Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Week 7 (Start Time: 2013-10-16 18:00:00)

1v1 SAQ (15 mins)

Organisation

Set-up a speed circuit on each side of the pitch. Use an age-appropriate circuit size. Have a speed ladder or evenly spaced markers, a small gap, a diamond of tall cones or markers, and then another slightly longer gap to a final tall cone. On each half, add two small goals and a single ball.

Split teams evenly across the pitch so each half has two teams.

Players compete 1v1. On the coaches whistle/shout a player from each team runs through the speed circuit and then races to the ball. Once on the pitch the players are 1v1 and play until either a player scores or the ball goes out of play.

The speed circuit is:

- Both feet between each rung/gap

- Short sprint

- Touch all five tall cones

- Long sprint to the ball

Coaching Points

The emphasis is on high-speed and high-quality during the players active session so the work:rest ratio is about 1:4.

Strong fundamentals - good running technique/form.

Quality on the ball.

Intensity/work ethic - want to win.

Progression

You can change the movements through the speed circuit to work on different aspects of SAQ (speed, agility, quickness).

Team Shape (20 mins)

Shape - team with 8 and 4 defenders. Keeper to start with ball- team of 8 objective to play up to coach at the cone at the top of the field. 4 defenders trying to prevent this.

This is to include restarts. Goal Kicks. Kick Offs

SSG (20 mins)

3 teams

2 playing in the middle - team with ball can use players on the periphery to play passes.

When a team gets scored on, switch with players on the outside.