Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Pressing to win the ball in attacking 3rd

Screen 1 (15 mins)

3v5 to Goal and a counter goal

Objective: to disrupt the buildup in the opponent's halk and win the ball to create scoring chances

Oragnization: set up two fields with a 6 yard cone goal and a counter goal at midfield line. The Red team has a GK and 4 attackers, The Blue team has 3 defenders. Game begins when GK passes ball to a red player. As soon as the ball is the played the blue defenders try to press and win the ball. Blue team tries to score on the cone goal with a GK.

What do we need to do to prevent the ball moving forward?

Who should press the ball?

Where should you force them to play the ball?

Screen 3 (20 mins)

6v7 to Goal with 2 counter goals

Objective: To disrupt build up in opponents half and win ball to create scoring chances

Organization: Use half the field with regular goal and 2 counter goals at half field. The blue team has a goalkeeper and 6 attackers, the red team has 6 defendrers. Blue tries to score on the either of the 2 counter goals. Red teams tries to score on the regular goal. All restarts beging with the blue team GK

Prevent the ball from being played forward

#9 pressing the ball and keeps it from going back to GK

#10 prevents ball from being played in middle of the field

#2 presses the wide player

#8 provides cover for the space behind #2

#6 covers the middle of the field