Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Block 6 - Team Defending (High Pressure)

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

- Half Field

- Players with a partner

- One ball per partnership

Instructions:

- Attackers dribble ball and defenders defend passively

- After 30 Yards players reverse their role

- Each player goes 5 times.

Coaching Points

- Eye on the Ball

- Touch Distance

- Good balance - Weight on Back Foot

- Side shape/Dont be square

Analytical - 1v1 (15 mins)

Organization

- 2 fields, each 15x10

- One mini goal at one end of the area marked by cones

- 3 defenders and 3 attackers

- Attackers begin on their own goal line and defenders begin at far corner at goal end

- Balls kept behind attackers

Instructions

- The defender becomes active as soon as attacker touches the ball forward

- If the defender wins possession of the ball, the defender can attempt to score by dribbling ball over opposition's goal line

Progression

- An attacker can pass back to get second attacker into play. A second defender then becomes active making it 2v2

Coaching Emphasis

- Defender closes space quickly and as high as possible (preferrably past orange cones) - Give the advantage to the defender.

- Angle of approach

- Close down, slow down