Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): RDP Mini Roos T2 Session 1 : First Touch

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Name:	Matthew Crowell Centre Manager
City:	Soccer5s Tuggerah
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SAQ (Speed,Agility & Quickness)

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SAQ (Speed,Agility & Quickness)

Aim: To improve players speed, agility and their ability to move dynamically.

Drill: Players are given different movements through the ladder e.g. single step in ladder, two steps in ladder, sideways etc.

Once the player moves through the ladder the coach plays them a pass, the player first touch needs to be outside the line of the cones, with their second being a pass back to the coach.

Key Points: The focus during the fast feet phase is on the player being light on their feet and executing the skill with fast, controlled movements.

The focus for the first touch phase is getting the ball out of their feet to the side and making an accurate pass back to the coach.

Some groups will use cones or poles instead of ladders. The drill still follows the same focus.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Angled Control

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Angled Control

Aim: To develop players first touch, encouraging them to become comfortable with receiving a pass.

Drill: The player in the middle is the player working. Players on the outside should be on their toes ready to play their pass. The drill starts by the player on the outside playing a pass into the player in the middle. The first touch of the player in the middle is a diagonal one that takes them outside of the square. They then play a pass back to where the ball started, turn, and repeat at the other end.

Key Points: Ensure that players first touch is a diagonal one outside the box. The reason for this is if a player is being closed down they need to be able to take their first touch off at an angle in order to evade the defender.

It is important that the first touch gets the ball out of the player's feet so that their second touch can be a pass.

Variations: Player's can use inside/ outside of their foot to control the ball. They can take the ball across their body or use their furthest foot to control the ball.

Once players are confident, the drill can be turned into a relay race to see who an can be first to ten accurate passes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession with Gates

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Possession with Gates

Aim: Develop first touch and positional awareness in a modified possession game.

Drill: All players are in the grid, the aim is for players to keep possession of the ball. Goals are scored by passing the ball to a team mate through a goal.

Key Points: The focus remains on first touch (ball out of feet, touch away from defender).

Players will need to be aware of what is around them so that their first touch can be away from the defender.

Players will need good movement to get themselves into positions to help team mates.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Modified Game

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Modified Game

Aim: To apply the skills developed in the session under an increased amount of pressure.

Drill: Players are split into four even teams and then split into two games. Players then play games against each other with the coach maintaining the focus of the session.

Key Point: Players are encouraged to take on players where they can.

Decision making is brought into the drill when players need to decide whether to pass or run with the ball.

Players are encouraged to communicate with team mates to improve decision making.