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U10 7V7 Defending

Week 9 · Session goal

Improve preventing the opponent from building up and creating scoring chances in our half - 1

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MomentDefending
Duration60 minutes
Players12
Format7V7

Key qualities

Understand the game, Focus, Optimal technical and physical abilities

Skill acquisition

Pressure: Angle and Speed of approach, Distance, Body position, Tackle choice (poke or block) - Cover: Distance, body position.

The session

1

Play phase

Intentional Free Play

20 min3 intervals · 5 min play · 2 min rest

Objective

Prevent the opposition from moving the ball forward and regain the ball.

Player actions

Protect the goal, Get and make it compact, Pressure, cover & balance.

Organization

In a 7v7 field set up two 19Wx35L fields with a small goal at each end. Play 1v1, 2v1, up to 3v3. Play 3 rounds for a total of 20 minutes. Play with kick-ins and dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. SKILL ACQUISITION: Speed and Angle of Approach, Distance of Approach, Footwork, Body Shape and Types of Tackles - Poke or Block.

Key wordsShieldCompressPress.

Guided questions

How do we shield the goal?

We protect the goal by getting a defender in front of the ball

What do we need to compress the passing lanes forward?

We need to make it compact and keep it compact

Who presses the ball?

Closest defender to the ball

Coach note

First break, the coach asks questions to the players, players do not answer them but play to discover the answers. Second break, the coach asks questions and players will answer them.

2

Core activity

3v3 to small goals

20 min3 intervals · 5 min play · 1.5 min rest

Objective

Prevent the opposition from moving the ball forward and regain the ball.

Player actions

Protect the goal, Get and make it compact, Pressure, cover & balance.

Organization

In our own half set up two 19Wx25L fields with a goal at each end. Play 3v3. The Blue team: 3 players against the Red Team: 3 players. Each team tries to score in the opponent's goal. Play with kick-ins or dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. SKILL ACQUISITION: Speed and Angle of Approach, Distance of Approach, Footwork, Body Shape and Types of Tackles - Poke or Block.

Key wordsShieldCompressPressHelp.

Guided questions

Who should shield the goal?

The closest defender to the ball should get in between the ball and the goal to protect it

How can we close the passing lanes forward?

We should make it compact and stay compact behind the defender on the ball

When should the defender on the ball should press the attacker ?

When the other defenders are already compacted behind him/her

How will the other defenders help to regain the ball

They provide cover and balance

Coach note

Switch to the Less Challenging activity if it is too difficult or to the More Challenging if it is too easy.

3

Less challenging

3v2 to small goals

20 min4 intervals · 4 min play · 1 min rest

Objective

Prevent the opposition from moving the ball forward and regain the ball.

Player actions

Protect the goal, Get and make it compact, Pressure, cover & balance.

Organization

In our own half set up two 19Wx25L fields with a goal at each end. Play 3v2. The Blue team: 3 players against the Red Team: 2 players. Each team tries to score in the opponent's goal. Play with kick-ins or dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. Rotate players every interval. SKILL ACQUISITION: Speed and Angle of Approach, Distance of Approach, Footwork, Body Shape and Types of Tackles - Poke or Block.

Key wordsShieldCompressPress.

Guided questions

How do we shield the goal?

We protect the goal by getting a defender in front of the ball

What do we need to compress the passing lanes forward?

We need to make it compact and keep it compact

Who presses the ball?

Closest defender to the ball

Coach note

Switch to this activity if the CORE is too difficult for the players Week 9 FIVE ELEMENTS of TRAINING EXERCISE TRAINING SESSION SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS 1. Organized: Is the exercise organized in the right way? 2. Game like: Is the exercise game like? 3. Repetitions: Are there repetitions when looking at the overall goal of the session? 4. Challenging: Are the players being challenged? (Is there the right balance between being successful and unsuccessful?) 5. Coaching: Is there the proper coaching based on the age/level of the players? 1. How did you achieve your goals in the training session? 2. What did you do well? 3. What could you do better? MORE CHLLENGING: 4v5 to 4 sm all goals DURATION: 20 min -- INTERVALS: 3 --ACTIVITY: 5 min --REST: 1.5 min

4

Play phase

The Game - 6V6

20 min2 intervals · 8 min play · 2 min rest

Objective

Prevent the opposition from moving the ball forward and regain the ball.

Player actions

Protect the goal, Get and make it compact, Pressure, cover & balance.

Organization

In a 7v7 field (40Wx60L) play 6v6. The Blue will play in a 1-3-1-1 formation and the Red team will play in a 1-1-3-1 formation. SKILL ACQUISITION: Speed and Angle of Approach, Distance of Approach, Footwork, Body Shape and Types of Tackles - Poke or Block.

Key wordsShieldCompressPressHelp.

Guided questions

Who should shield the goal?

The closest defender to the ball should get in between the ball and the goal to protect it

How can we close the passing lanes forward?

We should make it compact and stay compact behind the defender on the ball

When should the defender on the ball should press the attacker?

When the other defenders are already compacted behind him/her

How will the other defenders help to regain the ball

They provide cover and balance

Coach note

All Laws of the game and US Soccer Player Development Initiatives (PDI) are in effect .

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Five elements of a training exercise

1

Organized — Is the exercise organized in the right way?

2

Game like — Is the exercise game like?

3

Repetitions — Are there repetitions when looking at the overall goal of the session?

4

Challenging — Are the players being challenged? Is there the right balance between being successful and unsuccessful?

5

Coaching — Is there the proper coaching based on the age and level of the players?

After the session

Self-reflection

How did you achieve your goals of the training session?

What did you do well?

What could you do better?