Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): SYSL U8 Week 7 Oct 15th

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Name:	Alex Jones
City:	Telford
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shielding Technical Practice

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Shielding Technical Practice (10 mins)

Shielding Technical Practice

Players get into groups of 2. 1 player starts with the ball and is protecting it from their partner who is looking to take it from them.

Coaching Points:

- Players should be on their toes so they are able to move the ball quickly if the player trys to come around and get it

- The player shielding it should be side on and between their partner and the ball

- The ball should be away from their body but under control

- Get the players to use their body as a shield

Players will play for 1 minute and the player who starts with the ball wants to keep it for that minute, if their partner gets it they are looking to win the ball back in the remaining time.

Can I also use moves to keep the ball away from my partner, constant changes of direction are needed in order to protect your ball.

You can also swap partners to give players a different challenge.

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shielding Opposed Practice

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Shielding Opposed Practice (15 mins)

Shielding Opposed Practice

2 boxes 15y by 15y. 3 attackers with 1 ball each, 1 defender and one outside player.

REINFORCE THE COACHING POINTS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS EXERCISE.

The players in the middle with a ball are looking to shield the soccer ball so the defender (blue) cannot get the ball. If the defender thinks they are going to lose they can pass it to the outside the player, they will then swap positions (outside players can move anywhere on the the outside). If the defender wins the ball and keeps it, the attacker who lost the ball will become the defender. Swap the defenders regularly and the outside players if they are not involved.

Progression/Adaptation

- 2 defenders, 2 attackers, 1 outside player

- Players on the outside have to do 10 toe taps before they can receive a ball from a middle player.

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shielding Numbers Game

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Shielding Numbers Game (15 mins)

Shielding Numbers Game

15y by 15y area, 2 teams, 2 target players.

When a players number is called they go into the grid and contest the soccer ball, if the red player gets the ball they have to shield it until the target player has done 10 toe taps and then he/she can pass it to them to earn a point for their team. We are looking for the defending player to try and win the ball and not block the pass to make the game more beneficial to shielding.

Once you have done everyone once, swap the target players, they will take the number of the player they switched with.

Keep encouraging players and reinforcing the coaching points.

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (15 mins)

Scrimmage to finish the session

Encourage good shielding technique when attackers are around defenders.

20 Minutes