PRACTICE (5 mins)

PROGRESSIVE UNDER AND OVERLOADS BACK 4 DEFENDING

SPLIT THE PITCH IN HALF TO SET OUT THE AREA FOR THE 2 V 3

REDS CAN SCORE OR CHOOSE TO PASS INTO THE OTHER HALF IF DEFENDERS AND GK HAVE CLOSED OFF THE SPACE , ALLOW FREEPLAY OR YOU CAN INTRODUCE OFFSIDE

THIS PRACTICE IS SET UP TO FAVOUR ATTACKERS TO SHOW THE NEED FOR PROPER DEFENSIVE SUPPORT BASED ON POSITION OF THE BALL

SWITCH PLAYERS AROUND FROM ATTACK TO MIDFIELD OR SWITCH PLAYERS STANDING AT THE SIDE INTO THE DRILL

MAINTAIN DEFENSIVE PLAYERS AS DEFENDER

PROGRESSION 2 (5 mins)

PROGRESSION 2

CREATE 3 V 4 ATTACKING OVERLOAD BY ALLOWING ADDITIONAL ATTACKING INTO OTHER HALF OF PITCH