Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out from the defensive third

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Name:	Mikaela Buchweitz
City:	LINDENHURST AREA SC
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Focusing on playing out into midfield areas using different types of patterns, movements and decision making to create success. Focus on 1st touch ball control, quality of passing, movement to receive and decision making on and off the ball.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Warm up (15 mins)

Organization:

Players spread around in cirlce roughly 10 yards apart, 2 players in the middle ready to receive

Instructions:

Follow your pass, whereever you pass to move into position ready for next pass to come moving 2 seperate balls around circle, if move breaks down allow players to correct pattern without help from coaches.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Quality of pass, 1st touch ball control, decision making,

Regressions/Progressions:

add another ball in 3 players start in the middle

remove ball until pattern is clear for players

challanges how many times can we pass without messing it up

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main activity

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Main activity (20 mins)

Organization:

40x40 grid with 2 10Y zones either end. 4v 5 with neutrals outside.

Instructions:

Red team attacking must have 2 players in shaded area of side where ball was played from, blues only need 1. Looking to play from 1-9 for point if successful roles reverse playing from 9-1 with 2 players in white zone next to 9. If blues win the ball they look to keep the ball for 5 passes for 1 point (if even numbers allow blues to play like reds)

Coaching Points/Questions:

1st touch ball control, quality of pass, movement to receive, body shape, desicion making, reconizing triggers.

What are triggers and how do we create them?

How can movement off the ball affect defenders?

Why is speed of play important?

Regressions/Progressions:

time limt to score point

limit touches for attackers (2-3 touch)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): conditioned game

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conditioned game (30 mins)

Organization:

Reds set up 1-4-2 blues 1-2-3 half of 11v11 field game realistic markings for players. Use numbering system to give players clear understanding of positions being played.

Instructions:

Reds look to build out from 6 kick gk ball into mid third scoring on nets or dribbling into middle area. Blues look to press high trying to win ball if won they have 10 seconds to score goal. Use different stating positions for reds to allow game like scenarios. Blue in shaded area cannot move out (6 Screening central areas)

Coaching Points/Questions:

Quality of passing, movement and triggers, 1st touch ball control, decision making, body shape

Why is it important to reconize where defenders are?

How can body shape affect next phase of play?

Regressions/Progressions:

allow blues to move freely no restrcions

take away time limit to score

Create neutral player that plays as 9 when reds have the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): game

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game (25 mins)

Organization:

Same as conditioned game allow players to play fifa rules apply add offside line to allow game realism

Instructions:

Coaching Points/Questions:

coach in the flow 1on1 with players

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