Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): YDP P4 Pressing

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Name:	Pedro USSF A
City:	Chelsea
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

P4-Out of possession in the attacking half.

Goal - Press high to deny attacking team from playing forward. Regain the ball as quickly as possible to force a counter attack.

LFC Role Model - Mane

Value - Unity

Terminology - Be aggressive, pinch the ball, Dont be out played.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Warm-up (10 mins)

Set up

Two pitches with mini-goals

As players arrive for practice get them moving into small sided games early. 1v1 and 2v2

Key Points:

-Free play warm up with low/no coaching.

-Players take ownership of rules

-Competitive

-Design pitches themselves

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Integrated Warm Up

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Integrated Warm Up (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

Players dribble through the corridor (marked by yellow cones on each side). They have to touch each side of the corridor three times. When the players reach the end of the corridor they dribble around the outside of the corridor to return to the start. Give players different skill move to perform on way back down corridor.

PROGRESSIONS:

- Have both teams dribbling alternate ways to more traffic in middle

- Add a pair of players to pass the ball across corridor to each other

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

-Awareness of ball, space and team mates

Dribble with head up and checking the space around you.

-Lots of touches on the ball

Make sure that your players get lots of touches of the ball.

-Play with head up to scan

Ensure your players are always in control of the ball, if they lose control, ask them to slow down and focus on technique.

- Use LFC role models and values

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressing in Small Groups

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Pressing in Small Groups (25 mins)

THE SESSION:

• Area 30x18yds area with 5yd channels at each end

of practice area, as illustrated.

• players organised in 3’s as shown.

• Supply of balls, with coach.

• Groups of 3 are 5yds apart, facing opposition

on either end of area.

• Practice starts with: ball fed-in by coach (or defenders to attackers) to one

team who proceed to attack opponents 3v3 and aim to move the ball

(under control) into opponents’ end zone to score.

KEY POINTS:

- Use prominent LFC role models (VVD)

-Nearest Player press the ball (Jump to Press)

- Assess pressing distance, (Deny Space and Delay attack) body shape and balance.

-Can you make play predicatable (body shape, Deflect)

-Support distance, depth, angle and team balance. (Ready to Jump)

-Tracking runners whilst maintaining eye-contact

with ball and developing play. Don't get outplayed.

-Destroy (Can we Pinch the ball)

PROGRESSIONS:

1.- Add 1 player on each side line to assist team in possession and

increase potential to make wall-passes.

2.- Add Target player in opponent’s end zone to play into and receive a return pass before entering end zone: this increases need for Defenders to consider

screening passes to Target player.

- Service from the coach is varied:

a) Throw the ball in the air

b) Roll the ball in slowly

c) Roll the ball to slightly favour one team

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressing Triggers

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Pressing Triggers (25 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Area: 40m x 50m - field split into 2 half's - goals 1 centrally with GK, one wide Players: 2 targets, 4v2 in each area, GK in large goal 

- Attackers (Blue) play 4+2v2 in one area, attackers must get 3 passes before they can play into other half.

- Attackers can shoot at anytime into 3 goals. Defenders (Red) must look to keep shape and look for right shape for when to step up (press) when to drop.

- If defenders drop to defend goals then allows space for attackers but if they step up and no pressure on ball then attackers can pop ball over top into space. If defenders win ball can they look to hit targets (yellow)

PROGRESSIONS:

- Change Overloads

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

- Focus on pressing as a unit: cue and triggers: bad pass, pressure on ball, backwards pass then look to step up and condense. No pressure on ball look to drop/ deny ball forward.

- Defenders always playing on half turn – ready to drop off

- Use LFC role models

- Use LFC values

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (25 mins)

THE SESSION:

Mini-Games.

KEY POINTS:

Switch play

Strong passes

Passing lines

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