T it le : Working on defence - Shadow and Interception

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

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Se s s io n G o a ls : P e rs o na l Co a ching G o a ls :
To develo p yo ur players' defending techniques and mo vement - with particular fo cus Players will develo p fo o two rk patterns, co mmunicatio n skills and spatial awareness.
o n man to man defending. At all times in this sessio n the fo cus sho uld be o n the defending player.
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
Co ne To uch
In th i s d r i l l p l a ye r s wo r k i n p a i r s . Th e a tta cki n g p l a ye r i s Coaching T ips
tr yi n g to g e t fr e e a n d th e d e fe n d e r i s tr yi n g to s h a d o w a t
a l l ti m e .
En co u r a g e a l o w b o d y p o s i ti o n wi th b e n t kn e e s , ke e p i n g yo u r h e a d u p .
Th e fo cu s o f th i s d r i l l i s o n th e d e fe n d e r .
G e t p l a ye r s to th i n k a b o u t th e tr a n s fe r o f we i g h t wh e n ch a n g i n g d i r e cti o n ,
Th e a i m o f th e d r i l l fo r th e a tta cke r i s to tr y a n d l o s e th e i r p u s h i n g o ff o n e fo o t wh i l s t tr a n s fe r i n g q u i ckl y to th e o p p o s i te co n e .
m a r ke r a n d ta p th e i r h a n d o n th e co n e wi th o u t th e
Th e d e fe n d e r s h o u l d b e l i g h t o n th e i r to e s a n d d e ve l o p q u i ck r e a cti o n ti m e s .
d e fe n d e r ca tch i n g u p .
O n ce a co n e h a s b e e n to u ch e d b o th p l a ye r s r e tu r n to th e
ce n tr e a n d s wa p r o l e s . Progression
Th e d e fe n d e r m u s t n o w co n s i d e r th e i r b o d y p o s i ti o n , s ta n d i n g s l i g h tl y to a n
a n g l e , s o th a t th e y ca n wa tch th e i r p l a ye r a n d th e r e s t o f th e co u r t a t th e s a m e
ti m e .
Co ne To uch - P ro gre s s io n
Notes
Progression
As th e fr e e p l a ye r m o ve s fr o m s i d e to s i d e th e d e fe n d e r m u s t ke e p wi th th e
Ad d a th i r d p l a ye r to th i s d r i l l . p l a ye r a s we l l a s u s i n g th e i r p e r i p h e r a l vi s i o n to co r r e ctl y ca l l o u t th e co l o u r o f
Th e d e fe n d i n g p l a ye r ( G D) m u s t n o w s ta n d fa ci n g th e th e co n e th e 3r d p l a ye r i s h o l d i n g u p .
p l a ye r h o l d i n g th e co l o u r e d co n e s wh i l s t a l s o co n ti n u i n g
to s h a d o w th e fr e e p l a ye r ( G A) .

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Developing your Def ence
Wo rking in T hre e s - De f e nce t ria ngle
De s cript io n: Notes
Th e d e fe n d e r ( g r e e n 1 ) a tte m p ts to i n te r ce p t th e b a l l a s i t
i s p a s s e d b e twe e n 3 s ta ti c p l a ye r s .
Ro ta te th e d e fe n d i n g p l a ye r r e g u l a r l y a n d g e t yo u r d e fe n d e r s to th i n k a b o u t th e i r
It' s i m p o r ta n t th a t th e th r e e a tta cki n g p l a ye r s a r e n o t d i s ta n ce fr o m p l a ye r s a n d th e b a l l .
s ta n d i n g to o fa r a wa y fr o m e a ch o th e r .
En co u r a g e d e fe n d e r s to s ta n d wi th a wi d e , l o w s ta n ce ( a s k th e m wh y th e y th i n k
Fo cu s o n th e d e fe n d e r . th i s i s ? ) a n d a n ti ci p a te th e d i r e cti o n o f p a s s .

Int e rce pt io n Squa re

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Wo r ki n g i n 2 te a m s p l a ye r s m u s t m a ke p a s s e s a cr o s s th e
s q u a r e . Wh e n th e b a l l r e a ch e s th e o th e r s i d e i t co u n ts a s
P l a ye r s a l o n g th e s i d e s n e e d to b e m o vi n g a l l th e ti m e a n d r e a cti n g to th e
a p o i n t. Th e te a m s wo r k i n o p p o s i te d i r e cti o n s ( o n e te a m
p o s i ti o n o f th e p l a ye r i n th e b o x.
h o r i z o n ta l l y, o n e te a m ve r ti ca l l y) .
De fe n d e r s m u s t ke e p a n e ye o n b o th th e p l a ye r o n th e e d g e a n d m a ki n g th e
P l a ye r s o n th e o u ts i d e e d g e ca n m o ve u p a n d d o wn th e
pas s .
l e n g th o f th e i r l i n e , b u t ca n n o t m o ve o ff i t.
De fe n d e r s s h o u l d th i n k a b o u t th e i r b o d y p o s i ti o n - wi d e s ta n ce , a r m s o u t a n d u p
P l a ye r s i n th e ce n tr e o f th e s q u a r e ca n m o ve a n ywh e r e
fo l l o wi n g th e b a l l .
wi th i n th e s q u a r e b u t m u s t m a ke s u r e th e y a r e a wa r e o f
th e p l a ye r s a r o u n d th e m .
Th e fo cu s o f th e p r a cti ce i s o n th e d e fe n d e r s . Progression
Th e 2 d e fe n d e r s wo r k i n s i d e th e s q u a r e a n d ca n o n l y
i n te r ce p t p a s s e s fr o m th e i r a l l o ca te d te a m . De fe n d e r s ca n i n te r ce p t e i th e r b a l l ( m a ke s u r e th e y co m m u n i ca te !)
De cr e a s e th e s i z e o f th e s q u a r e .

Final Games
G la dia t o rs
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S e t u p a s s h o wn wi th te n p l a ye r s a n d o n e b a l l .
O n e fe e d e r s ta n d s a t th e s i d e o f e a ch th i r d o f th e co u r t. Th e a tta cke r m u s t ke e p m o vi n g to a s k fo r th e b a l l .
Th e y a r e o n th e s a m e s i d e a s th e a tta cke r ( r e d 1 ) .
Th e d e fe n ce m u s t ta l k to e a ch o th e r a n d wo r k a s a u n i t.
Th e r e a r e 2 d e fe n d e r s i n e a ch th i r d . Us i n g j u s t h a l f th e
De fe n d e r s s h o u l d b e m o r e s u cce s s fu l h e r e - r e i te r a te th e i r b o d y p o s i ti o n a n d
wi d th o f th e co u r t, Re d 1 h a s to wo r k h e r wa y d o wn th e
d e fe n s i ve s ta n ce
co u r t r e ce i vi n g th r e e p a s s e s fr o m th e p l a ye r a t th e s i d e ,
i n e a ch th i r d .
Progression
Yo u co u l d p u t 3 d e fe n d e r s i n e a ch th i r d .
Atta cki n g p l a ye r s ca n h a ve a s h o t o n ce th e y a r e s a fe l y i n s i d e th e D.

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To b e p l a ye d i n g r o u p s o f 8 .
2 d e fe n d e r s s ta n d i n e a ch s e cti o n o f th e co u r t. Ke e p ta l ki n g !
2 a tta cke r s wo r k th e i r wa y d o wn th e co u r t p a s s i n g th e b a l l En co u r a g e d e fe n d e r s fr o m th e o th e r a r e a s to ta l k a s we l l , a n d e n s u r e p l a ye r s
b e twe e n th e m . Th e y m u s t m a ke a g i ve n n u m b e r o f p a s s e s a r e r e a cti n g a n d r e a d y to wh e n th e b a l l cr o s s e s o ve r i n to th e i r th i r d .
i n e a ch th i r d b e fo r e p r o g r e s s i n g to th e n e xt th i r d .
Ro ta te r e g u l a r l y.
De fe n d e r s m u s t s ta y wi th i n th e i r o wn th i r d .

Progression
Yo u co u l d p u t 3 d e fe n d e r s i n e a ch th i r d .
Atta cki n g p l a ye r s ca n h a ve a s h o t o n ce th e y a r e s a fe l y i n s i d e th e D.

O t he r Co m m e nt s : Eva lua t io n:
"Only tho se who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
Ro bert F Kennedy

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