ANIMATION OF A DEFENSE (THE AREA) IN A 4-4-2 SYSTEM

ANIMATION OF A DEFENSE (THE AREA) IN A 4-4-2 SYSTEM

"Field intervention" of Mr. René GIRARD (ex-National Coach of the France Espoir team) during the annual seminar of Technical Advisors in Clairefontaine, Thursday September 14, 2006.

Speech by René GIRARD on the theme of defensive animation (in the zone) of a team with 4 defenders, with the participation of some players from the France A team, present in Clairefontaine to prepare the qualification for the World Cup 2007.

Exercise 1:

Objective: Lateral displacement defense, unopposed.

Instructions:

The 4 attackers rotate the ball between them.

The 4 defenders move according to the ball

Corrections:

Respect the intervals between the players

Variants:

Allow the 2 side defenders to climb on time password (freeze frame).

 Exercise 2:

Objective:

Movement in the depth of the defense, without opposition.

Instructions:

The 4 attackers rotate the ball between them

. Axial defenders pick up on pass from attacker

. The 4 defenders move according to the ball

Corrections:

Respect the intervals between the players

Variants:

on the delivery, the attacker keeps the ball and the defender, who

just made the delivery, goes back up press to bring up the block

defensive (top block-bottom block).

Exercise n ° 3: Objective: Moving across width and depth

 defense, with opposition (2 attackers).

Instructions: The 4 attackers rotate the ball between them

. The defenders pick up on the pass to one of the two attackers, on

request for support

. The 4 defenders move according to the ball

Corrections: Respect the intervals between the players

Exercise n ° 4: Objective: Animation of the back line, with two axial backgrounds (with opposition).

Instructions: The 4 attackers rotate the ball between them

. Defenders and two circles pick up on attackers pass

 between them and, on request in support

. The 6 defenders move according to the ball

Corrections: Respect the intervals between the players

. When one of the two media presses the carrier, the block must go up.

Game 1:

Objective: Animation of

 the back line, with 2 axial midpoints (with opposition).

Instructions: The attackers must score in the big goal after a

recovery of the raise from the keeper's hand

. The 6 defenders move according to the ball. At the recovery of

balloon, they're looking for a quick raise between one of the four gates.

Corrections:

. Respect the intervals between players

. When one of the two media presses the carrier, the block must go up.