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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defensive Transition - Counter Press

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Joe Dallow

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Joe Dallow
Name: Joe Dallow
City: Malvern
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): POSSESSION

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Ability to keep possession through appropriate passing and receiving techniques
Technical Tactical
Understanding and decision-making of when to affect the ball, space or man during a defensive transition, based on context of situation
Technical Physical
Area sizes, block lengths and intervention lengths can be adapted based on desired physical outcomes
Technical Psychological
Aligned to values - Develops out of possession psychosocial behaviours
Technical Social
Communication and teamwork to organise and execute counter press / keep possession of the ball

POSSESSION (20 mins)

- Two teams - Team numbers based on players available

- Play always begins in red square with red team (6v4)

- Reds aim to make 7 passes = 1pt if achieved

- Blues aim to regain the ball and play out of the red square to a teammate. When this happens, play opens up to the bigger square (7v6). Blues then aim to make 7 passes = 1pt if achieved

- If reds regain the ball, they must get the ball back into the red square to play 6v4 again

- Rotate teams between blocks

COACHING POINTS + INTERVENTIONS:

- Counter press upon losing the ball. Affect ball, man or space. Closest players = smoother the ball. Supporting players = attach to free players or block spaces they may play out. 11v11 context: Strikers and wingers counter-pressing opponent defenders after losing the ball in the final 3rd 

- If counter press broken = recover to space to try and corner team in possession. 11v11 context: Midfielders recovering into own half after losing ball in opponents half

- If losing the ball in the 7v6, counter press to avoid reds getting ball back into square, using same decision-making process

- Drive pressing and transitional behaviours with heightened and intensified coaching voice

POTENTIAL PROGRESSIONS/REGRESSIONS:

- Have player from both teams start in the outside box, challenging the blue team's ability to break out once regaining ball

- Add mini-goal on edges for blue team to try and score into once breaking out of red box, placing increased importance on red team's ability to keep ball

- Give individual conditions, challenges and rewards, based on their development needs

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