Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Canada Soccer Session March 29th (AM)
Premier Users' Club
Leighton Speechley-Price
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15 mins
Objective: To prepare the players technically for a session, with a focus on the AT moment.
Organization: 20x20, 4 goals, 8 players (2 neutrals, 3 red, 3 white) (x3).
Conditions of play: Red team start in possession, they score a point if they can hit each target neutral player (must be a red player playing the target and can't be the same target consecutively). The white team can score 3 points if they win possession and can score in any of the 4 goals on the opposite sides to the targets. 6 minutes 'Attacking' & 6 minutes 'Defending' (90 second rest between sets)
Coaching points (Team Defending):
- Encourage defending team to be aggressive in the pressure they apply and try to create defensive over loads where possible.
- Force the negative pass
- When in transition, first touch out of pressure then quickest route to goal.
- Supporting the play when in transition to create space to score.
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20 mins
Objective: To encourage players to take advantage of fortuitous situations and be aware during attacking transitional moments.
Organization: 60Wx30L (End Zone 5 yards each side = 40L), 14 players 7 red, 7 white), 1-3-5-2 vs 1-4-2-3-1
Conditions of play: Players can't step into end zone's without possession of the ball. Team in possession can play to a player making a run into the end zone or dribble into the end zone to score a point. Possession can be regained inside the unshaded zone which is 5v5.
Restarts: Ball starts in the defending end zone with the player
Coaching points:
- Compactness between lines out of possession, prevent penetration or switching of play between lines.
- When possession is won, ensure the 2 support, 1 stretch principle is active as this replicates zone 2/3.
- Recognition of imbalances in transition, can the team in the AT moment take advantage?
- Being brave on the ball and wanting to drive into space.
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25 mins
Objective: To create goalscoring opportunities from wide areas.
Organization: 80x65, 22 players (1-3-5-2 RED vs 1-4-2-3-1 WHITE).
Conditions of play: Normal Soccer rules apply. Red team score a point through scoring in the shaded end zone through dribbling in or a through ball played in (end line will be treated as an offside line).
Restarts: If white team are in possession, the ball will start as it would in a normal soccer game except if a goal kick or corner, the ball will start from the inactive keeper playing the ball into the white team from the end zone
Coaching Points:
- Key players (Red): 3/7/9/11. Secondary: 8/10
- Forcing the ball to the lowest wide option (showing preference to the FB)
- Locking on when a trigger happens (poor pass, lowest wide option, negative pass after a forward pass)
- Master, follower principle when in possession.
- Ensuring there are 2 players stretching the play to get in behind or create space if won in the midfield or defensive line.
- 2 supporting players to create the triangle to play out of congestion.
- Recognition of imbalances and looking to exploit on the counter centrally.
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25 mins
Objective: Scenario based 11v11 to add competitive edge.
Organization: Full field - 11v11 - 1-4-2-3-1 (white) vs 1-3-5-2 (red)
Scenario's:
- 1 - Red 2-0 down, 15 minutes left must tie to qualify.
- 2 - Red 1-0 up, 10 minutes left and red down to 10 men. (10 sent off, Plan B 3-5-1, Jonathan David drops into the middle and midfield goes to double pivot)
- 1 - Collective urgency and desire to win possession back and take risks to score goals. Us vs them, improve competitive edge.
- 2 - Mental focus and compactness increased, problem solving.
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15 mins
Objective: To physically and mentally prepare the body for the upcoming session
Organization: P1 - 12 cones, 20x20. P2 - 6 hurdles, 1 pole, 2 tall cones (x4) (6 per group)
Phase 1- Physical Preparation: Dynamic warm up is the first thing the players complete toget the players heart rate increased and bodies ready for thecontinuation of the warm up (5 minutes)
Phase 2 - Neural Preparation: Players will do variations of explosive plyometrics exercises over hurdles (single leg, lateral, two leg etc.) sprint 10 yards to the pole and stop, react to the coach shouting 1 or 2 and racing the correct cone. walk back after the rep.