CHASE 2
In this progression, the players will have to defend in 2 successive situations with the physical challenge. The the first one is chasing, the 2nd one they will have to defend with the their backs to…
INTRO
Individual training for the false 9, playing between the oppositions lines. The ball is played in to the false 9, on his touch the opposition can enter the box (or chose not to and sit off) the…
SEND WIDE
In this drill, the defenders are asked to press the player with the ball forcing him to go wide. This kind of pressure simulates a game situation where defenders press the players attacking their…
INTENSIVE WARM UP PASSING
Set up: Pitch 45x35m; balls, cones ... Organization: The player from the position A dribble semi-active opponents from the position B and passes the ball to the player on the position C and…
PROGRESSION 2
Another progression puts the overlap player under the pressure of a marking man. He also now scans the area while looking for the better option to assist. The defender at the gate adds up more…
DEFENDERS WORK IN THE BOX
In this drill, the middle zone is elongated putting defenders under more responsibility earlier. The poles and cones are taken further away from the 18 yards line as the aim here is to simulate…
3 CENTER BACKS.
In this drill, a 3rd defender is added. 3 center backs formation, the small box in the middle is for one defender to mark a forward in there. The whistle blows and the players start their physcial…
COUNTER ATTACK, TIMED
In this drill, each team will have to perform 2 attacks at one goal. When finished, they transfer quickly to the next goal with no goal keeper. They will have to finish the empty goal attack at set…
DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2
Timing Forward Runs 5v5 in the middle replicating the front 3 and 2 midfielders behind, you can introduce the GK playing as the holding mid to play back to if you want to add that as a progression…