Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U12 Technical Session: Receiving the Ball (Start Time: 2016-02-14 13:40:00)

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Paul Inns

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Name:	Paul Inns
City:	Newtown
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Drill - Screening the Ball

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Drill - Screening the Ball (10 mins)

Organisation

Create an area 30 x 10 yards.

Split players into pairs - 2 x Red and 2 x Blue. One player from each pair acts as a server and remains on the edge of the area, as above.

Instructions

Red server passes the ball into red player, who must screen the ball from the blue defender for 5 seconds before returning the ball to the red server. Once the red player passes the ball, the blue player seeks to receive a pass from the blue server etc.

Rotate players and servers regularly.

Coaching Points:

Player receiving the ball must be on their toes - get to the ball before the defender.

When the ball is at the players feet, remain balanced, bend keness and lean slightly forward, so the player can't be pushed off the ball.

Use arms to make your body wider and stick your backside out!

Be aware of options.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progressions

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Progressions (10 mins)

Progression 1

Organisation

Introduce an extra player for each team within the grid, and place a neutral players along the length of the grid. Neutral players to try to create passing lines the length of the grid.

Instructions

Receiving player still aims to try to play the ball to the blue server - however, receiving player now has options:

Screen and play the ball back to the server to play the ball in again.

Screen and await his team mate to create a passing line.

Use a neutral player to play off.

Turn.

Progression 2

If the receiving player screens the ball and returns it to the server, the server can enter the grid immediately.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG - Screening the Ball

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SSG - Screening the Ball (10 mins)

Organisation

Create an area the width of the penalty area and 40 yards long.

Split players into 2 teams - 4 Red (including Red server) and 4 Blue (including Blue GK).

Instructions

Red server passes the ball to any Red Player, who, initially, must screen the ball for at least 3 seconds before play continues by either passing the ball to another red player, or turn and shoot or otherwise.

Red teams aim is to score; Blue teams aim is to obtain possession and return the ball to the red server within 10 seconds, whereupon play continues.

Progression

The Red player receiving the ball and screening, can return the ball to teh red server who then is able to join in the play, thus creating an overload.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG - Spinning Off

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SSG - Spinning Off (10 mins)

Organisation

Use the same set up as previously.

Instructions

Perfecting the art of spinning is fine, but only if you link with team mates.

The spin off relies on the element of surprise - but team mates must be alive to the sudden movement.

Attackers should try to score a goal in a move that uses a spin off.

Coaching Points

Timing the spin off and the through ball are crucial.

Receiving player must communicate verbally or via body language, his intentions.

Passing player must accurately pass the ball with the right pace, to the correct side of the receiving player.

Receiving player must check shoulders to see if the space exists to spin off into.

Other players can also spin off to create space to then be in a position to receive a pass.

Lightening-fast turning ability.

Strength to hold off the marker while you turn.

Balance and explosive pasce.

Awareness.

Communication.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Drill - Spinning Off

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Drill - Spinning Off (10 mins)

Organisation

5 or 6 Players line up and begin a very slow jog forward.

Instructions

As the coach calls 'Go!', the front player must turn and sprint to the back of the line as quickly as he can. Coach repeats.

Coaching Points

Explosive speed out of the turn.

Progressions

Place a line of 10 or 12 balls on the edge of the penalty area.

Players jog directly away from the goal.

Repeat as above, but this time, the Player who turns and sprints must first shoot a ball into the goal before rejoining the line.

Repeat twice and replace balls - use the collection and replacing of the balls as part of the exercise - players can only collect one ball at a time, and after collecting must sprint to replace it, before turning at speed to find another ball.