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Football Coaching Courses, a candidate's notes

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Sweeping in the Defending 3rd

Organisation

  • Play in half the pitch
  • 6 attackers v 5 defenders + a goalkeeper
  • Target man or coach plays to player 1 or 2 who feed and support other attackers from behind, and have a minimum 3 touches.
  • Reds play to score, blues play to gain possession and break, over the halfway line using the target to assist.

Key points

Markers

  • Who to mark?
  • How to mark?
  • Tight and loose marking
  • Defending in 1 v 1 situations
  • Responsibilities 'off the ball'
  • Defending against 'combination play'
  • Defending when the ball played beyond you towards your goal
  • Defending when beaten in 1 v 1

Sweeper

  1. Positioning- behind, ahead of the defence.
  2. Movement- according to the ball and attacking play.
  3. Responsibilities:
  • When the ball is outside shooting distance
  • Inside shooting distance
  • At strikers feet
  • Ball being 'run' at penalty box
  • Ball in wide positions
  • On gaining possession

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