Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Shooting

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Martin Davies
Name: Martin Davies
City: Llanelli
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shooting session plan

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Shooting session plan

Mechanics

1) Get your body in position to strike the ball

2) Angled approach

3) Non kicking foot beside the ball

4) Head over the ball

5) Select surface and strike Eg laces/inside/outside

6) follow through

7) Aim low and across goal (Accuracy)

8) Decision

Organisation and setup

Session setup for 12 players

Players split into 2 teams of 6 v 6 which should include 2 Gks

Area size 30m x 20m

2 15m x 20m areas inside the 20m x 30m area

2 goals at opposite ends

2 gates opposite the goals

3 markers approx 10m away from goal and positoned in middle and out wide.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical practice

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Technical practice (15 mins)

Mechanics

1) Get your body in position to strike the ball

2) Angled approach

3) Non kicking foot beside the ball

4) Head over the ball

Organisation and setup

Area size is 2 15m x 20m sections

3 markers red/white/blue positioned approx 10m away from the goals 1 central and 2 out wide

Teams are in a 6 v 6

Teams work in different areas.

Each player has a ball

Balls placed on the outside for easy access

Gks to take up a position in goals

1 player from each team stands on the white middle marker and acts as the target man

Remaining 4 players take up a position off the pitch and in between the gate.

Technical practice

The player in the gate is to pass the ball to the target man and follows his pass

Target man sets the ball to the left or right.

Player strikes the ball at the goal

Striker then takes the place of the target man

The target man gets the ball and joins the queue behind the gate

Target man now moves to the red cone so that players are to strike the ball with right foot

Target man now moves to the blue cone so that players are to strike the ball with right foot.

Players are now to attempt striking the ball with the outside of the foot.

Progressions

Target man can flick the ball in the air for players to attempt volleys/half volleys

Competitions

Teams to compete against each other 1 point for hitting the target 2 points for scoring a goal


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill practice

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Skill practice (15 mins)

Mechanics

5) Select surface and strike Eg laces/inside/outside

6) follow through

7) Aim low and across goal (Accuracy)

8) Decision

Organisation and setup

Same area size as the technical practice

Markers are now positioned on the halfway line

Players are positioned behind the gate and in a queue

Gks take up a position in goals

Skill practice

To start 1 player from the red team dribbles with the ball and shoots before passing the marked halfway line.

As soon as he shoots the player from the blue team dribbles and shoots before passing the halfway line. However the red player who has just shot becomes the defender and puts pressure on and tries to prevent the blue player from scoring.

The blue player then becomes the defender

Once you have been a defender you take up a position in the queue behind the gate.

Challenges

Can they use varying surfaces of the foot to strike the ball?

Competitions

Which team can score the most goals after every player has had 5 shots?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (25 mins)

Organisation and setup

Area size 20m x 25m

Smaller area to encourage lots of shooting

Move blue cones from corners to make line

Teams are in 6 v 6

1 ball in play

Balls positioned on the outside next to GKs for easy access.

Teams are in 6 v 6

SSG

Free play to start

Progressions

1) Teams awarded 1 point for an attempted shot/ 2 points for shot on target/3 points for a goal.

2) Teams must get a shot off before 3 passes.

3) Place cones down the middle of the pitch. When players have the ball is in attacking half they must shoot within 2 secs.

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