Session 1 – Defending as a back 4
Arrival – Keep Ups in Pairs Feet only
Warm Up
X X X X
a) On the shout of a colour the players react
b) Pass ball in, Play ball back to you
c) Head (small head drop into shape, BIG head
squeaze up)
Arrival / Warm Up Activity
Movement Patterns
Proprioception Work
Forwards, Backwards, Side Ways
Jogging, Sprinting, Jumping
Accelerating / Decelerating
Heading, Kicking
Created by Stuart Delaney
Session 1 – Defending as a back 4 Small Sided Game

• GK starts the game off by playing

the ball to any of the ‘T’s
• ‘T’s have to have 5 touches before
GK
the ball can be played into an X

Challenges

• To try and move together as a

FB CB CB FB defensive line in relation to the
X X ball (no big gaps)
X X
• To apply pressure, cover and
CM CM
X X
balance whenever possible

• To try to show attackers away

from Goal
T T T

Created by Stuart Delaney