Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 'Pressing play' - Bangor City U12s Academy

'Pressing the play'

Practice 1 - organise area 40x40yds divided into four 20x20yds pitches 'place four plrs in each pitch 'number plrs from 1-4 playing in numbered sequence in each pitch - instruct plrs firstly to communicate with each other, promote movement to accept the pass and also movement after completing pass . . .

PROGRESSION - when coach is confident the correct technical aspects of passing/recieving and creating space is acceptable you can progress practice further by instructing plrs to dismiss with passing in numbered sequence now emphasis is on 'keeping the ball', the coach now instructs plrs to remember their numbers and on hearing their number called each plr in their pitch of that number enters another pitch in a clockwise rotation and automatically become the 'pressing plr' . .

GOALS TARGETS FOR PLRS - first 'pressing plr' to gain possesion or pressure mistake from team in possesion . .

gain possesion within given time limit '

FURTHER PROGGRESSION - introduce practice into 2v2

thin given time limit

'PRESS THE PLAY' 8V8

CONDITIONED SSG - remove central line and introduce mini goals/targets you now have a small sided game with a 8v8 set-up . .

CONDITIONS -

emphasis on 'pressing the ball'

conventional goals plus four passes = goal for team in possesion increasing need to 'press quickly'

no sliding tackles . .