Pressing Awareness
Improve players' ability to press effectively by enhancing their awareness of pressing zones, body orientation, and cutting off passing options.
Pitch Setup
Setup
- ✓Setup:
- ✓Use a half-pitch with cones marking specific pressing zones (central, wide, deep).
This is the start of the setup. The full session, the coaching points, and the complete diagram are in the Session Library.
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