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Football: Intercepting - group

Very good interactive coaching drills.

Matt

DESCRIPTION

Split the group into minimum of 3 people with one ball per group.

Player 2 runs to the side to receive ball from player 1.

They then turn and feed the ball to player 3 (the next player waiting in line).

Player 3 feeds the ball back to player 1 as player 2 moves quickly through to try and intercept the pass.

COACHING POINTS

Drive onto the ball to make an interception.

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Defending Principle - Pressure to Intercept!

Stand back and watch your team intercept the ball more, with this session!

Force the Intercept

Win the ball back with clever defending. Develop your players defensive understanding of closing down the space and forcing errors to create the intercept.

Developing timing to force an error to gain possession of the ball

Develop individual defensive skills to improve the overall team defence to pressurise the pass and force an error, encouraging a covering defender to anticipate and make the interception.

2nd Stage of Defence - Pressure and Intercept

Turn up the pressure and win back the ball even quicker - as we recap body position, the 3 foot rule and making yourself look big!

OFTEN USED WITH...

Figure of eight:

Split players into pairs with one ball and three cones, placed in a triangle. The feeder stands above the top of the triangle.

Using quick, small steps the worker has to rotate around the cones in a figure of 8 before then receiving the ball and returning it to the feeder at the top of the triangle.

Start slowly before gradually increasing the pace.

Interception

Interception - group activity:

Red 2 has the ball and red 1 starts in the opposite corner

Blue 1 runs forward and Red 2 passes a diagonal pass to Blue 1

Red 1 moves on a diagonal to intercept the pass

Following the interception red 1 feeds a straight pass onto Blue 2

Red 2 then runs straight to receive a diagonal pass from Blue 2 and Blue 1 moves across to intercept this pass.

Interception

Intercepting passes down court:

Half the group have a ball each, the other half has to stand tactically in between the two lines.

The players with the balls start behind the line and have to try and get across to the other line by using the static players (middle players can pivot on the spot).

1 or 2 catchers have to try and intercept the balls.

Players caught out must either sit out or help catch out the remaining players.

See how many of the attacking team can get successfully across to the other side!

Interception

Intercepting - angles:

Players 2 and 3 stand just in front of a line. White 1 stands in the middle but just behind the line, and is ready to move, on her toes. The feeder feeds the ball to one of the posts and the worker must move forward to intercept the pass before returning to her start position.

Interception

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