Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): GU9 Winter Gym 1

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Mohamed Nosarka

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Name:	Mohamed Nosarka
City:	Oakville
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Key Learning Outcome:

Players will improve ball handling, dribbling, passing and receiving.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Warm-Up

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Technical Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization: One ball per player.

Instructions: Players dribble their ball in area and perform various actions on coach's command (e.g. roll, inside cut, outside cut, step over, pull back, etc).

Coaching Points:

Head up

Close ball control, touch-step dribbling

Good body posture - slightly bent knees, slightly bent back, arms bent, low gravity centre

Progressions:

Use less dominant foot

Game activity - kicking opponents ball out of playing area and player brings ball back in after completing tick-tocks etc.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing through Gates

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Passing through Gates (10 mins)

Organization: Full gym. 16 cones set up in pairs as gates, at different angles. Players set up in pairs with one ball to each pair.

Instructions: Players work in pairs, dribbling to a gate, and then passing through gate to supporting player. Players must pass through all gates in 2 minutes and count how many gates they've passed through successfully. Then players repeat the drill for another 2 minutes and count successfull passes.

Coaching Points:

Head up

Close ball control, touch-step dribbling

Good body posture - slightly bent knees, slightly bent back, arms bent, low gravity centre

Good turns with ball using inside and outside of foot.

Ball under control at all times and try not to stop ball before making passes.

Support players should receive ball with body opened up in direction of run.

Quick turns to another gate if other team is closer to a gate.

Supporting players should call for ball and use visual cues to ask for ball.

Progressions:

Defenders to block gate so pass can't be made forcing teams to use other gates.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity - Passing Accuracy

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Activity - Passing Accuracy (15 mins)

Organization: Players in pairs with one ball per pair

Instructions: Players work in pairs, standing across from one another. Players will pass to receiving player. Receiving player will stop ball and get it under control before making pass back to team mate. Players will stand 5 meters apart, then increase distance every 2 minutes.

Coaching Points:

Pass with inside of foot.

Good weighted pass.

Supporting players should call for ball and use visual cues to ask for ball.

Receiving players always on balls of feet.

Progressions:

One touch passing

Passing with less dominant foot

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Games

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Small Sided Games (15 mins)

Free play, small sided games.

Use neutral wingers on each side. Wingers can only play a 4 touch maximum including a pass in. Neutral players work with both teams and always attacking.

Change neutral players and goalies often.

Give players maximum number of touches if too much dribbling is happening.

Play retreat line at half.

Movement

Pass

Dribble