T it le : Defensive Confidence - Dealing with 1v1 situations

Da t e : Ve nue : Dura t io n: No o f P la ye rs : Abilit y / Le ve l: Equipm e nt :

Fo o t ball Pit ch 1 Ho ur All Age s and Balls, Bibs and Co ne s
Abilit ie s
Se s s io n G o a ls : P e rs o na l Co a ching G o a ls :
To make defenders mo re co nfident at dealing with 1 vs 1 situatio ns and try to ho ld up There's no thing wo rse than a defender who dives in willy nilly. To help prevent this
the attacker, fo rcing them o utside o r o nto their weaker fo o t, rather than necessarily so rt o f reckless defending in this sessio n we lo o k at ways yo u can get yo ur players
co mmitting to the challenge. to ho ld up their man, fo rce them wide and away fro m the danger area.
Ti m e Ta s k / Acti vi ty / S e s s i o n Co n te n t Co a ch i n g P o i n ts

Warm Up - Lat eral Movement and Shadowing

Two Side d G o a l - 1v1
P l a ye r s wo r k wi th two co n e s a n d o n e b a l l b e twe e n e a ch
p a i r . Th e co n e s s h o u l d b e p l a ce d a b o u t a m e te r a p a r t to
fo r m a g o a l .
O n e p l a ye r i s th e d e fe n d e r a n d th e o th e r i s th e a tta cke r .
Th e a tta cke r i s tr yi n g to s co r e a g o a l b y r u n n i n g th r o u g h
th e co n e s wh i l e th e d e fe n d e r i s tr yi n g to s h i e l d th e m a wa y
fr o m th e g o a l a n d m a ke th e ta ckl e .
P l a ye r s ca n s co r e th r o u g h e i th e r s i d e o f th e i r g o a l a n d
th e i r i s n o "o u t o f b o u n d s ".
Coaching T ips
P l a ye r s wo r k fo r o n e m i n u te b e fo r e ch a n g i n g r o l e s . If th e
d e fe n d e r m a ke s a ta ckl e th e b a l l s h o u l d b e g i ve n b a ck to th e
a tta cke r s o th a t th e d r i l l ca n co n ti n u e .
At t a cke rs :
Th e a tta cke r s h o u l d tr y a n d u s e a ch a n g e o f p a ce a n d
d i r e cti o n to cr e a te a n o p e n i n g to d r i b b l e th e b a l l th r o u g h th e
co n e s .
De f e nde rs :
Th e d e fe n d e r s h o u l d tr y a n d s h e p h e r d th e a tta cke r a wa y fr o m th e co n e s wi th th e i r
b o d y p o s i ti o n b y ke e p i n g a l o w ce n te r o f g r a vi ty s o th a t th e y ca n q u i ckl y ch a n g e
d i r e cti o n a n d m a ke a n i n te r ce p ti o n wh e n th e o p p o r tu n i ty p r e s e n ts i ts e l f.

Def ensive Warm Up Game

Dribble t hro ugh t he grid - 1v1
S e t u p two l i n e s o f p l a ye r s o n e i th e r s i d e o f a l a r g e g r i d Coaching T ips
(approx 8m x 8m ).
Th e p l a ye r s o n th e o u ts i d e o f th e g r i d a r e th e a tta cke r s Atta cke r s s h o u l d b e q u i ck a n d th e d r i l l s h o u l d b e co n ti n u o u s s o th a t p l a ye r s a r e
a n d m u s t tr y to d r i b b l e th r o u g h th e g r i d to p a s s th e n e xt wo r ki n g h a r d a n d tr yi n g to ca tch th e d e fe n d e r o ff b a l a n ce .
p l a ye r .
De fe n d e r s wi l l b e l o o ki n g to s ta n d th e i r g r o u n d , s h o w th e a tta cke r s o u t to o n e
Th e d e fe n d e r i s tr yi n g to d i s p o s s e s s th e a tta cke r o r fo r ce s i d e ( s ta n d s i d e wa ys , wi th b e n t kn e e s ) a n d to s l o w th e a tta cke r d o wn s o th a t th e y
th e m o u t th r o u g h th e s i d e o f th e g r i d . ca n m a ke th e ta ckl e .

Notes
If th e a tta cke r i s s u cce s s fu l th e n e xt p l a ye r i n l i n e g o e s i m m e d i a te l y a n d tr i e s to
b e a t th e d e fe n d e r a g a i n i n a n o th e r 1 v1 .
If th e a tta cke r i s u n s u cce s s fu l th e y b e co m e th e n e xt d e fe n d e r a n d th e s u cce s s fu l
d e fe n d e r j o i n s th e b a ck o f th e l i n e .

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Run o ut t o t he pla ye r - 1v1
S e t u p a l i n e o f d e fe n d e r s o n b o th s i d e s o f Coaching T ips
yo u r 1 8 ya r d b o x a n d two l i n e s o f a tta cke r s
r o u g h l y i n l i n e wi th th e e d g e o f th e ce n te r
Th i s d r i l l r e p l i ca te s h o w fi r s t d e fe n d e r s s h o u l d r u n o u t a n d d e fe n d a g a i n s t a n
ci r cl e .
a tta cke r wh o i s b e a r i n g d o wn o n g o a l .
O n th e co a ch ' s ca l l th e a tta cke r s s h o u l d
En co u r a g e d e fe n d e r s to r u n o u t q u i ckl y b u t n o t to o ve r co m m i t!
s p r i n t to wa r d s th e g o a l . At th e s a m e ti m e
th e d e fe n d e r s h o u l d r u n o u t a n d tr y to d o Ad o p t a s u r f p o s i ti o n wh e n d e fe n d i n g , m i r r o r th e a tta cke r a n d tr y to ch a n n e l th e m
th e fo l l o wi n g : a wa y.

1 . G e t th e m s e l ve s b e twe e n th e
a tta cke r a n d th e g o a l . Notes
2 . Tr y to ch a n n e l th e a tta cke r o u t
to wa r d s th e wi n g . Re p e a t s e ve r a l ti m e s o n b o th s i d e s . Al l p l a ye r s s h o u l d h a ve a g o a t d e fe n d i n g a s
3. S l o w th e a tta cke r d o wn to fo r ce d e fe n d i n g i s e ve r yo n e ' s r e s p o n i s b i l i ty o n th e p i tch a n d s ta r ts fr o m th e fr o n t th e
th e i r h e a d d o wn . m o m e n t yo u r te a m l o s e s p o s s e s s i o n !
4 . If p o s s i b l e m a ke th e i n te r ce p ti o n

If th e a tta cke r g e ts p a s t th e i r d e fe n d e r th e y
ca n s h o o t o n g o a l .

Condit ioned Game

T hre e G o a l G a m e
S e t u p two te a m s , wi th 5 o n fi e l d ( 3-2 Coaching T ips
fo r m a ti o n ) p l a yi n g a g a i n s t th e 4 o n fi e l d
d e fe n d e r s ( 3-1 fo r m a ti o n ) .
Th e d e fe n ce wi l l b e o u t n u m b e r e d i n th i s g a m e s o th e y wi l l n e e d to wo r k h a r d to
Th e a tta cki n g te a m s ta r t wi th th e b a l l a n d ke e p th e a tta ck o u t. Th e y wi l l n e e d to co m m u n i ca te a t th e b a ck, s h u ffl e a n d p a s s
th e n th e g a m e i s l i ve ! p l a ye r s o n to e n s u r e th e y' r e n o t p u l l e d o u t o f p o s i ti o n !
Atta cke r s ca n s co r e i n th e n o r m a l -s i z e d
g o a l a n d th e d e fe n d e r s ca n s co r e i n e i th e r
o f th e two s m a l l e r g o a l s ( u s e co n e s ) a t th e Notes
o p p o s i te e n d .
Mo o re v P e le
S o l i d d e fe n d i n g a t i t' s te ch n i ca l b e s t.
In En g l a n d ' s G r o u p g a m e wi th B r a z i l a t th e 1 9 70 Wo r l d Cu p
B o b b y Mo o r e s te p s u p to th e p l a te a g a i n s t o n e o f th e g a m e ' s
g r e a te s t e ve r p l a ye r s .

Progression
Ad d e xtr a p l a ye r s ( e xtr a d e fe n d e r s to m a ke i t e a s i e r , e xtr a a tta cke r s to m a ke i t
to u g h e r ) .
De cr e a s e th e wi d th o f th e p l a yi n g a r e a .
En fo r ce a ke e p th e b a l l o n th e fl o o r r u l e o r a two -to u ch r u l e to s p e e d u p p l a y.
O t he r Co m m e nt s : Eva lua t io n:
"Play the game, no t the o ccasio n" Alex Ferguso n

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