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ART OF DEFENDING "1 v 1 THROUGH 8 v 8"

Number 7 on the Reedswain´s top ten best selling list

TWO BOOKS ON DEFENDING:

The format is building the sessions around the Key Points in Defending:

1. Pressure

2. Support

3. Cover / Balance

4. Recover

5. Track

6. Double Team

7. Regains and Compactness / Advance.

BOOK ONE THE ART OF DEFENDING "1 v 1 THROUGH 8 v 8"

Number 7 on the Reedswain´s top ten best selling list

CHAPTER ONE

SYMBOLS

INTRODUCTION TO COACHING DEFENDING

COACHING METHODOLOGY

ORGANIZING A SESSION PLAN

CHAPTER TWO

DEFENDING IN 1 v 1, 2 v 1, 2 v 2, 1 v 2, 2 v 3 AND INTRODUCING 3 v 3 SITUATIONS

ESTABLISHING THE KEY COACHING POINTS AT THE BASIC LEVEL OF DEFENDING

INTRODUCTORY SESSION IDEA’S WITH NO OPPOSITION THEN PASSIVE OPPOSITION

HOW TO DEFEND EFFECTIVELY IN 1 v 1 DEFENDING

1 v 1 DEFENDING, PREVENTING OPPONENTS TURNING

DEFENDING WITH A 2 v 1 ADVANTAGE: PRESSURE AND SUPPORT

DEFENDING IN a 2 v 2 SITUATION: PRESSURE AND SUPPORT

DEFENDING IN A 2 v 2 SITUATION: MARKING ZONES

DEFENDING IN A 2 v 2 SITUATION: MAN MARKING

DOUBLE TEAMING IN a 2 v 2 SITUATION

DELAYING IN A 1 v 2 WITH A RECOVERING SUPPORT PLAYER

THE ART OF DEFENDING: THE GUIDING TRIANGLE

GETTING INTO THE WRONG POSITION

ANOTHER FORMAT FOR 1 v 1’s, 2 v 1’s AND 2 v 2’s

EXAMPLE OF A 2 v 2 SESSION

A 2 v 3 WITH A RECOVERING DEFENDER

INTRODUCTION TO 3 v 3 DEFENDING

CHAPTER THREE

DEFENDING IN A 3 v 3 SMALL - SIDED GAME

ESTABLISHING THE ESSENTIAL KEY COACHING POINTS IN DEFENDING USING THE 3 v 3 S.S.G. MODEL

DEFENDING IN a 3 v 3 + KEEPERS SITUATION

BASIC SET UP AND KEY COACHING POINTS

PRESSURE

SUPPORT

COVER / BALANCE

ADJUSTMENT OF PLAYERS

RECOVERY RUNS

DOUBLE TEAMING

TRACKING

COMPACTNESS

GETTING IT WRONG

FREE PLAY

CHAPTER FOUR

DEFENDING IN A 4 v 4 SMALL - SIDED GAME

ESTABLISHING THE ESSENTIAL KEY COACHING POINTS IN DEFENDING USING THE S.S.G. 4 v 4 MODEL

BASIC SHAPE OF a 4 v 4 HIGHLIGHTING THE KEY COACHING POINTS

PRESSURE AND SUPPORT

COVER / BALANCE

RECOVERY RUNS

TRACKING RUNS

DOUBLE TEAMING

COMPACTNESS

FREE PLAY

CHAPTER FIVE

DEFENDING IN A 6 v 6 SMALL SIDED GAME.

HOW TO PRESENT A SMALL SIDED GAME

THE SMALL SIDED GAME PLAN SET UP

START POSITIONS TO USE IN A SMALL SIDED GAME

ESTABLISHING THE ESSENTIAL KEY COACHING POINTS IN DEFENDING USING THE 6 v 6 MODEL

SHOWING INSIDE

SHOWING OUTSIDE

PRESSURE AND SUPPORT

FULL TEAM ADJUSTMENT

COVER AND BALANCE

RECOVERY RUNS

TRACKING RUNS

DOUBLE AND TREBLE TEAMING OPPONENTS

CONDENSING PLAY CREATING COMPACTNESS

THROUGHOUT THE TEAM SESSION PLAN SHOWING ALL THE KEY COACHING POINTS IN ACTION

FREE PLAY

GETTING IT WRONG

CHAPTER SIX

DEFENDING IN AN 8 v 8 SMALL-SIDED GAME

THE 8 v 8 SMALL SIDED GAME PLAN SET UP

DETERMINING THE ESSENTIAL KEY COACHING POINTS IN DEFENDING USING THE 8 v 8 MODEL

HIGH PRESSURE AND SHOWING THE PLAYER INSIDE

HIGH PRESSURE AND SHOWING THE PLAYER OUTSIDE

LOW PRESSURE AND SUPPORT

COVER AND BALANCE IN THE TEAM

RECOVERY RUNS

TRACKED RUNS

DOUBLE TEAMING

COMPACTNESS

FREE PLAY

GETTING IT WRONG

PRESSURIZING GAME IN AN 8 v 8

CHAPTER SEVEN

TEAM SHAPE AND MOVEMENT IN AN 8 v 8 SMALL SIDED GAME

TEAM MOVEMENT USING SIMPLE ONE WORD COMMANDS (UP, OUT, HOLD, DROP, SLIDE)

DEFENSIVE TEAM SHAPE IN AN 8 v 8

DEFENSIVE SET UP WITH THE BALL IN A WIDE AREA

(GETTING IT WRONG AND GETTING IT RIGHT)

WHEN THE KEEPER IS FORCED TO KICK THE BALL LONG

CHAPTER EIGHT

FUNCTIONAL WORK THROUGHOUT THE UNITS

HOW TO BUILD A FUNCTIONAL SESSION

TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A FUNCTIONAL SET UP EXPLAINED

CENTER – BACKS DEFENDING

WIDE DEFENDERS (FULL – BACKS) DEFENDING

CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS DEFENDING

WIDE MIDFIELDERS DEFENDING

STRIKERS DEFENDING IN THE ATTACKING THIRD IN A 2 v 3

STRIKERS DEFENDING IN THE ATTACKING THIRD IN A 3 v 4

STRIKERS DEFENDING IN THE ATTACKING THIRD IN A 3 v 3

CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION

BOOK TWO THE ART OF DEFENDING " PHASE PLAY AND 11 v 11"

CHAPTER ONE

SYMBOLS

INTRODUCTION TO DEFENDING

COACHING METHODOLOGY

ORGANIZING A SESSION PLAN

BASIC 11 v 11 SYSTEM TO WORK FROM

CHAPTER TWO

PHASE PLAY PRACTISES

DEFENDING THROUGH THE THIRDS

HOW TO PRESENT A PHASE PLAY

THE PHASE PLAY GAME PLAN SET UP

START POSITIONS FOR PHASE PLAYS

DEFENDING THROUGH THE THIRDS

DEFENDING IN THE DEFENSIVE THIRD IN A PHASE OF PLAY

DEFENDING IN THE MIDDLE THIRD IN A PHASE OF PLAY

FUNCTIONS OF A DIAMOND MIDFIELD

REGAINING POSSESSION IN THE ATTACKING THIRD IN A PHASE OF PLAY (7 v 7)

ANTICIPATION AREAS AROUND THE PENALTY AREA IN A PHASE OF PLAY

CHAPTER THREE

DEFENSIVE ZONING BUILDING FROM A 2 v 1 TO AN 11 v 11

MARKING ZONES AND PLAYERS AS OPPOSED TO PURELY MARKING PLAYERS

ZONAL DEFENDING IN 2 v 1 AND 2 v 2 SITUATIONS

SHADOW DEFENDING INTRODUCING OPPONENTS

ZONAL DEFENDING WITH A BACK FOUR

ADJUSTMENT OF THE DEFENDING FOUR AS THE BALL TRAVELS

ZONAL DEFENDING AGAINST AN ATTACKING SIX

ZONAL DEFENDING IN A 4 v 4

ZONAL DEFENDING IN A 6 v 6

ZONAL DEFENDING IN AN 8 v 8

ZONING BOUNDARIES IN AN 11 v 11

GETTING IT WRONG IN AN 11 v 11

CHAPTER FOUR

TRAVELING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE BALL BUILDING TO AN 11 v 11

DEVELOPING PLAY WITH A DEFENDING BACK FOUR

INTRODUCING OPPONENTS TO SHADOW DEFEND AGAINST

INTRODUCING STATIC WIDE PLAYERS FOR THE DEFENDERS TO TAKE THEIR SHAPE OFF AS THE BALL TRAVELS

DEVELOPING DEFENSIVE PLAY INTRODUCING A MIDFIELD FOUR IN FRONT OF THE DEFENSIVE FOUR

TACTICAL DESIGN AND KEY COACHING POINTS IN AN 8 v 8

DEFENDING WITH A BACK FOUR AND FOUR RECOVERING MIDFIELDERS AGAINST EIGHT ATTACKERS

DEFENDING WITH A FOUR AGAINST EIGHT OVERLOAD SITUATION

TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE IN WIDE AREAS USING A 4 v 8 SET UP

TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE IN CENTRAL AREAS USING A 4 v 8 SET UP

TACTICAL DESIGN FOR AN 11 v 11 DISTRIBUTING THE BALL TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE FIELD TO DEFEND AGAINST

DEFENDING IN AN 11 v 11 USING A DIFFERENT SYSTEM OF PLAY

CHAPTER FIVE

DEFENDING THROUGH THE THIRDS IN AN 11 v 11

DEFENDING IN AN 11 v 11 SET UP

HOW EACH UNIT DEFENDS EFFECTIVELY IN EACH THIRD OF THE FIELD

DEFENDING IN THE DEFENDING THIRD OF THE FIELD

DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN THE PENALTY BOX FROM A CROSSED BALL (RECOVERING BACK)

DEFENDING IN THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE FIELD

ROLES OF MIDFIELD PLAYERS IN THE MIDFIELD THIRD

REGAINING POSSESSION IN THE MIDDLE THIRD

REGAINING POSSESSION IN THE ATTACKING THIRD

CHAPTER SIX

SHADOW PLAY TEAM SHAPE AND MOVEMENT IN AN 11 v 11

USING VARIOUS SINGLE WORD COMMANDS TO MOVE THE WHOLE TEAM AROUND THE FIELD OF PLAY.

PLAYERS INSTANTLY KNOW WHAT TO DO COLLECTIVELY AS A TEAM ON EACH SIGNAL WORD.

BASIC SET UP OF THE TEAM

UP – UP THE FIELD SLOWLY CONSTANTLY RE-ASSESSING THE POSITION

OUT – UP THE FIELD WITH PACE

HOLD – HOLDING POSITION PARTICULARLY AT THE BACK DEFENSIVE LINE

DROP – MOVING BACK TOWARDS YOUR OWN GOAL

SLIDE – MOVEMENT ACROSS THE FIELD

TEAM SHAPE AND MOVEMENT INTRODUCING OPPONENTS AS REFERENCE POINTS

TACTICAL DESIGN TO PRACTISE ALL SINGLE WORD COMMANDS FOR TEAM SHAPE MOVEMENT

CHAPTER SEVEN

TEAM SHAPE AND MOVEMENT IN AN 11 v 11 GAME SITUATION

EXERCISES TO SHOW HOW A TEAM CAN EFFECTIVELY MOVE AROUND THE FIELD AND KEEP THEIR SHAPE IN A GAME SITUATION

UP / OUT / HOLD / DROP / SLIDE – SINGLE WORD COMMANDS FOR TEAM SHAPE AND MOVEMENT

GAME SITUATIONS SHOWING WHEN TO PUSH UP, OUT, HOLD THE LINE, DROP BACK AND SLIDE AS A TEAM

“OUT” CALL USED TO MOVE THE TEAM UP THE FIELD QUICKLY

EXAMPLES FOR THE SIGNALS “UP” AND “HOLD” FOR THE TEAM

EXAMPLES FOR THE SIGNAL “DROP” FOR THE TEAM

EXAMPLE FOR THE SIGNAL “SLIDE” FOR THE TEAM

HOW IT SHOULDN’T BE

HOW IT SHOULD BE

CHAPTER EIGHT

DEFENSIVE DOUBLING UP IN AN 11 v 11

1 v 1 PRESSING WITH THE OPPONENT FACING TO THEIR OWN GOAL IN A WIDE AREAON THE FIELD

DOUBLE TEAMING AND PRESSING THE OPPONENT IN A WIDE AREA ON THE FIELD

TREBLE TEAMING AND PRESSING THE OPPONENT IN A WIDE AREA ON THE FIELD

CENTRAL MIDFIELD AND STRIKERS DOUBLE TEAMING AND TREBLE TEAMING THE OPPONENT IN THE CENTER OF THE FIELD

DOUBLE AND TREBLE TEAMING THE OPPONENTS STRIKERS

CHAPTER NINE

DEFENDING AT SET PLAYS IN AN 11 v 11

1. DEFENDING AT CORNERS USING ZONAL MARKING (1)

2. DEFENDING AT CORNERS USING ZONAL MARKING (2)

3. COMBINED ZONAL AND MAN MARKING ARRANGEMENTS AT CORNERS

4. WALL ARRANGEMENTS AROUND THE PENALTY AREA

5. DEFENDING AGAINST FREE KICKS CENTRALLY

6. DEFENDING AGAINST FREE KICKS FROM A DEEP POSITION

7. DEFENDING AGAINST FREE KICKS FROM A WIDE POSITION

8. DEFENDING AGAINST THROW INS

9. WINNING POSSESSION IN THE ATTACKING THIRD FROM A SET PLAY

10. DEFENDING AGAINST AN OPPONENT’S GOAL KICK

11. POSITIONING FROM OUR GOAL KICK TO HELP KEEP POSSESSION

CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION