Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Crosses

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Matthew Mackie
Name: Matthew Mackie
City: Portsoy
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Defending Crosses Session with AFC Women's 1st Team goalkeepers (04.05.21)

Key Focusses:

Starting Position/ Readjustments following loss of possession

Decision Making (Attack Ball or Drop-Off)

Decision Making (Catch or Punch/ Deflect)

Decision Making (Choice of Footwork)

Open V Closed Stance

Timing to meet ball at highest point

Defend with leg facing play


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Activation

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Technical Activation

Set up/Organisation/Description:

  • 2 poles as shown
  • 1 flat marker on 6 yard line

Instructions/Explanations:

1) Drop off> lateral movement for low hand scoop> move central for low throw and return to feeder with half volley on the bounce

2) drop off> low hand scoop> central volley

3) drop off> high one hand catch and pop back> volley

4) 1/4 turn for central strike> low dive> recover with high ball

5) Cut back> move across goal for angled strike at opposite side


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Distribution and Crosses technical

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Distribution and Crosses technical

Option 1)

 

  • Ball starts with full back who provides trigger for GK to support
  • Full back plays back pass to GK who switches play to opposite full back
  • GK re positions (i.e. following loss of possession) to be able to deal with cross (i.e. full back becomes opposition winger)

    Option 2:

  • Ball starts with CDM who gives GK trigger to support 
  • CDM plays back pass and GK distributes to FB for cross

 

Progression(s)

  • #9 can add pressure on crosses/ press on back pass
  • Varied crosses from varied locations i.e. whipped in swinger or out swinger / floated/ driven/ cut backs
  • Game-Related Progression: Ball is live at winger; he can cut in and shoot/ link with #9 or cross for striker to attack

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing and Shotstopping Game-Related

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Crossing and Shotstopping Game-Related

Set up/Organisation/Description:

  • 2x 11 aside goals (1 in regular position/ 1 perpendicular at wide edge of 6 yard box)
  • 1 GK in each goal
  • Feeder in wide area for main goal/ edge of box for perpendicular goal

Instructions/Explanations:

  • Ball starts with GK who passes out to coach (winger for main goal/ CAM or #9 for second goal)
  • Feeder can strike or cross on any goal i.e. high strike on goal 2 may be an over head cross for GK 1/ low strike on goal 2 may be a driven cross for GK 1

Progression(s)

  • Ball starts in space between 2 goals (feeder can come into box to replicate cut back scenarios)
  • Add a #9 in to play- Can attack crosses/ be a body to cause distractions

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