Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ironbound Hawks Week 9

Warm-up (15 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Play from A- B- C .C has one touch to control and one touch to strike ball towards teamates.

Not trying to score, just focusing on the technique and accuracy of the shot.

Have a competition to see how many times you can shoot and get it through your partners legs.

Coaching Points

1.Angle of approach

2.Large final stride into ball.

3.Non kicking foot next to the ball.

4.Second knuckle contacts ball. Toe down .

5.Strike the centre of the back of the ball. Eyes on the part of the ball you want to strike.

6.Follow through- land on kicking foot.

Progressions:

P. Competition : Players strike in the smalls goals : 1st team to 5 goals win.

Fully Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

Same as previous.

+2 small goals

Instructions:

1. Players have number from 1 to 6.

2. Starts with defender 1 to ..6, make sure all players rotate to defend.

3. At b's 1st touch c makes a pressure from the side.

4. If c wins the ball he could score in the small goals. b can score to win 3 points from distance out of the 11 yards or 1pt inside the 11 yards.

5. Alternate the GK ( Blue for Navy , Green for White)

Coaching Points:

1. Same as previous.

2. When to shoot and when beat his defender and shoot.

3. How to use the defender momentum to fake - make a move if necessary to shoot.

4. Shoot from distance with power and in speeed vs .commit the defender to make a move.

Progressions:

P1: Double pass to finish

P2: 2vs1

Small sided (60 mins)

Organization:

4V4 Game - 3 teams- Winners stay on

Coaching Points:

1.Recognizing 2v1 situations

2.Commit the defender

3.Decision making, when to shot and when to pass or dribble...

Progressions: