Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending- pressure in front- 1v1
Premier Users' Club
Valentin Lupulescu
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Organization:
6 cones, 1 ball, 1 pug goal, 2 attackers, 2 defenders
Instructions:
Game starts with passing player playing the ball to the attacker, once the ball is passed the defender can defend. The objective is for the attacker to score and the defender to win the ball and dribble over the end line.
Coaching Points:
1. Straight or Curved Run (Judging speed of pass and distance covered)
2. Reading passing players body shape (start to move earlier, intercept)
3. Slowing down on approach if can't win the ball immediately
4. Curving run to where you want them to force the play
Progressions:
2nd defenders leaves when ball is passed and passing player also to make it a 2 vs 2
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Organization:
3 vs 3 x 2 fields
4 goals
Multiple Soccer balls
Instructions:
Players play a 3 vs 3 game to four goals.
Coaching Points:
- Who is pressing the ball?
- When is the moment they press the ball?
- How do they press it? (When and why do they make straight vs curved run)
Progressions:
Free Play
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Organization:
Same as previous but now only 1 central goal
Instructions:
Free Play
Coaching Points:
- Who is pressing the ball?
- When is the moment they press the ball?
- How do they press it? (When and why do they make straight vs curved run)
Progressions:
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Organization:
Players work in pairs
Each pair works inside one of the 6 grids (seen above)
Instructions:
Players score a point everytime they tag their opponents knee
After everypoint the game must reset
Make it a competition by moving players every minute and keeping score
Coaching Points:
- Bending knees
- Side Body Shape
- Reading opponents body when to try and score
Progressions:
See next slide