Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Corners - Defend and Attack

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Neil Ross
Name: Neil Ross
City: Rouse Hill
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Session Objective:

Hybrid defence of corner kicks.

Speed of getting into correct positions.

Ensuring players attack their zone.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Frame/Warm Up & Rondos (30 mins)

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Frame/Warm Up & Rondos (30 mins) (30 mins)

Session Organisation: (Frame & Warm Up) - 7:30 - 8:00pm

12 players (10 + GK + Corner Taker)

7:30 Frame (whiteboard)

7:40 Band + F11 Warm Up

7:45 Rondos - possession

        2 groups (2 teams inside, 1 team bouncers outside) 5v5v5 and 4v4v4

8:00 1) GK training

   2) SSG 7 v 7

        3) Defend corners (11 players + corner taker)

8:15 Drink break, sort teams

8:20 Game Training 11 v 11

        - ball goes out anywhere in own half = defend corner

8:30 Game 1

8:40 Game 2

8:50 Game 3

9:00 End


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positioning Exercise 1 Defend (15 mins)

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Session Organisation: (Positioning Exercise) - 8:00-8:10pm

12 players - 11 defenders (incl GK) + corner taker

Defending Corners (defenders in orange, attackers in yellow)

Game - defenders score in mini goals, attackers in main goal.

1. Hybrid Defence 

    - 4 zones on 6 yard box (about a pace inside 6 yard box)

    - 4 markers (M) in box picking up players

    - 2 edge (E) on edge of box picking up players  

    nb: all 6 (M+E) are markers and follow attackers wherever they go       

2. Defending short corner

    - FZ & Closest E go out for 2v2

3. Attacking corners (front 6 players)

4. Coaching Points

    - Zonal players hold & attack zones

    - Markers follow players anywhere (identify markers who ball watch and lose sight of their player)

    - Aim clearance for mini goals(play until goal in mini or big goal)

    - Leave zones once cleared


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Positioning Exercise 2 Attack (5 mins)

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Session Organisation: (Positioning Exercise) - 8:10-8:20pm

18 players - 7 attackers v 11 defenders (incl GK)

Attacking Corners (attackers in orange, defenders in yellow)

Game - attackers score in main goals, defenders in mini goal.

1. Attack Zones (5 players + corner taker)

    - 4 zones 1,2,3,4 to run to

    - 1 x Edge player    

    - 1 X Deep player (2 or 5 opposite from side corner taken) coming from back looking for ball going through everyone      

2. All other players defend (can they remember how to zonal defend)

Initially do with no defence, then introduce defence.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Training (20 mins)

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Session Organisation: 8:20-8:35

1. 11 v 11, coaching orange team (1st grade)

2. Rules 

    - when ball goes out over blue sidelines/goal line, a corner for yellow (U20) to take and orange (1st) to defend.

    - when ball goes out over red sidelines/goal line, a corner for orange (1st) to take and yellow (U20) to defend.     


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Training Game (20 mins)

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Field position and body position
Technical Tactical
Knowing when to overload

Training Game (20 mins) (20 mins)

Session Organisation: (Training Game)

Full field 

11 v 11

Observing orange team (1st grade) defending & attacking corners

If not enough corners occur, over rule goal kicks and make them corner kicks

Coaching Points:

Note points as per Game Training phase to assess if training has been effective.


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