Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating and utilising space

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Stuart Wood

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Name:	Stuart Wood
City:	INVERURIE
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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this is a session to create and utilise space leading to a game to suit the system we are playing during this part of the season.

psychological theme is commitment.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Learning Objectives

	Physical make sure you get in good stretches, make sure no injuries
	Social good chance to talk to the group, see how they are etc

Screen 1 (10 mins)

warm up involving dynamic stretches,

mini sprints at the end

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Learning Objectives

	Technical on your toes ready to receive the ball, quick feet in possession
	Tactical quick one touch passes, always be ready to accept a pass
	Physical stay alert
	Psychological don't give up in the middle, the more you press the more likely the other team will make a mistake
	Social try to meg the player, get everyone involved in celebrating, create good team spirit

Screen 2 (10 mins)

Equipment:

I ball

Players

6 players outside the circle

2 players inside.

Aim:

Out side players to keep possession and see how many passes the can do with out the inside players touching the ball. Inside players look to win the ball. If they do win the ball they swap with the outside player who touched the ball last.

If an inside player gets a nutmeg they add 5 passes onto the total and are free from going in the middle if they touch the ball last before the inside player wins the ball. The inside players stays in the middle for an extra time.

Progression.

Limit touches for the outside players. finish on one touch

Coaching points

Stay alive, always think the ball may come to you next

Play with your head up.

Can you discuise your pass.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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	Technical Good first touch. Keep your head up.
	Tactical Find space. If you are in possession on the 2 minutes quick transition to attack and to stop the other team getting set in defence
	Physical Move to find space. strong in possession of the ball (don't let the other team win it off you)
	Psychological Commitment to help your team mates with and without the ball. Don't hide from gaining possession
	Social Talk to one another, understand each other movement

Screen 3 (25 mins)

Equipment

2 pitches

First pitch

4 small goals

Footballs

Cones

Second pitch

2 larger goals

Footballs cones

Pitch 1

Players 3v3

Pitch 2

Players 3 v 3 plus 2 keepers

Aim of the drill

Ball is fed into the pitch by coaches to the side of each pitch

Pitch 1: both teams try to keep possession of the ball as much as they can

Pitch 2: both team try to keep possession of the ball. Both keeper help the team in possession.

Coach times the game for 2 minutes Both teams aim to be in possession after the 2 minutes.

The team in possession after the 2 minutes have 1 minute to score as many times as possible. They can score in any goal on their pitch.

Pitch 1 you have the 4 mini goals

Pitch 2 you have the 2 larger goals with keepers.

After the 1 minute we go back to the 2 minute possession game

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 4

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Learning Objectives

	Technical support players with the ball, offer a passing option, good first touch to help in tight spaces,
	Tactical can we look forward to create scoring opportunities, can we switch play to create 1v1 opportunities,
	Physical keep moving to find space, forwards to beat their defenders to get the first time shot,
	Psychological can we be disciplined with our shape, can we realise when to support a player or hold our shape.
	Social good communication is required. Cover one another if need be

Screen 4 (35 mins)

SSG

8v8

equipment

2 goals

cones and balls

Aim of drill

standard game with restrictions

wide player locked in zones on the right and left

defenders, strikers and centre midfielder are locked in the centre zone

holding midfielder can go all over the pitch

coaching tips

This is to replicate a match situation

using width to find space

striker locked in centre to attack and find space in the penalty area (try for one touch finish)

holding midfielder to go side to side to defend wide areas and support wide players

defenders to stay in centre so replicate defending the area.

wide player to try to win 1 on 1 battle to get to by line for cut backs or to offer through balls for midfielders and strikers to run onto and strike at goal.

looking for quick passing and moving into space to recieve

good communication

if a defender attacks can a midfielder fill in the space left?

progression,

limit the touches of the player in the centre zone

let the wide player dribble out of the zone.

final 10 minutes take away zones

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 5

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Learning Objectives

	Physical again check no injuries after the session
	Psychological make sure everyone understands what the session was aimed at
	Social talk about the session

Screen 5 (10 mins)

warm down,

slow jog and stretches

during stretches it will give you chance to analyse the session

did we achieve the psychological theme

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