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RSL AZ Curriculum - Week #10 - Recovery - High Press: Close Down Defenders & Eliminate Options

By RSL AZ, 09/27/24, 6:15AM MST

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Week #1 Attacking - Buildup - Creation & Use Of Space
Week #2 Defending - Recovery - Close DGC & Prevent Penetration
Week #3 Attacking - Unbalancing Phase - Find A Player Behind The Backline
Week #4 - Defending - Defending -  Collective Defending - Protect the Space Behind when the BC is NOT Framed
Week #5 - Attacking - Adjust & Re-Adjust To Shoot: Finishing Phase
Week #6 - Defending - Protect the Goal - Anticipate & Adjust to Intervene
Week #7 - TRANSITION: Attacking -> Defending 1 - Counter Press to Regain Possession
Week #8 - TRANSITION: Defending -> Attacking 1 - Establish Possession: Connect Passes out of Pressure
Week #9 - Buildup - Create Gaps & Skip Lines

RSL AZ Curriculum - Week #10
Defending 4 - Recovery - High Press: Close Down Defenders & Eliminate Options

Who: Forwards and midfielders primarily that are applying pressure to opponent's defenders while our defensive backline protects the space behind.

What: Organized pressure from forwards and midfielders to look to force opponent's into longer options.

Where: Zone 3 and into Zone 2 if/when opponent progresses the ball.

When: In attacking transitional moments in Zone 3 and also in set defense moments(opponent's goal kicks).

Why: Having collective high pressing moments can allow our team to regain possession higher up the field and can "SWING" momentum of game by "injecting" energy to the team by subsequently frustrating the opponent's buildup.